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On July 8, 2026, the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) announced a programme to strengthen cybersecurity and operational resilience capabilities across Peru's financial sector. The initiative aims to ensure that banks, financial companies, and municipal savings banks can maintain critical services—including cash withdrawals, immediate payments, and transfers—during operational disruptions caused by natural disasters or other events. Oscar Basso Winffel, SBS Risk Management chief, noted that Peru's geographic exposure to events such as the El Niño phenomenon makes operational continuity essential for financial institutions. The SBS has designed a capacity-building programme that includes training and crisis scenario simulations, targeting first-line officials at financial system companies. The programme has been delivered in Trujillo, Cusco, and Tarapoto, with plans to expand to three additional cities during the remainder of 2026. This initiative complements ongoing SBS supervision, training, and simulation exercises conducted throughout 2026, including the International Seminar on Operational Resilience and the Fourth Sectoral Business Continuity Exercise. The SBS said the programme reinforces its commitment to strengthening operational resilience across all supervised sectors. The capacity-building effort reflects growing recognition that as Peru's financial system becomes increasingly digitalised, financial institutions require robust mechanisms to ensure service continuity and protect public access to essential financial services during crises or natural disasters.