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Com­pli­ance Soft­ware
for Banks

Cent­rally manage ob­lig­a­tions
identi­fy risks early
and quickly provide doc­u­ment­a­tion
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Com­pli­ance Man­age­ment in Banks: Key Tasks in a Single Suite

Private banks, savings banks, co­oper­at­ive banks, and de­vel­op­ment banks must — de­pend­ing on the type of in­sti­tu­tion and its busi­ness model — trans­late rel­ev­ant re­quire­ments from reg­u­la­tions such as MaRisk, DORA, GwG, and WpHG into clear re­spons­ib­il­it­ies, meas­ures, and sup­port­ing doc­u­ment­a­tion. If guidelines, risk ana­lyses, and in­form­a­tion se­cur­ity tasks are managed in sep­ar­ate systems and spread­sheets, this leads to du­plic­a­tion of effort and gaps in doc­u­ment­a­tion.

With the otris com­pli­ance SUITE, you can manage key com­pli­ance and gov­ernance tasks within a single, in­teg­rated solu­tion. Policies, risks, reg­u­lat­ory ob­lig­a­tions, whis­tleblower reports, and in­form­a­tion se­cur­ity can be handled in a struc­tured manner and doc­u­mented in a trace­able way.

Get the big picture
Cent­ral­ize com­pli­ance ob­lig­a­tions, guidelines, and doc­u­ment­a­tion, and manage them trans­par­ently across de­part­ments.

Manage Risks
Track terms, con­trols, and meas­ures in a struc­tured manner to identi­fy the need for action early on.

Reduce effort
Auto­mate follow-ups and ap­provals, and reuse in­form­a­tion for reports and audits.

Why Fin­an­cial In­sti­tu­tions Should Cent­ral­ize Com­pli­ance Tasks

Fin­an­cial in­sti­tu­tions are subject to par­tic­u­larly rig­or­ous su­per­vi­sion. If reg­u­lat­ory re­quire­ments are handled using email, file storage systems, and sep­ar­ate, stan­dalone tools, gaps can quickly arise: policies become out­dated without anyone no­ti­cing, con­trols cannot be fully doc­u­mented, and re­port­ing dead­lines are over­looked. In an audit con­duc­ted pur­su­ant to Section 44 of the German Banking Act (KWG), such weak­nesses can lead to find­ings and the need for reg­u­lat­ory action.

The otris com­pli­ance SUITE provides the ne­ces­sary struc­ture. It in­teg­rates the work of com­pli­ance of­ficers, in­form­a­tion se­cur­ity of­ficers, and the in­tern­al re­port­ing office into a single solu­tion—with clearly defined roles, auto­mat­ic follow-up re­mind­ers, and trace­able records of actions taken and pro­cessing steps.

What com­pli­ance tasks does the otris com­pli­ance SUITE support in banks?

The otris com­pli­ance SUITE in­teg­rates stan­dalone spe­cial­ist solu­tions onto a common plat­form. You select the ap­plic­a­tions that are rel­ev­ant to your in­sti­tu­tion and add others as needed. All spe­cial­ist solu­tions use the same data­base as well as a uniform set of per­mis­sions, work­flows, and audit trail logic.

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Make the guidelines man­dat­ory

The com­pli­ance manual, code of conduct, and work in­struc­tions are de­veloped through stand­ard­ized draft­ing and Ap­prov­al pro­cesses. You dis­trib­ute new ver­sions to spe­cif­ic re­cip­i­ents, obtain ac­know­ledg­ments of receipt, and identi­fy out­stand­ing ac­know­ledg­ments in your reports.

About the spe­cial­ist solu­tion: otris policy

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Sys­tem­at­ic­ally Rate Risks

Com­pli­ance and risk ana­lyses guide you through the process—from iden­ti­fic­a­tion and Rating based on your own cri­ter­ia to the im­ple­ment­a­tion of cor­rect­ive actions. Follow-up re­mind­ers and dash­boards provide trans­par­ency re­gard­ing risks, pro­cessing status, and pro­gress.

About the spe­cial­ist solu­tion: otris risk

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Clearly Assign Re­spons­ib­il­it­ies

You can cent­rally record re­quire­ments from MaRisk, KWG, GwG, and DORA and assign them to the ap­pro­pri­ate per­son­nel. By linking them to policies, con­trols, and meas­ures, the spe­cif­ic im­ple­ment­a­tion remains trace­able at all times.

About the spe­cial­ist solu­tion: otris re­gister

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Struc­tur­ing In­form­a­tion Se­cur­ity

With clear pro­cesses, you can es­tab­lish an ISMS based on ISO 27001. Assets, pro­tec­tion re­quire­ments, risks, in­cid­ents, meas­ures, and audits are doc­u­mented in a struc­tured manner; DORA-rel­ev­ant ICT risks remain trace­able.

About the spe­cial­ist solu­tion: otris ISMS

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Process Reports Safely

You operate the in­tern­al re­port­ing system with a secure re­port­ing channel, an­onym­ous com­mu­nic­a­tion, and timely case pro­cessing. Reports, in­quir­ies, actions, and pro­cessing steps are doc­u­mented in a trace­able manner.

About the spe­cial­ist solu­tion: otris whis­tleblower

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Care­fully Eval­u­ate Service Pro­viders

You clas­si­fy service pro­viders based on risk cri­ter­ia, assess them using ques­tion­naires, and track actions and terms. In this way, you support out­sourcing and third-party man­age­ment in the context of MaRisk and DORA.

About the spe­cial­ist solu­tion: otris di­li­gence

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With the otris com­pli­ance SUITE, banks can manage com­pli­ance tasks in a struc­tured and trace­able manner. The soft­ware is de­veloped in Germany and is avail­able either as SaaS hosted in German data centers or for op­er­a­tion within the bank’s own in­fra­struc­ture.

7 Be­ne­fits of the otris com­pli­ance SUITE for Fin­an­cial In­sti­tu­tions

Key Com­pli­ance Topics on a Single Plat­form

The com­pli­ance func­tion, anti-money laun­der­ing unit, in­form­a­tion se­cur­ity team, and in­tern­al re­port­ing office all operate on a shared data­base. Re­spons­ib­il­it­ies, meas­ures, and sup­port­ing doc­u­ment­a­tion can be linked across de­part­ments. This reduces du­plic­ate data entry and ensures con­sist­ent in­form­a­tion.

Quickly Provide Proof of Exams Taken

Ap­provals, con­trols, meas­ures, and pro­cessing steps are doc­u­mented in a trace­able manner. During in­tern­al and ex­tern­al audits—such as those con­duc­ted under Section 44 of the German Banking Act (KWG)—rel­ev­ant context and sup­port­ing doc­u­ment­a­tion are avail­able more quickly.

Focus on ICT Risks and Third Parties

DORA sets re­quire­ments for ICT risk man­age­ment, the hand­ling of ICT-related in­cid­ents, and the man­age­ment of third-party ICT risks. With otris ISMS, you can manage risks, in­cid­ents, and cor­rect­ive actions; otris di­li­gence sup­ports risk-based audits of service pro­viders and the track­ing of cor­rect­ive actions.

Operate the in­tern­al re­port­ing system re­li­ably

With otris whis­tleblower, you can receive reports through a secure re­port­ing channel, enable an­onym­ous com­mu­nic­a­tion, and track feed­back, terms, and follow-up actions in a trans­par­ent manner. This helps ensure that reports are pro­cessed in ac­cord­ance with the Whis­tleblower Pro­tec­tion Act.

Com­mu­nic­ate Policies in a Veri­fi­able Manner

With otris policy, you can create and approve new ver­sions through stand­ard­ized pro­cesses. You can dis­trib­ute policies to spe­cif­ic re­cip­i­ents, collect ac­know­ledg­ments of receipt, and use the re­port­ing feature to see which ac­know­ledg­ments are still pending.

Choose the Right Busi­ness Model

The soft­ware is de­veloped by otris in Germany. For de­ploy­ment, you can choose between SaaS in ISO 27001-cer­ti­fied data centers in Germany and on-premises in your own in­fra­struc­ture.

Using AI in a Con­trolled Manner

otris copilot assists with the ana­lys­is, re­search, and clas­si­fic­a­tion of risk-related content. You decide on the AI pro­vider, model, and loc­a­tion of op­er­a­tion; the tech­nic­al de­cisions remain with the data con­trol­lers.

Expand and Combine—Your Options with the otris Plat­form

Combine the otris com­pli­ance SUITE with spe­cial­ist solu­tions from the otris legal SUITE and the otris privacy SUITE as needed. This allows you to in­teg­rate com­pli­ance pro­cesses with related legal and data pro­tec­tion tasks. The shared plat­form ensures con­sist­ent user logic, end-to-end per­mis­sions, and work­flows, and enables tar­geted ex­ten­sions tailored to your re­quire­ments.

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Con­tract man­age­ment

Se­cur­ity and ef­fi­ciency over the entire con­tract life cycle.

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Legal matter man­age­ment

Com­pre­hens­ive in­form­a­tion in every legal matter.

To the product world

Con­tract man­age­ment

Se­cur­ity and ef­fi­ciency over the entire con­tract life cycle.

Fre­quently Asked Ques­tions About Com­pli­ance Soft­ware for Banks

What sets com­pli­ance soft­ware for banks apart?

Com­pli­ance soft­ware for banks helps fin­an­cial in­sti­tu­tions manage key com­pli­ance and gov­ernance tasks in a struc­tured manner. These include, for example, policies, risk ana­lyses, reg­u­lat­ory ob­lig­a­tions, whis­tleblower reports, and in­form­a­tion se­cur­ity. Clear re­spons­ib­il­it­ies, stand­ard­ized pro­cesses, and veri­fi­able doc­u­ment­a­tion for in­tern­al and ex­tern­al audits are crucial.

Does the Otris soft­ware replace a money laun­der­ing or trans­ac­tion mon­it­or­ing system?

No. The otris com­pli­ance SUITE does not offer trans­ac­tion mon­it­or­ing or sanc­tions list screen­ing. It sup­ple­ments ex­ist­ing anti-money laun­der­ing and banking systems by adding a gov­ernance and com­pli­ance doc­u­ment­a­tion layer—for example, through risk ana­lyses, policies, re­spons­ib­il­it­ies, meas­ures, and trans­par­ently doc­u­mented pro­cessing pro­ced­ures.

How does otris support MaRisk and DORA?

For MaRisk, reg­u­lat­ory re­quire­ments can be linked to data con­trol­lers, guidelines, con­trols, and meas­ures and doc­u­mented in a trace­able manner. In the context of DORA, otris ISMS sup­ports the man­age­ment of ICT risks, in­cid­ents, and meas­ures. With otris di­li­gence, service pro­viders can be as­sessed on a risk-based basis, and meas­ures and terms can be tracked. DORA ad­dresses both ICT risk man­age­ment and the man­age­ment of third-party ICT risks.

Where is the data hosted, and how is it pro­tec­ted?

In a SaaS de­ploy­ment, hosting takes place in ISO 27001-cer­ti­fied data centers in Germany. Role-based access con­trols, logging, en­cryp­tion, and regular se­cur­ity audits help protect sens­it­ive data. Al­tern­at­ively, the soft­ware can be op­er­ated on-premises within the cus­tom­er’s own IT in­fra­struc­ture.

Can the otris com­pli­ance SUITE be in­teg­rated with ex­ist­ing banking systems?

Yes. The spe­cial­ist solu­tions are based on the common doc­u­ment­sOS plat­form and can be in­teg­rated into ex­ist­ing system land­scapes via stand­ard­ized in­ter­faces, such as REST or CSV. This allows for the in­teg­ra­tion of master data, au­then­tic­a­tion, and re­port­ing systems, among other things. Single sign-on is also avail­able, de­pend­ing on the edition.

otris: Your Partner for Com­pli­ance and Gov­ernance Since 1998

Since 1998, otris has been de­vel­op­ing soft­ware solu­tions for legal, com­pli­ance, and data pro­tec­tion —with in-house de­vel­op­ment in Germany and SaaS op­er­a­tions in German data centers. The otris com­pli­ance SUITE helps com­pan­ies manage policies, risks, reg­u­lat­ory ob­lig­a­tions, and doc­u­ment­a­tion in a struc­tured manner.

At otris , you’ll have ded­ic­ated points of contact, expert advice on an equal footing, and soft­ware that’s been proven in nu­mer­ous com­pan­ies—soft­ware that can be cus­tom­ized and ex­pan­ded in a modular way to meet your needs.

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