Reyk Mikles is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at SAS, specializing in risk management, fraud and compliance solutions for banks and financial services firms. Based in Germany, Reyk joined SAS in 2006 after gaining valuable expertise and industry knowledge in both the IT industry and at two German banks.
Regulatory pressure is real. Regulations keep piling up – ESG, GDPR, supply chain due diligence and now the EU AI Act. There’s no sign of it slowing down. And it’s not just regulators watching; customers, partners, and investors have rising expectations. The situation feels like a pressure cooker. Leaders in
In an uncertain geopolitical world, integrated balance sheet management (IBSM) is crucial for building financial resilience. Fragmented risk systems hinder banks’ ability to navigate volatile markets. Isolated control models are especially problematic when managing liquidity, profitability and capital efficiently. According to a recent FT Longitude survey of executives from 300
The financial services industry is undergoing a period of profound change, driven by a dynamic economic landscape, increased regulatory scrutiny, changing consumer behavior and rapid technological advances. Banks operating in this environment are under increasing pressure to transform their risk modeling and decision-making ecosystems in order to remain competitive. This
