Category: Financial Services

Introduction In 2022 we published a blog entitled “Is your Enterprise Risk Management Framework ready for the Cloud?” that set out how and why Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks (ERMFs) needed to change to accommodate the adoption of Cloud technology. In the intervening three years, we have observed that those customers who are making the most […]

Today, we’re excited to announce an update to the AWS Well-Architected Financial Services Industry Lens with comprehensive guidance for generative AI and agentic AI workloads. This version is available in the Lens Catalog of the AWS Well-Architected Tool. What’s New The updated Financial Services Industry (FSI) Lens introduces new best practices specifically designed for generative […]

Financial institutions across EMEA are confronting a defining moment. Competition is intensifying while customer expectations continue to rise. Regulatory requirements, including the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and data sovereignty mandates, are more complex and costly than ever. And technology—fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) innovation—is evolving at lightning pace. Technological innovation is essential but demands careful […]

re:Invent 2025 addressed a wide range of financial services challenges, from mission-critical infrastructure to customer experience transformation. Agentic AI took center stage with over 30 dedicated sessions, reflecting the industry’s adoption of AI agents in production environments. From Matt Garman’s (CEO, AWS) keynote featuring Nasdaq, Visa, and National Australia Bank (NAB’s) work with Amazon Bedrock […]

Introduction to Modern Payment landscape The rapid evolution of digital payments has fundamentally transformed how businesses handle financial transactions, with payment processors becoming essential partners in this transformation. Modern payment processors provide the foundational infrastructure that handles the complexities of payment processing, compliance, and global payment methods. When this infrastructure integrates with AWS cloud services, […]

The U.S. banking industry is entering one of its most transformative periods. Rapid shifts in interest rates are reshaping margins, commercial real estate (CRE) exposures demand sharper insights, and regulators are raising the bar for speed and transparency. For banking leaders, these dynamics represent not just challenges to navigate, but opportunities to differentiate. In this […]

This is the second blog in our series on factor modeling. In our first factor modeling blog, we developed a framework to mine quickly new factors using Amazon Bedrock, AWS Batch, and Step Functions from alternative data. Read more about that approach. After discovering effective factors, the natural next step is to incorporate these factors […]

Introduction In working with insurance providers, we have observed a consistent challenge: making complex policy information accessible and understandable to customers across their preferred channels. When customers seek coverage details, they often encounter dense policy documents, generic chatbot interactions, or lengthy call wait times. These friction points create customer frustration, drive up operational costs, and […]

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC promotes stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures, and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), […]

Introduction Embarking on digital transformation initiatives often requires decommissioning legacy systems, exacerbating the complexity of preserving and accessing crucial data. Failing to address this issue effectively leads to data loss, operational inefficiencies, and potential regulatory violations, which can result in substantial fines and reputational damage. Financial institutions must retain vast amounts of historical data, like […]