Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by Relevance Date Order Asc Desc Whitepaper February 19, 2024 Sanctions: Not Just a Financial Institution Issue For banks, sanctions-related enforcement actions and large financial penalties over many years have made clear the cost of non-compliance with sanctions obligations. For other types of financial services companies as well as for non-financial companies, the lessons learned are more recent. And the risks for many companies are increasing. Podcast May 1, 2024 Podcast | Is Post-Quantum Cryptography at Risk? Is post-quantum cryptography safe from quantum computing? Do we really need thousands of qubits to attack RSA? We examine some of the challenges to PQC strength and timeline that have recently emerged in scientific papers and consider what makes peer review such a crucial part of the process. Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about the actual state of PQC and how it will affect your… Survey March 27, 2023 Industry Experience With Remote Branch Inspections Beginning in 2020, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several states provided temporary relief from the operational challenges of conducting on-site branch inspections during the pandemic, allowing firms to utilise technology to fulfill their inspection obligations remotely. Now, FINRA has proposed a voluntary, three-year remote… Flash Report February 28, 2025 EU Omnibus Proposals May Substantially Scale Down CSRD Reporting Obligations On 25 February, 2025 the European Commission released a package of proposals (“omnibus package”) aimed at significantly scaling down several sustainability regulations in Europe that are either in effect already or about to take effect. This is a fulfilment of commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s vow last year to reduce reporting burden for businesses by 25% (35% for small and medium… Blogs September 24, 2025 AI in Financial Services: A COO’s Practical Playbook for Real-World AI Adoption Over the past 18 months, in every COO conversation I’ve had in financial services, AI has moved from buzzword to boardroom priority. But in our highly regulated UK market, where the FCA and PRA keep a keen eye on risk and efficiency, it’s not enough to be optimistic about AI’s potential. You must be relentlessly pragmatic. In Focus October 17, 2024 The DoD unveils the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Programme: A primer for defense contractors As cybersecurity threats evolve, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has introduced a long-awaited pivotal framework aimed at bolstering the security of its national defense supply chain: The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Programme. The new rule, published Oct. 15, marks a significant step towards enhancing cybersecurity across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Whitepaper January 31, 2024 2024: Global Sanctions Outlook for Financial Institutions KYC took on added significance in the sanctions world in 2023. No, not Know Your Customer, though that certainly remains important. Know Your Cargo became a new mantra for sanctions practitioners and there is every indication it will continue to be heard throughout 2024. But growing geopolitical tensions and national security concerns mean that trade-related sanctions will not be the only area of… Insights paper June 5, 2025 Protect Your Cloud Environment With CNAPP In 2023, a prominent global technology firm experienced a significant security breach when sensitive production data was inadvertently restored in a development environment. This misconfiguration led to the exposure of credentials and customer data, underscoring the persistent challenges even the most advanced tech companies face in securing cloud environments. Podcast June 11, 2025 Podcast | A Global Quantum Computing Forecast — with QED-C Quantum computing and sensing are emerging markets, but they are already worth well over a billion dollars. How is growth looking? Some trends may surprise you, including a shift to on-prem quantum computers. Has AI really stolen quantum’s thunder, or is it about to synergistically help our industry and qubit counts grow? Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a wide-ranging chat with Celia… Whitepaper March 31, 2026 SIFMA’s Quantum Dawn VIII After-Action Report Financial institutions are operating in an environment where severe weather, cyber threats, third-party failures, and infrastructure disruption increasingly collide – forcing leaders to make critical decisions with incomplete information, across systems they don’t fully control.That reality was tested in SIFMA’s global Quantum Dawn VIII exercise, where Protiviti worked alongside more than 1,000… Load More