Post by Roland Berger

More than 80% of the EU's digital infrastructure comes from non-European providers. For banks, that's not just a procurement statistic – it's a strategic exposure. Under DORA and the EU AI Act, regulators are raising the bar on controllability and resilience. At the same time, geopolitical tensions are making single-vendor dependency a liability that can no longer be managed with a footnote in a risk register. The good news: banks don't need to start from scratch. A tiered, phased approach works – focusing sovereignty efforts where regulatory pressure and operational risk are highest, while preserving performance and innovation speed elsewhere. Read the full article to see what that looks like in practice: https://lnkd.in/etRd7RFn #RolandBerger #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanBanking dominik löber Dr. Julian Gulden, Lena Dittl