The banking industry has undergone significant and historic change since the financial crisis of 2008. The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created heightened expectations and new regulations for financial institutions.

This, in turn, has created the need for additional levels of oversight within the financial institution itself. However, it isn’t just financial institutions that are feeling the impact. Third party service providers of financial institutions, including armored carriers, are being impacted as well.

Historically, by outsourcing cash vault operations to CIT companies, financial institutions were able to pass along many of their risks and cost burdens. Today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) makes clear that banks are expected to practice effective risk management “whether the bank performs the activity internally or through a third party” and goes on to say that “A bank’s use of third parties does not diminish the responsibility of its board of directors and senior management to ensure that the activity is performed in a safe and sound manner in compliance with applicable laws.”

Furthermore, the OCC has identified significant potential for gaps in risk mitigation and compliance, which has brought more focus on auditing procedures. … Continue reading