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BFSI · Americas

Major US bank modernizes identity governance.

Scalable, secure SaaS-based IGA across the enterprise.

// Client overview

One of the largest US-based banks faced challenges with its existing identity governance and administration (IGA) processes. Its sprawling digital ecosystem posed significant security risks and compliance challenges, as each digital identity could serve as a potential entry point into critical systems and sensitive data.

Financial institutions in the United States process millions of transactions daily, including large volumes of financial and personally identifiable information, and U.S. federal laws require these organizations to establish privacy and security controls. The bank aimed to transition to a modern, scalable, secure SaaS-based Identity Governance solution that could simplify identity and access management, integrate seamlessly with critical legacy systems, and deliver a consistent, user-friendly experience across the organization.

Sector
BFSI
Region
Americas
Engagement
Cyber transformation
Services
Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) · Identity & Access Management (IAM) · Privileged Access Management (PAM) · Access Management (AM) · Cyber Advisory & Operations
Technologies
Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud · Workday · Active Directory · Office 365 · ServiceNow (ITSM)
// Key challenges
Manual identity governance: lifecycle management - provisioning, deprovisioning and access reviews - was manually driven across user access.
Integration with legacy applications: legacy systems held huge amounts of critical data, and integrating them with the modern IAM platform exposed architectural vulnerabilities, creating integration and scalability challenges.
Security and compliance risks: manual access control with limited automation risked data breaches, lost customer trust, financial losses and reputational damage, plus policy violation and non-compliance with stringent regulatory and audit requirements.
Poor user experience: manual processes left clear scope to improve turnaround times, operational efficiency and user experience.
Lack of agility and data-driven insights: limited automation and analytics constrained informed, real-time access-governance decisions and rapid response to market changes.
// The solution · highlights
Leveraged a Converged IAM model emphasizing secure, automated and compliant identity-lifecycle processes aligned with complementary domains (Privileged Access Management and Access Management).
Implemented Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud - a modern, cloud-native SaaS platform - in a phased manner for incremental value delivery.
Phase 1, Foundation Setup: core platform configuration with integrations to Workday, Active Directory, Office 365 and ServiceNow (ITSM ticketing).
Phase 2, SOX-Critical Application Onboarding: nineteen SOX-critical applications onboarded, with governance controls and access-certification workflows established.
Phase 3, Business-Critical Expansion: thirty-four additional business-critical applications onboarded, extending governance and automation across the application landscape.
Applied industry best practices via Saviynt OOTB functionality, deployed analytics for insight into access-risk patterns and compliance gaps, ran integrated access-certification campaigns (application owners, entitlement owners, service accounts, user managers), and deployed Role-Based Access Control to automate provisioning and deprovisioning.
// Outcome & benefits
Enhanced and streamlined user experience across identity-lifecycle events.
Increased operational efficiency with automation and reduced human intervention.
Improved security posture and regulatory compliance, including SOX controls.
Accelerated onboarding and offboarding for employees and contractors.
A standardized, scalable IGA solution capable of supporting future growth.
Strong synergy between bank and Inspira teams, enabling seamless application integrations and enhanced customer confidence.
// By the numbers · ROI
Cost reduction: automation lowered the cost per incident handled and deferred hiring of additional L1 analysts.
Operational efficiency: time saved meant more value-added work, reduced burnout and improved job satisfaction.
Risk mitigation: avoidance of major incident costs - potentially USD 100,000 to USD 1 million per breach.
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