• EU Digital Omnibus and DORA reshape financial regulatory expectations. • Banks adopt unified data architectures to streamline compliance. • Intelligent governance and AI agents reduce compliance effort and risk. • Practical steps include automating compliance with AI agents. • Partnerships help banks turn regulatory change into competitive advantage. • Data governance frameworks enable consistent policy enforcement across regions.

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  • The European Commission’s new Digital Package-comprising a Digital Omnibus and an AI Omnibus-aims to streamline the EU AI Act, GDPR, Data Act and DORA, easing overlapping obligations while maintaining high privacy and rights standards. For financial institutions, the shift does not reduce regulatory pressure but reshapes it: firms must still demonstrate robust data governance, operational resilience and AI accountability, now against a moving target. The package introduces new requirements such as enhanced data‑switching rights, expanded portability and tighter cybersecurity. Leading banks (e.g., Santander, Rabobank, Raiffeisen, Erste Group, ABN AMRO) are adopting unified data platforms like Databricks to consolidate governance, accelerate compliance reporting, and turn regulatory compliance into a competitive advantage.

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