Industries

Finance

Operate with auditability, security, and controlled change at scale.

Financial institutions face strict regulatory and audit requirements, high security expectations, and low tolerance for operational disruption. When ticketing and change are informal or data is unreliable, risk grows quickly. IKC helps finance organisations build governed IT operations with stronger visibility, safer change practices, and measurable service performance designed for real adoption.

Audit-ready operations with traceability, approvals, and evidence
Safer change management with risk control and conflict awareness
Measurable performance through SLAs, routing discipline, and visibility dashboards

What Finance organisations
commonly struggle with

Heavy regulation and audit requirements

Traceability, approvals, controls, and change history must be provable.

Security and risk management pressure

Access control, sensitive data protection, and operational stability are non-negotiable.

Operational incidents and change impact customer trust

Change risk and conflicts must be controlled to prevent outages and security events.

Complex legacy ecosystems

Core systems and many surrounding applications increase integration complexity.

Need for quantified performance management

SLA, MTTR, cost, and risk must be tracked and managed with reliable metrics.

Problems we address in real financial operations

Limited visibility and control in daily operations

Email-based tickets, manual assignment, missing SLA warnings, limited reporting, and weak asset visibility reduce operational discipline.

Change risk is unmanaged

Without structured risk evaluation and conflict control, outage and security risk increases.

Need to reduce MTTR and request cycle time

Standardised intake and automation (catalogue, access flows) are required to improve speed and consistency.

Governance first. Then automation.
Then measurable improvement.

1

Establish operational foundations (ITSM)

  • Standardise intake, routing, and ownership (RACI)
  • Define priority, SLA targets, escalation rules, and communication standards
  • Build dashboards that operators and leaders actually use
2

Improve visibility with CMDB and service context (as scoped)

  • Establish a practical data model and ownership routines
  • Improve confidence in operational data used for decisions and audits
3

Strengthen Change Enablement

  • Implement risk-based approvals and evidence capture
  • Introduce conflict awareness and controlled windows (as required)
  • Align change governance with security and audit expectations
4

Introduce automation safely

  • Automate repeatable flows (e.g., access requests) with audit trails
  • Reduce manual handoffs while maintaining controls and approval discipline
5

Run continuous improvement

  • Use SLA/MTTR trends, backlog signals, and quality metrics to prioritise improvements
  • Expand scope in phases without increasing operational risk

What you gain when finance operations are governed

Clear traceability and stronger audit readiness

Reduced operational risk through structured change practices

Faster resolution and better request experience through standardisation and automation

Better decision-making with transparent dashboards and reliable operational data

A stable foundation for further integration, ITOM/ITAM maturity, and AI-assisted operations

Solutions commonly used in Finance programmes

ITSM

Standardise services, SLAs, and governance

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Integration

Connect identity, core systems, and operational workflows (as applicable)

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Automation

Reduce manual work while preserving approvals and audit trails

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ITAM / CMDB foundations

Improve asset and configuration visibility (as scoped)

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AI-based Operations

Incremental assistance for triage and insights (with governance)

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Platforms that enable execution

Client Success Stories

Proven Results in Financial Services

Real-world implementations that strengthened compliance and operational control

Retail Banking Institution

CMDB foundation and risk-based change management for payment systems with SOX-compliant workflows and automation patterns for routine changes.

55%
Fewer Incidents
8hrs
Approval Time
100%
Audit Ready
CMDB Foundation Change Management Compliance

Health Insurance Provider

ServiceNow modernisation assessment with detailed roadmap for portal enhancements, claims workflow optimisation, and provider system integration.

ROI
Clear Projections
3
Phase Roadmap
Quick
Win Focus
Service Assessment Modernisation Roadmap ROI Optimisation

Major Commercial Bank

Operational governance and ITSM standardisation meeting FSS requirements with enhanced security, audit logging, and compliance dashboards.

80%
Fewer Findings
100%
Compliance
Real-time
Audit Reports
Governance Framework Regulatory Compliance Security Controls

Need stronger control, visibility, and auditability without slowing delivery?

Tell us where risk and inefficiency show up: ticketing discipline, change control, visibility gaps, or audit pressure.
We'll define a practical roadmap and deliver a phased programme built for real adoption.

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