IBM Promontory

About

IBM Promontory is a regulatory, risk-management and governance consultancy that is part of IBM's consulting business. It works with boards, senior executives and risk leaders on risk, compliance and governance frameworks, combining the experience of former regulators with IBM technology. Its stated capabilities include financial crime prevention across AML, KYC and fraud, enterprise risk management, corporate governance and responsibility regimes, regulatory remediation and assurance, and quantitative risk, including model risk management and AI model validation. Tools it has developed include the Geographic Risk Insight tool, which provides risk ratings for 282 jurisdictions for use in KYC, transaction monitoring and enterprise risk assessments. Its published experts include a Head of Promontory UK and a practice leader for Australia and New Zealand, and its insights cover topics such as the GENIUS Act, DORA and the governance of agentic AI.