Unstructured data hold a wealth of potential for both individual institutions and the financial system as a whole, says Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling. Leveraging the data in a way that maximises the benefits and minimises the risks is what counts, he remarked at BaFinTech 2023, a joint Bundesbank-BaFin event in Berlin. He also warned that excessive legal constraints risk dampening the huge innovative potential offered by artificial intelligence.

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In his speech at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel highlighted the importance of the European single market. He said that it was truly a source of prosperity and could help to more effectively overcome future challenges. He called for greater efforts to deepen the integration of the single market, particularly in the areas of services, digitalisation, and the capital market. Furthermore, he stressed that credible fiscal rules were essential for monetary union.