Laksh Vaswani | GRC & AI Transformation Expert https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html we are not the same all day and everyday AI won’t replace wisdom the power teams gain when working outside their comfort zone encourage, but also correct and hold accountable Post about taking time out with junior members and getting to know them in outside office setting, lunch, coffee, walk or anything. Make it personal and recent and add a story post about a quick break during a contentious meeting post about bonus time Why I am building sovereign AI infrastructure for executives — and what made me distrust the alternatives + Custody banks 2026 jan deeply human story and post about AI risk control strategy for global banking operations. test post for starting the days very early Executive Advisory & CXO Engagements Home Asia changed my perspective The “Behind the Scenes” Industry Myth-BusterHook: Myth: Custody services are just passive asset storage. Reality: They drive alpha.Body: Explain the active revenue and optimization strategies custody services provide:Securities Lending: Turning dormant assets into yield-generating instruments.Collateral Management: Optimizing capital efficiency across multiple trading desks.Tax Reclamation: Automating treaty benefits on cross-border dividends. (repurposed) The “Behind the Scenes” Industry Myth-BusterHook: Myth: Custody services are just passive asset storage. Reality: They drive alpha.Body: Explain the active revenue and optimization strategies custody services provide:Securities Lending: Turning dormant assets into yield-generating instruments.Collateral Management: Optimizing capital efficiency across multiple trading desks.Tax Reclamation: Automating treaty benefits on cross-border dividends. AI did not create the fear inside companies. It exposed it. Email Signup Operational Resilience Beyond DORA: While DORA is now enforceable law, many of our peers are still struggling with the March 2026 Information Register submissions. The focus is shifting toward continuous readiness rather than reactive audits.The Data Preparedness Gap: Only roughly 10% of institutions feel truly prepared with the data infrastructure needed for AI/ML initiatives. Closing this gap is now a primary business driver, not just an IT objective. Over the last few months, our team has been focused on clarity: clarifying our priorities, how we make decisions, and how every role connects to the outcomes that matter most for our clients and our people. manhattanstrategies +1 One lesson stands out: strategy fails when communication is vague. When we started sharing decisions earlier, explaining the “why,” and inviting pushback, we saw faster execution and stronger ownership from teams across the organization. nationalsearchgroup +1 As leaders, our job is not to have all the answers, but to create an environment where the best ideas can surface, be tested, and scale. That means listening more than we speak, making tradeoffs transparent, and giving people the context they need to move with confidence. linkedin +2 For those leading teams right now: – What are you doing this quarter to make priorities unmistakably clear? – Where could you invite your team closer to the decision-making process? I’d love to hear what’s working for you and your teams. The silent killer in projects Gallery post The AI solution was implemented successfully, and the OCC has expressed satisfaction with the outcome. – Sound more executive, concise, With complex example for custody bank compliance-focused @mention some tools and #tag some major brands and get maximum reach The market is celebrating “AI-native clearing approvals” as a victory. They are missing the structural danger.As custody banks rush to deploy agentic AI to appease the OCC, they are quietly compounding systemic risk. Black-box algorithms cannot manage white-swan liquidity crises.When the math fails, “explainability” won’t save your charter. We are automating our own vulnerability.The reality: Most boards do not understand the liabilities they are signing off on. I managed a team of 500 and felt less informed than when I managed a team of 5 The specific moment when span of control became a liability for decision quality — and how restructuring information flow, not people, fixed it. 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Humor , and relatablity, Storyline #ExecutiveLeadership #Leadership #RiskManagement FinancialContent – Laksh Vaswani: A Global Financial Leader Driving Innovation, Risk Management, and Transformation test post from london post of AI deployment issues as senior banking executive in GRC space, how we overcame them going beyond POC’s real issues and solutions, humor, engagement and end with @laksh Vaswani, so it will come up as hyperlink on linkedin Post from toronto banking meeting, Crypto new regulations and how we are adopting and implementing, leadership, lessons learned, hashtags, @ mentions About post after working 36 straingt hours resolving an issue – team effort etc hash tags and @mentions Humor, human, relatable, inspiring and humbling The regulator conversation that changed how I think about compliance forever + The product that failed spectacularly — and the specific moment I knew it would before anyone else admitted it Media Footer Template Current Trends and Regulatory StanceAgentic AI Adoption: The OCC supports the use of agentic AI for automated, compliant, and secure operations, reducing reliance on manual processes.Double-Edged Sword: The OCC recognizes that AI enhances cybersecurity defenses but also increases the sophistication of attacks against banks.Modernizing Supervision: The OCC is upgrading its own infrastructure, utilizing the Solutions Lab to incorporate GenAI for better supervision of AI-driven tools in banks Success Stories Header Services The Silent Saboteur: Navigating Reputational Risk in Financial Services U.S. vs Europe: Navigating Regulatory Expectations Across Borders U.S. vs Europe: Navigating Regulatory Expectations Across Borders When Partners Become Liabilities — Rethinking Third-Party Risk When Firewalls Fail — The Human Side of Cyber Risk Final Reflections from the Front Lines of Finance Behavioral Risk – The Quiet Threat No One Sees Coming When the System Blinks: Understanding and Managing Technology Risk in Financial Services DISCLAIMER In a meeting earlier today, something stood out. A decision was made quickly. No discussions. No visible hesitation. But Icould see it on a few faces, uncertainty, maybe disagreement. No one said it out loud. The meeting moved on. Testimonials The Friday I signed off on a risk framework I knew was already obsolete + “Focus specifically on how this impacts banks managed by OCC, and resolving MRA’s Insights