Case studyFortune 100: 80% less compliance workRead the Story
RiskWatch

For US + EU Banks, Credit Unions + Insurers

One platform for risk, compliance, and security across every regulator.

A NY-licensed bank with EU customers and public-company status answers to seven regulators at the same time. NYDFS Part 500. FFIEC. GLBA. DORA. PCI DSS v4. SOX 404. 13+ state privacy laws. RiskWatch handles all of them as one evidence vault, not seven parallel programs.

Trusted by US + EU banks, credit unions, and insurers managing multi-jurisdiction compliance across NYDFS, federal, state, and EU mandates.

AonBoseIberdrola USAJohnson & JohnsonPfizerPuma North America
4.8G2 Crowd·142+
4.7Capterra·98+
4.8Gartner Peer Insights·Voice of Customer

Why Financial Services CISOs Pick RiskWatch

RiskWatch turns 7 regulators into 1 evidence vault.

RiskWatch runs NYDFS, FFIEC, GLBA, DORA, PCI DSS, SOX 404, and 13+ state privacy laws as one workflow on one platform, scored against the same controls library, and tracked through a single examiner + auditor-ready evidence trail. Score one access review against four regulators simultaneously instead of running four parallel spreadsheet programs across four different audit cycles.

Multi-regulator scoring, one access review

Same evidence satisfies NYDFS §500.7, FFIEC IAM, SOX ITGCs, and PCI Req 7. Score once. No copy-paste between four tools.

DORA 5-pillar readiness to the EC review

ICT risk, incident management, resilience testing, third-party risk, info sharing tracked per pillar. EU + US controls cross-mapped automatically.

ICFR + IT security on the same library

SOX 404 ITGCs and IT security stop living in separate tools. MRC builder, material-weakness early warning, and CISO-grade evidence in one register.

The Regulatory Landscape

Financial services compliance is multi-jurisdictional. The numbers prove it.

DORA went live January 17, 2025 across 22,000+ EU financial entities. NYDFS Part 500 §500.17 dual certification carries personal liability for CISO + CEO. State consumer privacy laws are expanding to 13+ jurisdictions in 2026. FFIEC examinations cite the same control gaps every cycle.

22,000+
EU financial entities subject to DORA + their ICT third-party providers
Jan 17, 2026
European Commission DORA review milestone
30 days
FTC notification clock for GLBA breaches affecting 500+ consumers (2024 amendments)
13+
US states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws in 2026

Three Domains, One Platform

Financial services risk lives in three concrete domains

RiskWatch covers all three. Each domain has a dedicated workflow, scoring model, and remediation queue. They share data so a single access-review event satisfies NYDFS, FFIEC, SOX, PCI, and DORA at the same time, not in four separate tools.

Risk

ICT + ICFR Risk Management

Survey-based risk assessment across ICT systems, IT general controls, and 3rd-party providers, scored against ISO 31000 + NIST RMF + DORA Pillar 1.

  • DORA ICT risk management framework
  • SOX ICFR + ITGC unified risk register
  • Critical Third-Party Provider register
Explore Risk Management
Compliance

Multi-Regulator Compliance

NYDFS Part 500, FFIEC, GLBA Safeguards, DORA, PCI DSS v4, SOX 404, and 13+ state privacy laws in one cross-mapped library.

  • Multi-regulator scoring engine
  • §500.17 dual-signature workflow
  • DORA major-incident notification artifacts
Explore NYDFS Part 500
Security

Cybersecurity + Privacy

Privacy + cybersecurity controls aligned to GLBA Safeguards, PCI DSS v4, NIST CSF 2.0, and the expanding state-by-state privacy patchwork.

  • GLBA WISP authoring + 30-day breach clock
  • PCI DSS v4 cardholder data environment
  • 13-state privacy law cross-mapping
Explore Cybersecurity

Multi-Regulator Spotlight

One controls library. Seven mandates scored simultaneously.

The same access review captured once satisfies NYDFS §500.7, FFIEC IAM, SOX 404 ITGC, PCI Req 7, GLBA §314.4, and DORA Pillar 1, without copy-paste between four tools. Cross-mapping is bi-directional: from a regulator view, see which controls cover which sections; from a control view, see every regulator that control satisfies.

FI regulatory stack · 2026
7 regulators. 1 controls library. Score once.
Multi-jurisdiction overlap mapped to one evidence vault
NYDFS 500·NY-licensed FIs · CISO + CEO joint cert
If you operate in NY
Live
FFIEC·Federal-examined banks + credit unions
All federally-chartered FIs
Live
GLBA Safeguards·WISP + 30-day breach reporting
All FIs holding consumer data
Live
SOX 404·ICFR · CEO/CFO quarterly + annual cert
Public companies + filers
Live
PCI DSS v4·Cardholder data environment + INSM
If you process card payments
Live
DORA·ICT risk + 3rd-party register · EU
EU FIs · 17 Jan 2026 review point
Review 2026
CCPA + state laws·Consumer privacy · 13+ state laws
CA, CO, CT, VA, UT residents +
Expanding 2026
One evidence vault · all 7 mappedStop running 7 parallel programs.
DORA · 5 pillars · review 17 Jan 2026
EU financial entities + their ICT vendors
Avg coverage 80% · gap-to-EC-review tracked per pillar
P1ICT risk management framework
88%
Board-level oversight · risk appetite · roles
P2ICT-related incident management
92%
Detection · classification · major-incident reporting
P3Digital operational resilience testing
74%
TLPT · vulnerability + scenario-based
P4Third-party ICT provider risk
67%
Register · concentration risk · CTPP oversight
P5Information sharing arrangements
81%
Threat intel · cyber resilience exchanges
ICT register · concentration risk surfaced22,000+ EU entities affected.

DORA Spotlight

The 17 Jan 2026 EC review is your DORA audit moment.

DORA applied from January 17, 2025; the European Commission's review report is due January 17, 2026 and will surface enforcement gaps. Five pillars, ICT risk management, incident management, resilience testing, third-party risk, information sharing, each tracked with per-pillar coverage and gap-to-EC-review modeled.

The Coverage Gap

Most financial-services software covers one regulator

Internal-audit tools cover SOX. Banking GRC platforms cover FFIEC + GLBA. EU compliance vendors cover DORA. Privacy tools cover state laws. Each does one job. Multi-jurisdiction FIs still operate four parallel programs across four audit cycles.

Platform CategoryNYDFS 500DORAFFIECGLBAPCI v4SOX 404
Internal Audit ToolsWorkiva, AuditBoardPartial·Partial··Yes
Banking GRC PlatformsMetricStream, DiligentPartialPartialYesYesPartialPartial
EU DORA SpecialistsDORA-specific vendors·Yes····
PCI Compliance ToolsTrustwave, ControlScan····Yes·
Privacy ToolsOneTrust, Securiti·Partial·Partial··
Spreadsheets & Email······
RiskWatchThe unified evidence vaultYesYesYesYesYesYes

RiskWatch is the only platform covering all six financial-services regulatory domains: NYDFS Part 500, DORA, FFIEC, GLBA, PCI DSS v4, and SOX 404. Internal-audit tools cover SOX. Banking GRC platforms cover FFIEC and GLBA. EU compliance vendors cover DORA. PCI tools cover cards. Privacy tools cover state laws. Each does one job. RiskWatch unifies all six in one survey-based assessment workflow.

How It Works

One platform. Continuous compliance across 7 regulators.

RiskWatch is a survey-based assessment platform. The work is structured around questionnaires that capture cybersecurity, privacy, and ICFR signals in a consistent format, then scored against every framework you align to.

For multi-jurisdiction FIs, that workflow runs continuously across NYDFS + FFIEC + GLBA + DORA + PCI + SOX + state privacy laws. A single access-review record scores against §500.7, FFIEC IAM, SOX ITGC, PCI Req 7, and DORA P1 simultaneously. A single incident triggers GLBA, NYDFS, DORA, and state notification clocks in parallel.

The same platform runs all seven, surfaces gaps before examiner arrival, assigns remediation owners, and tracks completion. Replace the four parallel tools and the spreadsheet bridge between them.

The Workflow

  1. 01
    Assess
    Survey-based questionnaires capture ICT, IT security, privacy, and ICFR posture across the institution.
  2. 02
    Score
    Responses score against your chosen framework: NYDFS, FFIEC, GLBA, DORA, PCI, SOX, NIST CSF 2.0, or custom.
  3. 03
    Remediate
    Gaps become assigned tasks. Owners get deadlines. Third-party tasks cascade to the ICT vendor portal automatically.
  4. 04
    Audit
    Evidence trails export to PDF, examiner-ready format, MRC documentation, or major-incident notification template. Audit-ready in minutes.
ICTICFRPrivacy3rd-partyIncident

Built For Your Role

Who uses RiskWatch in a financial institution

Financial Services CISO

Owns multi-regulator cyber posture, NYDFS §500.17 dual cert, and CISO + CEO joint personal liability.

One controls library covering NYDFS + FFIEC + GLBA + DORA + PCI. §500.17 cert evidence captured year-round.

Chief Compliance Officer

Owns multi-jurisdiction compliance, examiner relationships, and the regulatory exam calendar.

Examiner-ready packages on demand. Score one control once, satisfy four regulators. No more six-week prep cycles.

Chief Risk Officer

Owns enterprise risk register, board reporting, and risk appetite framework.

ICT + ICFR + 3rd-party risk in one register. Board rollup builds itself the night before.

Internal Audit Director (SOX 404)

Owns ICFR testing, ITGC documentation, and material-weakness disclosure.

MRC builder produces the four elements auditors actually look for. Material-weakness early warning fires before the auditor finds it.

Privacy Officer / DPO

Owns GLBA Safeguards, state consumer privacy compliance, and the 30-day FTC breach clock.

WISP authoring + review cycle. 13-state privacy law cross-mapping. 30-day FTC notification template.

Third-Party Risk Manager

Owns vendor risk, ICT third-party register, and DORA Critical Third-Party Provider oversight.

Same vendor record satisfies NYDFS §500.11, FFIEC TPRM, GLBA service provider oversight, and DORA P4.

Built For Your Segment

Financial services segments RiskWatch supports

Money-Center + Regional Banks

Multi-state + multi-jurisdiction NYDFS + FFIEC + GLBA + SOX + DORA + state privacy law programs in one library.

Community Banks

FFIEC examination readiness, GLBA Safeguards, BSA/AML overlay, and CRA documentation, sized for lean compliance teams.

Credit Unions

NCUA examination, GLBA Safeguards, state credit-union laws, and member-authentication risk on a community-banking-friendly footprint.

Insurance Carriers + Brokers

NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law, NYDFS Part 500 (insurers covered), MAR, ORSA, and state-by-state insurance department exam readiness.

Broker-Dealers + Investment Advisors

SEC Reg S-P + Rule 17a-4, FINRA cyber rules, SOC 2 for service organizations, and SOX 404 for public-filer parents.

Fintech + Neobanks

Bank partnership oversight (BaaS), state money transmission, GLBA Safeguards, and SOC 2 for institutional contracts.

Standards & Frameworks

Built for the regulations US + EU financial institutions actually face

Generic GRC tools were built for office IT. RiskWatch was built for the multi-regulator overlap that defines modern financial services.

Regulatory

NYDFS Part 500
23 NYCRR 500 cybersecurity regulation. §500.17 dual-signature CISO + CEO certification.
FFIEC
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council IT examination handbooks + CAT.
GLBA Safeguards
Federal Trade Commission Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (2024 amendments).
DORA
EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation 2022/2554), effective January 17, 2025.
PCI DSS v4.0.1
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, current revision.
SOX 404
Sarbanes-Oxley §404 ICFR + ITGC requirements for public-filer FIs.

Industry

NIST CSF 2.0
Cybersecurity Framework with the GOVERN function added in 2024.
ISO 27001
Information security management for FI technology partners.
SOC 2 Type II
AICPA service-organization controls for FI technology + service providers.
NAIC Model Law
Insurance Data Security Model Law adopted in 20+ US states.
BSA / AML
Bank Secrecy Act + Anti-Money Laundering regulatory program.
OCC Heightened Standards
Office of the Comptroller risk management framework for large banks.

Trusted by 1,500+ risk and compliance teams

Aon
Bose
The Coca-Cola Company
Iberdrola USA
Johnson & Johnson
Pfizer
Puma North America
SeaWorld Entertainment
TE Connectivity
Aon
Bose
The Coca-Cola Company
Iberdrola USA
Johnson & Johnson
Pfizer
Puma North America
SeaWorld Entertainment
TE Connectivity
We were running NYDFS, FFIEC, and SOX in three different tools. One platform replaced all of them and DORA shipped on top of it. Score one access review, satisfy four regulators. The audit-prep cycle dropped from six weeks to under two.
Jana K.
CISO, Multi-state community bank, 1,200 employees
3 → 1Compliance tools consolidated
↓ 65%Audit prep time (evidence reused across regulators)
6 weeksTime-to-deploy first multi-regulator cycle
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

See It In Action

See how FIs run NYDFS, DORA, FFIEC, and SOX on one platform

Most demos run 15 minutes. Bring a recent examiner finding, a recent SOX MRC, or a recent vendor onboarding. We will show you how RiskWatch would have surfaced the gap, scored the exposure, and tracked the remediation across every regulator at once.

Or call US: +1 (XXX) XXX-XXXX

Request a Demo