BoE: “Our frameworks were not built to contemplate autonomous agents”

03.07.2026 | 00:14 Home / News / Fintech /

Deputy governor of the Bank of England Sarah Breeden has called for an updated regulatory framework to cater for the inexorable rise of agentic AI.


In a speech at a central banking event in Portugal, Breeden spoke of potential gaps in supervision that have arisen from technology developments and specifically agentic AI when used for payments and trading, Finextra reports

"Our frameworks were not built to contemplate autonomous agents, and relying on a human in the loop for all agent actions is unlikely to be realistic," said Breeden.

"We need policy frameworks, internal skills and institutional structures ready for more frequent technology surprises. Cyber risks, agentic trading and agentic payments and commerce are the applications on my radar today. But that list could look different in a year, if not sooner," added Breeden. 

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