Executive Overview Complex banking programmes do not fail because the problem is too difficult. They fail because they are set up and run in ways that are fundamentally misaligned with the realities of high-stakes delivery. In Tier 1 banking environments, programmes operate under regulatory scrutiny, tight deadlines, fragmented systems, and competing senior stakeholders. These are […]
Executive Overview Operational resilience is no longer a compliance exercise. It is a delivery challenge. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) sets a clear expectation: financial institutions must be able to withstand, respond to, and recover from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) disruption without impacting critical services. Under PRA, FCA, and ECB scrutiny, failure is […]
To Strengthen Control, Compliance and Competitive Advantage with Brickendon’s Data Solutions Executive Overview As we enter 2026, the regulatory banking landscape is defined by heightened supervisory scrutiny, accelerated digital transformation, AI-enabled decisioning, and increasingly complex data ecosystems. Financial institutions are expected not only to meet evolving regulatory obligations, but to demonstrate control, transparency and resilience […]
Firms that manage these risks effectively will gain a clear competitive advantage. Executive Overview The migration from SWIFT MT messages to ISO 20022 represents one of the most significant changes to global payments in decades. While many institutions have focused on meeting technical deadlines, experience across the industry shows that the real challenge is not […]
Strategic Implications for Market Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk Executive Overview The publication of the UK’s final Basel 3.1 rules in January 2026 has brought long-awaited clarity to the regulatory agenda, while also confirming a delay to implementation. The UK authorities have now confirmed that Basel 3.1 will come into force on 1 January 2027, […]
Navigating European Central Bank (ECB) Valuation Inspections with Confidence Executive Overview European Central Bank (ECB) inspections of valuation frameworks have become markedly more rigorous, forensic, and data-driven. Supervisors now undertake deep reviews across valuation governance, pricing models, market data, methodologies, controls, and underlying system architecture. These inspections extend well beyond high-level compliance checks, placing sustained […]
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Brickendon created a customised delivery framework to enable the upgrade of a global payment’s platform for a large US bank, which processes daily payments worth US$1 trillion notional.Brickendon’s full-suite solution from advisory to implementation included appropriate checkpoints, encouraged full buy-in from leadership and enabled the transformation of the business. Client Challenges The client had many […]
ISO 20022 was published in 2014 and is a global standard for financial messaging that provides a standard model across business domains such as payments, securities, trade services, card services, and foreign exchange (FX). The new standard defines messages between parties within a payment chain. It also defines message specifications for each message type. It […]
The scale of the environmental impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is beginning to become clearer. On the positive side, AI will no doubt be used to find ways to optimise energy use and reduce waste across various industries and be better at allocating scare resources. However, the development and deployment of AI requires substantial computational […]