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European Banking Authority

EBA · EU-level supervisory authority
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As of 15 June 2026Published figures unless marked

Employees271FY2025 (authorised posts · 98.4% budget execution)
Annual budget€60.2MFY2025 (budget as amended)
Supervised entitiesN/A (technical standards + oversight)2024Not disclosed

Overview

The EU's banking authority — one of the three ESAs. Writes the technical standards, guidelines, and Q&As that flesh out CRD, CRR, PSD2, and (jointly with ESMA) MiCA. Coordinates the annual EU-wide bank stress test. Directly supervises AML for high-risk cross-border banking activities under AMLR.

Regulated sectors

4
BanksPayment institutionsE-money institutionsCredit institutions

Leadership

2
François-Louis Michaud

Chairpersonsince March 2026

Jonathan Overett Somnier

Acting Executive Directorsince April 2026

Key legislation

4
EBA Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010

Founding Act

CRD / CRR

Capital requirements

PSD2 / PSD3

Payment services

AMLR / AMLD6

AML rulebook + AMLA coordination

Registers, portals and publications

Data as of 15 June 2026 · Source: www.eba.europa.eu (authority website) + ComplyBridge researchActivity Index methodology →