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SailPoint IIQ · Banking & Finance

Compliance-grade IAM for a bank

SailPoint IdentityIQ delivering identity governance, regulatory compliance and access management for a leading banking institution.

Client
A leading UAE banking organisation
Sector
Banking & Financial Services
Region
United Arab Emirates
Engagement
SailPoint IdentityIQ implementation & enhancement
Timeline
Implementation + enhancement
SoD
Controls enforced
Compliant
Regulatory-ready
Automated
Certifications
01

The brief

A leading banking institution faced strict regulatory and governance demands on access. Without enforced Segregation of Duties and reliable certification, the bank carried compliance and operational risk across its core applications.

They needed SailPoint IdentityIQ implemented and enhanced to support identity governance, regulatory compliance and access management — with SoD and certification at the centre.

What the client needed
  • Integrate core banking applications into governance.
  • Implement role-based access control.
  • Run access certification campaigns.
  • Enforce Segregation of Duties controls.
  • Customise provisioning workflows to banking processes.
  • Produce governance and compliance reporting.
02

Our approach

Our consultants implemented and enhanced IdentityIQ — integrating banking applications, implementing RBAC, enforcing Segregation of Duties, and running access certification campaigns with governance reporting for regulators.

Provisioning workflows were customised to the bank's processes, with Oracle Database and web services integration underpinning the estate.

03

What we delivered

Banking application integrations

Core banking systems connected into IIQ governance.

RBAC implementation

Access granted by role across the bank.

Access certification campaigns

Regular attestations satisfy regulatory review.

Segregation of Duties controls

Conflicting entitlements are detected and prevented.

Provisioning workflow customisation

Workflows tailored to banking processes.

Governance reporting

Compliance-grade reporting for regulators and audit.

04

How we built it

We integrated banking applications via JDBC, Oracle Database and web services, then implemented RBAC and Segregation of Duties so conflicting access is structurally prevented, not just reviewed after the fact.

Certification campaigns and customised provisioning workflows (with BeanShell) were delivered and enhanced over time, with governance reporting built for regulatory scrutiny.

05

How it works

1

Integrate

Banking applications are connected into IIQ.

2

Model

RBAC and Segregation-of-Duties policy are defined.

3

Provision

Customised workflows grant access by role.

4

Certify

Campaigns attest access for regulators.

5

Report

Governance reporting evidences compliance.

The identity governance layer

In banking, Segregation of Duties is the control that matters most — encoding it into IdentityIQ means conflicting entitlements are prevented structurally, not caught later. RBAC and certification then keep access both correct and provably compliant.

Governance reporting turns all of this into evidence regulators can review, which is what makes the posture defensible.

06

The impact

SoD
Controls enforced
Compliant
Regulatory-ready
Automated
Certifications

Regulatory compliance was strengthened.

Governance controls improved across core applications.

Operational risk was reduced.

Certification processes were automated.

07

Technology stack

Platform
SailPoint IdentityIQ
Directories
Active Directory
Data & integration
Oracle DatabaseJDBCWeb ServicesBeanShell
Governance
RBACSegregation of DutiesCertification campaigns

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