Expected Impacts and Benefits

Implementation of these standards is expected to provide the following benefits:
  • Increased up-time/availability of banks leading to increased cost savings
  • Establishment of a reference point for objective assessment of the IT function leading to improved IT performance measurement
  • Improved data integrity and electronic information exchange
  • Increased efficiency and productivity of staff due to interoperability of IT systems
  • Business Continuity/Recovery and reduced risk of prolonged downtimes
  • Improved data security assurance to customers leading to increased customer confidence