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Solutions for Banking and Financial Services Industry
Signisys helps banks and financial services firms protect customer data, control access and keep critical services available.
Threat Protection
Find and contain threats before they reach customer data.
Controlled Access
The right access for staff, administrators and partners.
Service Availability
Customer and payment services that stay available.
Audit-Ready Evidence
Clear, current evidence of how systems are controlled.
Risk and Finance Data
Connected data for reporting and decisions.
Security Visibility
One view of security status across systems.
Threat Protection
Find and contain threats before they reach customer data.
Controlled Access
The right access for staff, administrators and partners.
Service Availability
Customer and payment services that stay available.
Audit-Ready Evidence
Clear, current evidence of how systems are controlled.
Risk and Finance Data
Connected data for reporting and decisions.
Security Visibility
One view of security status across systems.
Overview
Understanding the Banking and Financial Services Operating Environment
Financial services run on systems that customers, regulators and staff expect to be secure and available.
How the Sector Operates
Services delivered through branches, online and mobile channels
Transactions that are processed throughout the day, and often around the clock
Close oversight from regulators and auditors
Where Technology Matters
Core, payment and customer systems
Access controls for staff, partners and administrators
Data and reporting for risk, finance and compliance
What Drives Change
Rising fraud and cyber threats
Customer expectations of always-available digital services
Requirements for resilience and evidence of control
Challenges
Technology Challenges Facing Banking and Financial Services Organizations
Common pressures. Priorities differ from one organization to the next.
Cyber Threats and Fraud
Financial data and transactions attract attackers, so threats must be found and stopped quickly.
Controlling Access
Staff, administrators and third parties need the right access to sensitive systems, and no more.
Service Availability
Outages in customer-facing or payment systems affect customers immediately.
Compliance Evidence
Audits and reviews need clear, current evidence of how systems are controlled.
Business Outcomes
Business Outcomes We Help You Pursue
The business outcomes most relevant to banks and financial services firms.
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Strengthen Cybersecurity and Reduce Business Risk
Protect customer data and financial systems, and reduce the risk of a damaging incident.
Improve IT Reliability and Business Continuity
Keep customer-facing and payment services available, and recover quickly if they fail.
Modernize IT Infrastructure and Applications
Replace ageing systems that slow change or make controls harder to apply.
Put AI and Automation to Work
Use data and automation to reduce manual work in reporting and operations.
Use Cases
Use Cases for the Banking and Financial Services Industry
Scenarios with a clear financial services connection.
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Find where systems and data are most exposed, and reduce the biggest risks first.
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Spot suspicious activity sooner and respond before it becomes a serious incident.
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Control and monitor administrator access to the systems that matter most.
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See security and compliance status clearly, with evidence ready for audits.
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Protect customer and financial data wherever it is stored or shared.
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Shorten recovery times and limit data loss for critical services.
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Solutions
Solutions for Banking and Financial Services Organizations
The solutions behind these use cases, and why each matters in financial services.
Solution
A clear view of security risk, and a plan to reduce it.
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Monitoring and response that find threats and contain them quickly.
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Access controls for staff, administrators and third parties.
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Recovery plans that keep critical financial services running.
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Services
Services That Support Your Industry Priorities
The Signisys services that deliver these solutions.
Service
Risk assessment, threat detection and access control.
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Service
Continuity planning and well-run IT operations.
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Service
Secure, resilient cloud environments for business systems.
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Data integration and reporting for risk and finance.
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Technology
Technology Platforms
The technology areas involved. Specific platforms and partner status are confirmed per engagement.
Identity and Access
Single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and privileged access controls.
Security Monitoring
Tools that collect and analyze security events across systems.
Backup and Recovery
Protected backups and tested recovery for critical systems.
Considerations
Considerations for Banking and Financial Services Technology Environments
Points to review early, so the work fits how your organization runs.
Regulatory and supervisory requirements that apply
Protection of customer, account and payment data
Change control, approvals and audit trails
Third-party and outsourcing arrangements
Availability targets for customer-facing services
Where data may be stored and processed
Our Approach
How We Work with Banking and Financial Services Organizations
Tailored to each engagement, and aligned with your controls and change processes.
Discover
Understand your services, systems, controls and priorities.
Assess
Review the current environment, risks, gaps and constraints.
Design
Define an approach that fits operational requirements and business goals.
Implement
Deliver agreed changes with testing, through your change and approval processes.
Optimize
Measure results and identify further improvements, where in scope.
Measuring Progress
Measuring Progress
Example measures, not results achieved by Signisys. Agree a baseline, and keep targets separate from measured results.
Time to Detect
How quickly security incidents are identified.
Access Reviews Completed
The share of privileged and user access reviews completed on schedule.
Recovery Time
How quickly critical services are restored after an incident.
Open Audit Findings
The number of IT audit findings still open.
Why Signisys
How We Support Industry Priorities
How Signisys works, from the first assessment to handover and beyond.
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A Defined Methodology
Every engagement follows the Signisys delivery methodology, with agreed stages, checkpoints and handover.
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Agreed Baseline
Each engagement records your starting point first, so progress is measured against where you began.
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Sector Context First
Work starts from the systems, regulations and ways of working that matter in your sector.
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Vendor-Aligned Delivery
Designs follow each vendor’s published guidance, and vendor support is involved where an issue needs it.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from banks and financial services firms.
Which technology priorities can Signisys help financial services firms address?
Security risk reduction, threat detection, access control, data protection and business continuity.
Can the approach work with our existing controls and systems?
Yes. Work starts with an assessment of your systems and controls, so changes fit what is already in place.
How are regulatory requirements considered?
They are identified during the assessment and reflected in the design and documentation.
How do you handle changes to critical systems?
Changes go through your change and approval processes, with testing and agreed windows to limit disruption.
How can we measure the impact of a technology initiative?
Agree a baseline for measures such as time to detect, access reviews completed, recovery time and open audit findings, and track them over time.
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