The Point by Promontory

The effects of climate change are acute and vast; many risk management divisions of modern institutions are forced to change how they approach standard practices to include this emergent risk. In this episode of “The Point by Promontory,” Simone’ Collins and Manoj Donepudi interview experts in our technology and information risk Management practice, Greg Gist and Judith Pinto, on climate risks within the financial sector.

Promontory’s head of financial crimes, Justina Rousseau, hosts episode 4 where she dives into digital assets due diligence with subject-matter experts Colby Gordon and Casey Sahadath. They examine what digital assets due diligence entails, best practices, why financial firms need to perform asset due diligence...and what can happen when they don’t.

During the past 18 months, we’ve all had to become resilient in many ways. Our remote lifestyle has accelerated the amount of data sent to the cloud. In this episode, our host, Mark Becker interviews subject-matter expert Greg Gist. They discuss cloud resilience for financial institutions and the recently published FFIEC booklet, “Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations.”

In this episode of “The Point by Promontory,” Josh Romano interviews Miles Ravitz and Stephen Mills, experts in Promontory’s cognitive risk management practice. We explore how cognitive technologies (e.g., AI, machine learning) can be applied to improve and accelerate operational risk management.

In the inaugural episode of “The Point by Promontory,” Becky O’Mara and Libby Cornwell interview Julian Sevillano and Peter Marton in Promontory’s growing digital assets practice. In this episode, Peter and Julian present a rundown of evolving industry trends and digital assets regulations. Note: This episode was recorded on Dec. 11, 2020, and released on Dec. 21, 2020; during that time, the price of BTC and the total market cap of cryptocurrencies have increased.