The EBA-ECB-EIOPA “Data Point Model Alliance” consults on improvements to their data dictionary metamodel to better support statistical and supervisory reporting

The Data Point Model Alliance, a joint initiative of the EBA, ECB and EIOPA, is committed to making financial sector statistical and supervisory reporting across the EU simpler, smarter and more proportionate. To facilitate the integration of reporting, they launched today a public consultation on enhancements to their DPM metamodel for two months. They also published naming conventions for a consistent approach to metadata.

What is the DPM Alliance proposing?

DPM 2.1, the new version of the DPM metadata model now being shared by the DPM Alliance represents an important milestone. It will support the next steps towards integrated European reporting across all regulatory frameworks in the financial sphere. It builds on the DPM, a structured, consistent and machine-readable approach to regulatory metadata. This will help reduce complexity, improve data quality and lower reporting costs. It will facilitate the integration and alignment of the EBA's integrated prudential and resolution reporting frameworks and the ESCB Integrated Reporting Framework (IReF). In particular, it introduces enhanced metadata versioning and extends the metamodel to host logical data models.

In addition, the DPM Alliance is publishing naming conventions to enhance consistency across regulatory reporting frameworks. This common approach for naming metadata will support the effective use of the common data dictionary.

Consultation process

The consultation is open for two months. Responses can be submitted using DPM 2.1 public consultation [INSERT LINK]. Unless requested otherwise, all contributions received will be published after the consultation closes. The deadline for submitting comments is 30 September 2026.

Background

DPM is a well-established and proven data dictionary developed and used by the EBA and EIOPA, to integrate their respective reporting frameworks in the areas of banking, insurance and pensions activities in the EU. As reporting requirements had increased in scale, granularity and complexity, the EBA and EIOPA published DPM Standard 2.0 in June 2023.

In March 2024, the EBA, EIOPA, and the ECB established their "DPM Alliance"^[1] to extend DPM to ECB statistical reporting and jointly govern the standard going forward. The SRB participates as an observer.

For more details on EBA's initiatives on reporting efficiency, please see its October 2025 report and already implemented simplification actions.