Risk events in the banking sector and financial institutions can trigger huge losses. Risk events can be managerial, technological, security, and operational. With these operational hazards, the need for protection rises in banks simultaneously. Banks need to function seamlessly, faster, and more accurately in such circumstances. According to a report by Barclays, prominent banks worldwide have suffered nearly $210 billion in losses from operational risk from 2011 to 2019. Most of these losses were caused by unavoidable errors made by employees and systems when interacting with clients, transactional flaws, and fraud. Since the global financial crisis, including the pandemic, banks and other financial institutions have become highly observant of their efficient risk management needs. As a result, banks can use techniques to anticipate and fix risk events before or at the right time. However, some strategic risks or challenges still prevail. Let’s understand what those are first!
Operational risk management in the banking sector should ensure that an institution’s operational risk framework is reliably implemented and performs well. The institution should ensure that the framework provides thorough coverage across the various operational risk event types and conduct ongoing support for individual components and the overall operational risk framework.
Businesses and financial institutions should leverage the operational risk management framework as part of a broader effort to improve sustainability, including estimation of forecasting efforts. Therefore, the operational-risk discipline can create a more secure and profitable institution in the future.
