In today’s volatile regulatory environment, financial institutions face unprecedented uncertainty as political shifts dramatically alter the compliance landscape. Forward-thinking organizations are transforming this challenge into a competitive advantage by adopting flexible frameworks that prioritize customer protection, fraud prevention, and strategic adaptability.
As regulatory pendulum swings become more extreme, financial institutions that focus on three core principles will outperform: maintaining customer trust, deploying flexible compliance infrastructure, and transforming regulatory challenges into differentiators. The most successful organizations will be those that can balance compliance requirements with innovation opportunities while maintaining unwavering focus on customer protection.
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Erika Baumann
Erika Baumann serves as Director of the Commercial Banking & Payments practice at Datos Insights, focusing on payables and receivables technology and solutions. She has over 10 years of experience in the wholesale banking space, bringing expertise from both banking and fintech vendor positions. She has worked extensively with both U.S. and international banks, vendors, and the clients of each to identify...
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