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Software Selection & Integration

Choose Right. Integrate Fast. Reduce Risk.

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Turn your technology investments into tangible business outcomes

We help banks and financial institutions navigate critical software choices with confidence. From core banking systems to innovation roadmaps, our independent advisors ensure every investment is aligned with strategy, risk and growth—delivering measurable value without vendor bias.

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Our Software Selection & Integration Expertise

Traditional Software Selection (Core Systems)

We guide vendor evaluations such as Fiserv, FIS and Jack Henry. We advise on RFP, scoring and decision-making to ensure your choice supports growth, compliance and customer experience.

Fit Analysis

We score platforms against business, technical and regulatory requirements, including benchmarking against your peers. Our data-driven approach accelerates consensus and avoids costly over-customization.

Business & Technical Requirements

We extract and translate cross-functional needs into clear requirements—spanning operations, finance, risk, compliance, and data—to set the foundation for a successful implementation.

Digital Transformation

We redesign processes and align technology to modernize operations, increase efficiency and enable differentiated digital customer experiences.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Our teams validate business fit and regulatory readiness before go-live. Our structured, business-led UAT ensures real-world use cases work as intended, reducing risk and post-launch defects.

Upgrade Analysis

We clarify when and how to upgrade technology with minimal disruption. We provide cost, complexity and ROI insights to help you plan and phase system upgrades strategically.

AI & MODEL RISK MANAGEMENT

AI Governance

A clear path for what lies ahead

As banks venture into largely uncharted waters with AI, it helps to have people on board who know what examiners will be looking for. Our former regulators and strategic technology alliances build you a custom AI governance program that anticipates the scrutiny, with answers already in place well before regulatory questions arise.

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SOLUTIONS

Our Software Selection & Integration Expertise

We guide evaluations of vendors such as Fiserv, FIS and Jack Henry. We advise on RFP, scoring and decision-making to ensure your choice supports growth, compliance and customer experience.

We score platforms against business, technical and regulatory requirements, including benchmarking against your peers. Our data-driven approach accelerates consensus and avoids costly over-customization.

Extract and translate cross-functional needs into clear requirements—spanning operations, finance, risk, compliance, and data—to set the foundation for a successful implementation.

We redesign processes and align technology to modernize operations, increase efficiency and enable differentiated digital customer experiences.

Our teams validate business fit and regulatory readiness before go-live. Our structured, business-led UAT ensures real-world use cases work as intended, reducing risk and post-launch defects.

Clarify when and how to upgrade technology with minimal disruption. We provide cost, complexity and ROI insights to help you plan and phase system upgrades strategically.

What Sets Us Apart

Practical expertise, personalized partnership, and proven results that drive measurable business impact.

Vendor-Neutral

Independent guidance across leading platforms—serving your interests instead of vendors’.

Advisory to Execution

We offer strategic guidance and delivery power by designing solutions we stay to implement.

Cross-functional Fluency

No attestation conflicts. Our seasoned consultants bring deep cross-industry, cross-functional expertise.

Lean & Experienced

You’ll work with senior consultants who deliver quickly without layers or bloat.

Tailored Engagements

Our flexible models fit your phase, whether you need advisory, embedded teams or managed support.

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FREE ASSESSMENTS

Know Where Your Organization Stands

Emerging risks are moving fast. Our free online readiness assessments provide instant results that help financial institutions evaluate their exposure, identify gaps and take practical next steps across financial crimes, AI, banking technology and more.

AI ASSESSMENT

AI Governance Assessment

Evaluate how prepared your institution is to govern artificial intelligence across Board oversight, tool inventory, independent validation, ongoing monitoring, third-party risk and regulatory change.

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FINANCIAL CRIMES ASSESSMENT

AI Fraud Prevention Readiness Assessment

Evaluate your institution’s current readiness to detect, prevent, and respond to fraud in an environment reshaped by artificial intelligence, including deepfakes, synthetic identities, AI-generated social engineering, model risk, and vendor oversight.

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Results in Action

We’ve been there, solved that. See how we’ve helped BFS leaders choose the right platforms, reduce risk and accelerate integration success.

Core Banking System Review

We helped a banking client decide whether to renew their partnerships with their software vendors. Using our software selection program and RFI framework, we reviewed the vendor's documents surveyed their performance metrics, strategic initiatives and API enhancements, and compared them with competitors. Our team presented their findings to the client's board and leadership team, which led to more work opportunities and contract negotiations.
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Addressing Loan Origination System Inefficiencies for a Leading $27B Bank

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Our Software Selection & Integration Experts

Our teams are led by experienced, credentialed senior-level professionals who have a deep understanding of financial, regulatory and operational requirements. 

Carissa Robb

Managing Partner, Banking & Financial Services

Frank Ferriola

Senior Vice President, Banking & Financial Services

Software Selection & Integration Insights

The SBA’s Expanded Lending Opportunity: Is Your Bank Ready?

Implementing or Enhancing a Loan Origination System: A Strategic Approach to Success

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