Financial Services
Financial Operations ready for Regulatory Change, Digital Finance and Market Evolution.
FORFIRM supports Financial Institutions across the Operational and Regulatory Backbone of the Banking Value Chain. We focus on Regulatory Change & Market Readiness, Regulatory Reporting, Digital Finance Transformation, Payments & Financial Messaging, Compliance & Operational Resilience and Generative AI for Financial Institutions.
About Regulatory Change
Regulatory Change & Market Readiness
Financial Institutions need Operating Models that can absorb Regulatory Change, Market Infrastructure Evolution and accelerated timelines with full Control. The next cycle will require institutions to prepare for T+1 Settlement, Operational Resilience expectations, Reporting Quality, Digital Money developments and AI-enabled process redesign without weakening governance or operational stability.
Financial Services
Regulatory Change & Market Readiness
Regulatory Reporting
Digital Finance and Payments
Compliance, Resilience and GenAI
Financial Services
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FINANCIAL SERVICEST+1 Settlement: the Back Office has half the Time. Is it Ready?
The accelerated settlement cycle does not forgive delay. Allocations, confirmations, funding, recalls, settlement instructions and exception handling must work earlier, faster and with more evidence than under T+2. Europe is preparing for a coordinated transition to T+1 on 11 October 2027.
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FINANCIAL SERVICESRegulatory Reporting: when Report Once becomes the only Sustainable Model
Reporting is moving from periodic submission to continuous data discipline. The future operating model will be built around reusable, validated and harmonized transaction data. EMIR REFIT made this pressure visible and introduced a stronger focus on validation rules and reconciliation tolerances.
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PAYMENTSDigital Franc and Digital Euro: the Wholesale Settlement Layer is already Moving
Tokenised settlement in central bank money is moving from research to production-environment pilots. Institutions need to understand the operational impact before the infrastructure becomes mainstream. Switzerland is a leading example with wholesale digital currency pilots.
Read MoreFINANCIAL SERVICESPost-Trade Operations: from Settlement Pressure to Operational Control
Post-trade pressure is increasing across settlement, collateral, corporate actions, data quality and exception management. Operational control now determines market readiness. The move toward T+1 increases this pressure, but the challenge is broader.
Read MoreFINANCIAL SERVICESUnderstanding Instant Payment: Transforming Swiss Banking Transactions
Instant Payment is one of the most important advances in Swiss payment systems, letting people transfer money in seconds instead of hours or days. Since August 2024, all major banks are capable of handling instant payments, covering about 95% of Swiss customer payments.
Read MoreFINANCIAL SERVICESPayment Process Outsourcing: Enhancing Efficiency in Swiss Banks
Swiss banks handle over 2.4 billion payment transactions each year. This massive volume needs extensive resources, a resilient infrastructure, and constant monitoring. Payment process outsourcing has emerged as a practical solution for many institutions.
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Financial Services View on T+1
T+1 as an Operational Readiness Program
T+1 affects Settlement, Treasury, Client Servicing, Reconciliation, Securities Lending, Corporate Actions and Exception Management. FORFIRM helps Financial Institutions prepare through practical Readiness Roadmaps that connect processes, data, technology, governance and liquidity implications.
Financial Services View on Regulatory Reporting
Regulatory Reporting as Data Industrialization
Reporting must become a controlled Data Discipline. FORFIRM supports Reporting Models built around Data Quality, Validation, Reconciliation, Lineage and Ownership. The objective is to reduce repeated remediation and create a Reporting Operating Model that can respond to future regulatory change.
Financial Services View on Digital Money
Digital Franc and Digital Euro as Future Infrastructure
Digital Money developments require Financial Institutions to assess impact on Payments, Treasury, Custody, Settlement, Wallets, Compliance and Core Systems. FORFIRM helps institutions build scenarios and readiness plans before infrastructure decisions become urgent.
Financial Services View on Generative AI
AI in Banking Operations
Generative AI can support Regulatory Intelligence, Document Analysis, Operational Exceptions and Knowledge Management when embedded into controlled workflows. FORFIRM helps institutions define business ownership, risk classification, data access and human review before scaling AI into operations.
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Financial Services connects with Technology and Compliance
Explore IT & Digital for Generative AI, Data Foundations, Cybersecurity and Resilience. Explore Compliance for Evidence Models, PCI DSS, SWIFT, AI Act, Reporting Controls and Remediation Programs.
IT Governance: from Technology Roadmap to Execution Control
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PCI DSS v4.0.1: from Gap Analysis to Sustainable Control Discipline
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Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing as a Regulatory Baseline
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AI Act Readiness: can your organization evidence how AI is governed?
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PCI DSS Readiness, Scope Control and Evidence
PCI DSS is a control discipline for organizations that store, process or transmit payment card data. FORFIRM helps clients understand scope, identify exposure, review controls, design remediation actions and prepare the evidence required to support assessment and ongoing maintenance.
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