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WATCHTOWER
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)RMA Risk Maturity FrameworkRisk and Control
Self-Assessment (RCSA)Program Risk AssessmentsFinTech Risk ManagementInsurance
LEADERSHIP
Meet the TeamBoard of Directors
KNOWLEDGE
News + InsightsRisk Intel PodcastRMA Risk Maturity FrameworkInsurance Risk
FrameworkFinTech Risk Framework
RESOURCES
Our StoryEventsOnDemand WebinarsPartnersRisk Consulting

DEMO TODAYLOGIN


WATCHTOWER
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)RMA Risk Maturity FrameworkRisk and Control
Self-Assessment (RCSA)Program Risk AssessmentsFinTech Risk ManagementInsurance
LEADERSHIP
Meet the TeamBoard of Directors
KNOWLEDGE
News + InsightsRisk Intel PodcastRMA Risk Maturity FrameworkInsurance Risk
FrameworkFinTech Risk Framework
RESOURCES
Our StoryEventsOnDemand WebinarsPartnersRisk Consulting

DEMO TODAYLOGIN



THE HOLISTIC RISK INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM

Watchtower integrates risk and strategy, offering a panoramic view of risk to
drive strategic decisions
As a leading SaaS provider of innovative risk management solutions, we recognize
that risk is not just an obstacle, but can also be a catalyst for growth.

Schedule a Demo



SRA WATCHTOWER JOINS THE AMERICAN FINTECH COUNCIL TO DRIVE RESPONSIBLE
INNOVATION

Watchtower enables Financial Institutions and FinTechs to assess and manage
their FinTech Risk program
Learn More



SRA WATCHTOWER RAISES $12M IN SERIES B FUNDING LED BY EJF CAPITAL, JAM FINTOP
AND FINTOP CAPITAL

Injection of capital to accelerate growth and enhance Watchtower, The Holistic
Risk Intelligence Platform
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SRA NEWS & INSIGHTS

Watchtower News

SRA WATCHTOWER JOINS THE AMERICAN FINTECH COUNCIL TO DRIVE RESPONSIBLE
INNOVATION

Watchtower News

PRESS RELEASE: FISERV ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH SRA WATCHTOWER

Watchtower News

AMITABH BHARGAVA JOINS RMA RVA ESG EVENT AS GUEST SPEAKER

Watchtower News

MICHAEL GLOTZ JOINS AABD PODCAST

Steve Kruskamp

COMMENTARY ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSED $3.5 TRILLION BUDGET
RECONCILIATION PLAN

Watchtower News

SRA WATCHTOWER RAISES $4 MILLION IN CAPITAL TO ACCELERATE GROWTH DURING FIRST
ROUND OF FUNDING

Watchtower News

FINCEN FAQ’S ON SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

Watchtower News

ANNUAL ECONOMIC UPDATE FORUM

Watchtower News

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BRINGS NEW CHANGES

Watchtower News

TUNING-UP YOUR BANK SECURITY PROGRAM

Watchtower News

CREDIT PORTFOLIO IN THE PANDEMIC

Watchtower News

SRA WATCHTOWER ADDS EXOGENOUS RISK CAPABILITIES

Watchtower News

SRA WATCHTOWER INTEGRATES PEER DATA INTO WATCHTOWER WITH BANKTRENDS PARTNERSHIP

Watchtower News

SRA WATCHTOWER PANDEMIC RISK MANAGEMENT ROADMAP‍

Watchtower News

SRA WATCHTOWER WAS BUILT FOR THIS

Watchtower News

GARTNER: ERM & IRM ARE CRITICAL PRIORITIES

Amitabh Bhargava

COMMUNITY BANK LEVERAGE RATIO OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGES

Amitabh Bhargava

CAN THE $2T FISCAL STIMULUS STAVE OFF A US RECESSION?

Watchtower News

SRA WATCHTOWER LAUNCHES PANDEMIC RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Amitabh Bhargava

NOVEL CORONAVIRUS: PREPARING FOR THE LATEST BLACK SWAN

Watchtower News

ERM? GRC? IRM? SRA WATCHTOWER IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

IMPROVED EXECUTIVE & BOARD OVERSIGHT


ENHANCED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES


BETTER DATA QUALITY & RISK GOVERNANCE



RELIABLE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE



INCREASED PROFITABILITY & RESILIENCE



OPTIMIZED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE





SRA WATCHTOWER


The holistic risk intelligence platformTM

Integrating risk and strategy to inform, enlighten and empower banking
executives and boards.

Our suite of proprietary technology solutions and methodologies were built “by
risk pros for risk pros” designed to help customers navigate risk and drive
growth. Watchtower provides risk practitioners, executives and the Board with a
panoramic view of risk to make informed decisions and drive performance.


SEE OUR PLATFORM





THE HOLISTIC RISK INTELLIGENGE PLATFORM

ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
(ERM)
Executive & Board level insights to manage risk & strategy at the top of the
house to make better decisions
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Risk Maturity Framework
(RMF)
In partnership with the RMA, the maturity assessment tool identifies gaps & risk
improvement activities
Learn More
Risk and Control
Self-Assessment
(RCSA)
Integrated with Watchtower RCSA improves awareness & proactive risk management
enabling early detection & improved compliance
Learn More
Program Risk Assessments
(PRA)
Informed by regulatory guidance & maintained by risk experts to help address
risks at each level of the organization
Learn More
Fintech
Risk Suite
(FRS)
Confidently enter FinTech partnerships with a full understanding of the
capabilities & associated risks of each partner.
Learn More


LATEST EPISODES FROM THE RISK INTEL PODCAST


LEARN MORE HERE


WATCHTOWER IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL
RISK + PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Stop managing risk with manual processes, spreadsheets and presentations.
Watchtower closely integrates risk and strategy.






WATCHTOWER ALIGNS THE C-SUITE AND THE BOARD

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Enhanced Visibility

 Timely
Insights 

Strategic Alignment 

Informed Decision
Making
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CHIEF RISK OFFICER

Data Accuracy

Strategic Relevance

Proactive Risk Management

Enhance Risk
Culture
‍
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


Financial Performance

Timely Reporting

Cost & Resource Optimization 

Reduce Manual Calculations
‍
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RISK
COMMITTEE


Monitor Strategic Objectives

Collaborative Risk Governance

Reduce Silos

Promotes Risk Culture
‍‍
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COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE


Enables 1st, 2nd & 3rd Lines of Defense

Increase Communication

Proactive Risk Culture

Adhere to Regulatory Compliance
‍
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Consistent & Accurate Reporting

Proactive vs Reactive

Enhanced Risk Governance
‍
Reputational & Stakeholder Confidence
‍
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HEAR DIRECTLY FROM WATCHTOWER CUSTOMERS

Executives and the Board are on the line everyday to keep their financial
institution safe, sound and ready for growth. They count on Watchtower to be
their "risk operating system" to see problems before they become unsolvable.



SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT

PRIMIS BANK
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA


Primis Bank Enterprise Risk Management group uses two software solutions to help
us capture risk that may be building in the bank.  Our goal is to capture risks
as early as possible in order to give us time to build controls around the risk
in order to contain exposure.  Watchtower solution and capital planning model
worked in identifying and monitoring a risk that was building.  As we saw the
weakness growing quarter over quarter in Watchtower we knew that we had an area
of the bank that needed attention.  That’s the value of Watchtower’s solutions:
 Being able to self-identify a problem through Watchtower and validating that we
have the capital to support the potential effects of the problem as we institute
a remediation program.  Our other ERM software solution never gave us any
indication of the impending challenge.  The reason that Watchtower captured the
risk early is due to the risk indicator questions that the implementation team
helped us design in order to identify risk specifically inherent in each
regulatory defined risk category.  Our other software solution is not
format-able; it can’t accommodate individual bank-specific idiosyncrasies nor
accommodate questions that focus attention on the particularities of a risk
category (credit risk indicators are very different from compliance risk
indicators).  Our other ERM software was completely ineffective in “seeing” risk
building.  


ROBBY HARMON, CERP

EVP, CHIEF RISK & ADMINISTRATION OFFICER


TRISTAR BANK
DICKSON, TENNESSEE


We completed due diligence on several companies.  The main thing I kept coming
back to was the work experience of Watchtower's staff.  With former regulators
and bankers it made sense to me to do business with people who understand the
business. As a small bank we are just now beginning the ERM process.  This
process along with other things we are working on helps set us for the $500mm
threshold as well as show our auditors and examiners we are monitoring our
risk.  My experience in working with the Watchtower team and Cathy Jackson has
been incredible.  Both are professional, knowledgeable and willing to teach. 


TIMOTHY W. GROOMS

CHIEF RISK OFFICER


FIRST STATE BANK
WINCHESTER, OHIO


First State Bank utilizes Watchtower to monitor our implementation of the
strategic plan and to ensure we are remaining within our risk appetite.
Watchtower has assisted FSB in assessments of our risk profile, allowing the
Bank to operate in a safe and sound manner while taking advantage of
opportunities for growth. The ability to provide uniform reporting across
multiple areas of risk has provided easy to understand reports that assist in
identifying trends; resulting in improvements to strategic planning and the
development of future risk appetites.


PATRICIA N. HOGAN

EVP, SENIOR RISK OFFICER, BSA & CRA OFFICER


UNION BANK
VERMONT & NEW HAMPSHIRE


Union Bank is using Watchtower to identify and document risks throughout the
organization.  Watchtower allows us to easily identify our top risks so that we
can focus our energies on our most important priorities. We are still in the
process of implementing Watchtower, but can see that we will be able to track
open items and initiatives more efficiently, and allow for comprehensive
reporting.


BUILT BY RISK PROS.
FOR RISK PROS.

Our suite of proprietary technology solutions and methodologies were built by
our team of former regulators, auditors, and chief risk officers from the
Financial Services and FinTech industry.


Meet The Team




michael glotz
Founder * CEO

LinkedIn


michael glotz
Founder and Managing Partner
LinkedIn



michael glotz
Chief Risk Officer
LinkedIn


michael glotz
Chief Technology Officer
LinkedIn




CLIENT SAMPLE






ANDY LOCK

The Watchtower implementation took 60 days, with excellent support from SRA. The
software is very robust and easily configurable. We have extensively used the
warehouse of KRIs to identify and track our risks while adding to the library is
easy as well. Our Board appreciates the clarity provided by the dashboards, with
the ability to drill down quickly to understand specific risks.
CHIEF RISK OFFICER, TOWNEBANK



LESLIE S. CUNDIFF

SRA’s lead credit analyst brings a consultative approach reflective of her
banking and business experience. She completed insightful Key Risk Reviews on a
large number of credits in a short period of time.
SENIOR credit officer / central virginia bank


JOSEPH J. SLOVICK, III

We are very pleased with our decision to hire SRA for multiple projects. Their
deep CRM experience and strong regulatory background proved very beneficial for
our bank.
Senior Vice President, Eastern Savings Bank






LIVESTREAM ARCHIVE

FINTECH PARTNERSHIPS ARE IN TROUBLE: FLEXIBILITY IS KEY TO REDUCING COSTS AND
INCREASING COMPLIANCE READINESS



TOP ESG KRIS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR 2023 REPORTING



THE RMA+SRA RISK MATURITY FRAMEWORK:

Carly Edmondson, Rick Green, Joel Castaneda, Terence Young

FAIR LENDING PRACTICES: CURRENT ISSUES & INDUSTRY OUTLOOK



THE NEW AM BEST DUAE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT IS HERE!



CRYPTO DOESN’T HAVE TO BE CRYPTIC

Stephen Gannon

CANNABIS BANKING

Sarah Beth Felix

DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS….IN TIMES OF "FRAGILE GOLDILOCKS"



THE STARTING POINT TO NAVIGATING CRYPTO RISK MANAGEMENT

Rachel Mains Director of Information Security SRA

9 KEY PILLARS OF BUILDING A CRYPTO RISK FRAMEWORK



A LOOK BEHIND THE VAULT



ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE PROGRAM



LET’S MAKE A DEAL: M&A TRENDS AND HOW TO INCORPORATE TECHNOLOGY INTO YOUR
ONGOING STRATEGY



THE GREAT RE-REGULATION



MANAGING RISK IS MANAGING PERFORMANCE



THE GREAT FORBEARANCE EXPERIMENT



EXAMS WILL LOOK DIFFERENT. ARE YOU READY?

Robert Russell, Jeff Deibel

PANDEMIC RISK MODELING

Justin Klevs, Niki White, Laurent Robert

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN A CRISIS

Matthew Neels, Stephen Lane

CREDIT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT IN A CRISIS

Matt Hladio, Stephen Lane

SRA NAVIGATING PPP LIVESTREAM

Bert Knotts, Glenn Bolstad

SRA COVID COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES LIVESTREAM



SRA BOARD OVERSIGHT LIVESTREAM

Grace Vallacchi, James Lam, and David Baris

SRA CRO LIVESTREAM

Spyro Karetsos, Scott Trapani, and Mike Perkins

CRITICAL ACTIONS CROS MUST TAKE IN A CRISIS



PREPARING FOR A BLACK SWAN EVENT



BEST PRACTICES FOR CHIEF CREDIT OFFICERS



BEST PRACTICES FOR CHIEF RISK OFFICERS



SRA'S RISK MATURITY SPECTRUM



SRA'S RISK MANAGEMENT PARADIGM



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BANKING, TECHNOLOGY, ACADEMIA +
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY

SRA technology and methodology was designed and built by leaders from all
aspects of consumer and commercial banking, financial services and credit
unions.


our team


CapitalOne Bank
MBNA
Office of the Comptroller
FDIC
Bank of America
Citibank
American Express
Louisiana State University
SunTrust
Bloomberg


THE HOLISTIC RISK INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM

Watchtower integrates risk and strategy, offering a panoramic view of risk to
drive strategic decisions
As a leading SaaS provider of innovative risk management solutions, we recognize
that risk is not just an obstacle, but can also be a catalyst for growth.



OUR VISION FOR RISK & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT


SRAis built to modernize the fulfillment of advanced risk management and
strategic imperative performance for financial institutions. We are turning our
vision into reality for our clients with state-of-the-art technology, deep
experience, and clear and universal language so board of directors and
specialized managers have the information they need to take positive action.



SOFTWARE

SRA’s software is patented and state-of-the-art, built by design for banks. SRA
Watchtower seamlessly scales from young DiNovo banks to well-established
multinational financial institutions. Our technology faithfully helps our
clients fulfill their responsibility to their customers, colleagues, board
members and shareholders.


PEOPLE

The SRA leaders are hands-on practitioners from national banks, federal
government regulators, state bank examiners and credit union executive teams.
Our experience in banking, technology, data science, banking law, credit, risk,
compliance, governance and finance make us an invaluable problem-solving team.



STUDY & ADVICE

How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how
well we are understood

DESIGNING & PLANNING


How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how
well we are understood

MANAGEMENT & SUPPLY

How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how
well we are understood

from our clients



TESTIMONIALS


The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every
product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavor to build an earthly
paradise for people.



John Travis - Artist

The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every
product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavor to build an earthly
paradise for people.



John Travis - Artist

The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every
product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavor to build an earthly
paradise for people.



John Travis - Architect

The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every
product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavor to build an earthly
paradise for people.



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FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


SRA provides technology and advisory solutions exclusively to financial
institutions in six critical domains



GOVERNANCE

Board Reporting
Board Training
Governance Framework
Executive Reporting


STRATEGY

Profitability
Growth
Planning
M & A


CREDIT

Management
Review & Stress Testing
Process Design
Policy Development
Loan Review


FINANCE

Market, Liquidity & IRR Risk
Capital Management
Capital Planning
Stress Testing


RISK

Compliance
Operations
Cyber Security
Legal & Regulatory


PEOPLE

Fractional C-Level
Executive Coaching
Risk Training
Recruitment