IADI

What IADI does

The International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) is a non-profit association organised under Swiss law that serves as the global standard-setting body for deposit insurance systems. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, under the institutional auspices of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), IADI operates as a membership association of national and regional deposit insurance authorities, currently comprising 109 member institutions and 10 associate organisations spanning virtually every jurisdiction with a formal deposit-insurance scheme.

IADI's core products include the Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems, issued jointly with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, an Assessment Handbook for peer reviews and self-assessments, an annual global survey of deposit insurance arrangements, policy briefs and research papers, and structured capacity-building and training programmes. The organisation also distributes topical content through digital channels (including a podcast) covering emerging issues such as fintech, crypto-asset exposures, and central bank digital currencies, with a strategic plan covering 2022-2026 guiding priorities. The most recent outputs are a revised Core Principles framework approved in 2025 and a Digitalisation and Deposit Insurance forward agenda published in 2026.

IADI funds its operations primarily through membership dues and associate fees, with no disclosed commercial revenue streams, consistent with its not-for-profit status. A lean Secretariat of 11-50 staff operates from Basel under the leadership of a President (currently Alejandro López) and Secretary General (Eva Hüpkes, in post since August 2023), supported by an Executive Council and General Council drawn from the membership. The organisation publishes an annual survey whose 2025 edition captured 114 deposit insurance arrangements globally, providing the principal data asset underpinning its peer benchmarking and standards work.

Name

IADI

Legal name

International Association of Deposit Insurers

Website

https://iadi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The International Association of Deposit Insurers is a Basel-based, BIS-hosted non-profit that sets global standards, runs peer benchmarking, and delivers capacity building for national deposit insurance authorities across 109 jurisdictions.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: IADI operates as a not-for-profit association under Swiss Law. Revenue is generated through membership fees from its 109 member organizations and 10 associate organizations representing deposit insurers from jurisdictions around the world.

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Core offering

IADI develops and disseminates international standards, guidance, and best practices for effective deposit insurance systems, most notably the Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems. It provides assessment handbooks, annual surveys and global trends reports, policy/research/fintech/survey briefs, capacity building workshops, Core Principles Training, technical assistance, and a podcast and consultation process to help national and regional deposit insurers strengthen their frameworks and cooperate on bank crisis management and resolution.

Product overview

IADI operates as a not-for-profit international organization that functions as the global standard-setter for deposit insurance systems, rather than offering a traditional product. Its core offerings consist of international standards (IADI Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems), assessment frameworks (Handbook for Assessment of Compliance), and a comprehensive publications portfolio including policy briefs, research papers, survey briefs, and fintech briefs. IADI provides capacity building through training events, workshops, conferences, and technical assistance programs. Additional offerings include the IADI Podcast for knowledge sharing, annual surveys and global trends reports, and public consultation documents. The organization connects deposit insurers worldwide through its member network of 109 deposit insurers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IADI Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems The international standards and guidelines for deposit insurance systems that IADI develops and promotes globally, serving as the recognized benchmark for effective deposit insurance frameworks.
• IADI Handbook for the Assessment of Compliance with the Core Principles A detailed handbook used by jurisdictions and assessors to evaluate compliance with the IADI Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems.
• IADI Annual Survey and Global Trends Reports Annual survey data and Global Trends Reports providing analysis of the evolving deposit insurance landscape worldwide, drawn from responses of member deposit insurers.
• IADI Capacity Building Events Training workshops, conferences, technical assistance, and educational programs delivered to deposit insurers, including Core Principles Training.
• IADI Policy Briefs Policy briefs addressing key issues such as banking resolution, the bail-in tool in financial cooperative settings, and e-money and deposit insurance.
• IADI Research Papers In-depth research papers on deposit insurance topics including evaluation of differential premium systems, deposit insurance and financial inclusion, and contingency plan testing.
• IADI Survey Briefs Survey briefs analyzing topics such as COVID-19 impact on deposit insurance, ESG and deposit insurance, and fintech strategic landscape.
• IADI Fintech Briefs Briefs covering fintech topics including cybersecurity and deposit insurance, e-money regulation in Brazil, central bank digital currencies, and Islamic fintech.
• IADI Podcast Audio podcast series discussing deposit insurance topics including crisis preparedness testing, deposit insurance reform, banking turmoil implications, bank crisis management, and e-money.
• IADI Annual Reports Annual reports documenting IADI's activities, governance, and developments in deposit insurance worldwide.
• IADI Consultation Documents Public consultation documents inviting input on digital innovation, financial innovation impact, and Core Principles revisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Developed and maintains the IADI Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems, the internationally recognized standard for deposit insurance frameworks

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002IADI is hosted by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. BIS provides institutional support and hosts IADI events and conferences. This hosting arrangement positions IADI within the global financial regulatory ecosystem.

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI): A BIS-hosted international committee setting standards for payment, clearing, and settlement systems. Comparable to IADI as a sibling standards-setting body at the BIS with shared secretariat infrastructure and global policy remit.
• Financial Stability Board (FSB): An international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system, including coordination on bank resolution and deposit insurance frameworks. Operates with similar international-coordination mission and BIS proximity as IADI.
• International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS): A Basel, Switzerland-based international membership association that sets global standards for insurance supervision, structurally analogous to IADI as a non-profit standards-setter hosted within the BIS ecosystem serving public-sector supervisors.
• Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS): The primary international standard-setter for banking supervision, also hosted at the BIS in Basel. The BCBS jointly issued the IADI Core Principles in 2009 and is the closest peer organization in terms of mandate and institutional setting.
• International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO): International standards body for securities regulation with a membership-driven, non-profit structure similar to IADI's. Comparable as a sister sectoral standards-setter addressing the capital-markets counterpart of financial-system safety nets.

Others

• World Bank Group: Multilateral development institution that incorporates deposit insurance assessments in financial-sector diagnostics and provides capacity-building support, in some cases alongside IADI. Functions as an adjacent partner rather than a peer standards-setter.
• International Monetary Fund (IMF): Multilateral institution that conducts Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) reviews incorporating IADI Core Principles. Adjacent to IADI as a higher-level assessor and capacity-building partner rather than a direct competing standards body.

Broad incumbents

• European Banking Authority (EBA): EU-level banking regulator with statutory coordination powers over national deposit guarantee schemes. Broader than IADI as a regulator with rule-making authority across EU member states, but addressing the same deposit-insurance subject matter.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): The US national deposit insurer and an IADI member. Comparable to IADI as a deposit-insurance-focused organization but as an operational, insured-fund manager of US domestic deposit insurance rather than a global standard-setter.

Regional players

• European Forum of Deposit Insurers (EFDI): Regional forum of European deposit insurers for knowledge sharing and best practices. Directly comparable in mission to IADI but limited to the European region, serving as a building block for the broader global IADI network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

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