Sarah Hamilton

Banks usually treat risk and compliance as essential parts of the business that enable the business to function, but do not expect the risk and compliance department to contribute to the growth of the bank. Note that both r...

The risk management department within the banks is responsible for managing and mitigating the risks that affect the bank. This department is staffed by risk management experts with niche expertise and qualifications that g...

It can be challenging to quantify the extent of improvements a business will observe when implementing compliance technology. Most businesses understand that some processes will be faster and others more efficient, but t...

The technology market has grown exponentially, which has resulted in there being a wide variety of risk and compliance management solutions available for banks. This is a fantastic situation for banks, the variety of solut...

The easiest way to bring about a change is to do it in a sustainable and systemic way. If a bank is unsatisfied with its current compliance performance, then it will benefit from an in-depth analysis into performance gaps...

Banks know the importance of digital transformations – it is critical that banks stay as competitive as possible, and using the latest technology is essential to stay competitive. Technology enables banks to detect complia...

There is a popular adage which goes ‘’Fast, Good, or Cheap – Pick Two’’. Well it is often said as a joke there's a lot of wisdom in this adage. Most of the services, whether they are business to business or busines...

Every bank wants to excel in managing risk and compliance, no matter what its size. However, the ground realities of a nationwide bank are very different from mid-size banks that serve a smaller community. The difference isn...

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the recent shutdowns caused by the pandemic were a shock, not just to the financial industry but to the whole economy. Banks are uniquely intertwined into every sector of the econo...

Risk and compliance management are intrinsically linked. The rules and regulations that banks and financial institutions must abide by are designed to mitigate the myriad risks that are borne from financial activities. Howev...