巴塞尔银行监理委员会于1974年由全球十大工业国（G10）的央行共同设立，每年定期集会四次，属于国际清算银行辖下，其成员包括比利时、加拿大、法国、德国、意大利、日本、卢森堡、荷兰、西班牙、瑞典、瑞士、英国、及美国等国，并以各国中央银行官员及银行监理当局为代表。

截至目前为止，巴塞尔银行监理委员会已制订出许多相当重要的金融控管规范，包括1988年的巴塞尔资本适足公约，以及2001年的新巴塞尔资本协定草案。

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is a committee of banking supervisory authorities that was established by the central bank governors of the Group of Ten countries in 1975. It provides a forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters. Its objective is to enhance understanding of key supervisory issues and improve the quality of banking supervision worldwide. The Committee frames guidelines and standards in different areas - some of the better known among them are the international standards on capital adequacy, the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision and the Concordat on cross-border banking supervision.