China Central Bank Turning to Big Data for Financial Supervision

  • PBOC aims to increase capability to identify and prevent risks
  • Regulators embrace artificial intelligence and cloud computing

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China’s central bank said it created a new unit to address emerging financial security challenges brought by technological innovations.

The People’s Bank of China set up a committee to improve financial technology research and coordination and will study how it affects monetary policy, markets, financial stability, payments and clearance, according to a statement released Monday.