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Why Banks Must Build Controls Before Risks Become Crises
Banks should stop treating controls as an afterthought and instead build them directly into technology architecture from the outset, a senior banking executive argued, warning that future resilience will depend less on monitoring failures and more on designing systems that prevent them.
Jul 29, 2026
Center for Financial Professionals
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Why Banks Must Build Controls Before Risks Become Crises
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  • A senior technology and resilience executive urged banks to rethink how controls are designed by embedding them directly into systems rather than layering them onto processes after deployment
  • He argued that operational resilience begins with architecture, not monitoring
  • Artificial intelligence will increasingly enable predictive controls, continuous assurance and earlier identification of emerging risks
  • Modern control frameworks should protect customers, strengthen resilience and reduce technology debt
  • Greater enterprise-wide visibility will become essential for future chief risk officers managing increasingly interconnected risks



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