The Pitfalls of the 95% Confidence Paradigm for Banking Data Quality
Summary
Sell side data management is under intense pressure as banks confront unstructured data challenges, regulatory scrutiny, and rising private credit exposure. CTOs must modernize data quality and governance frameworks, strengthen regulatory data reporting, and build AI data readiness to achieve 100% confidence in data flows and support safer, scalable growth.
Ted O’Connor
Ted is a Senior Vice President focused on Business Development at Arcesium. In this role, Ted works with leading financial institutions in the capital markets to optimize data, technology, and operational needs.
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