Banks curb frequency of GRC vendor reviews
Data shows drop in plans to pitch or switch vendors, amid tighter third-party rules – but TPRM bucks the trend
Banks appear to have curbed the frequency with which they review vendor provision to help manage the top operational risks they face, with even the largest banks inviting fewer formal pitches from governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software providers versus a couple of years ago.
The figures are drawn from the latest round of Risk Benchmarking’s annual op risk survey, in which a record 39 banks
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