2026-03-03

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Financial Intermediation Institutions - Regulatory Adjustment on Additional Capital Requirements under Basel III Pillar II and Other Adjustments

The Superintendency of Financial Services adopts Resolution RR-SSF-2025-706, introducing additional capital requirements for banks, financial cooperatives, and other intermediaries under Basel III Pillar II. These requirements cover supervisory review, non-financial credit concentration, structural interest rate risk, and stress tests, with at least 75% of the requirement met by common equity tier 1. The resolution also amends Articles 154.1, 154.5, 158.2, 166, and 173 of the Financial System Regulation Compilation, extending fines for capital deficiencies and adjusting definitions for capital components and buffers, with provisions effective from January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027.

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