The sheer volume of new regulations is increasing at an unprecedented rate, creating a density of obligations that manual processes cannot withstand. For compliance officers, the pressure is relentless: 64% of banking respondents in a recent risk survey cited "managing evolving regulatory change" as a high-priority concern, and 61% see reduced regulatory burdens as somewhat or very unlikely. 

As digital transformation accelerates, the systems that drive performance also amplify exposure. Organisations today depend on an expanding network of interconnected IT assets, cloud services, and AI applications. The scale of digital dependency is growing faster than most risk frameworks can keep up.