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RBNZ and FMA outline supervisory expectations on cyber and AI risks
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Fusion42 · 15 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) have outlined supervisory expectations to address cyber risks associated with frontier AI in regulated financial entities. They emphasise the need for strong cyber controls, governance, oversight, and management of third-party risks to maintain operational resilience in the evolving AI risk landscape.
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Financial services founders in New Zealand must act now to strengthen their AI risk governance and cyber controls or face tighter scrutiny and potential penalties. The regulators have signaled that managing AI’s operational risks is no longer optional but a core part of compliance.
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