Cloud-Native Risk Management: FIS Launches Risk Suite on AWS

FIS has launched its Enterprise Risk Suite on Amazon Web Services (AWS), marking a shift in how financial institutions deploy and maintain risk management systems. 

The move reflects growing demand for cloud-native infrastructure that can support real-time risk monitoring without interrupting operations.

Upgrading risk software has long posed a challenge for banks and financial firms, often forcing them to choose between system continuity and access to the latest capabilities. 

By moving the Enterprise Risk Suite to AWS, FIS is aiming to eliminate that trade-off through continuous delivery and automatic updates.

Continuous delivery model

The platform is delivered through a CI/CD model, allowing FIS to manage updates on behalf of clients. 

This ensures firms are always running the latest version of the software without needing to pause operations or divert internal resources.

For institutions operating in volatile and tightly regulated markets, this approach addresses a key operational pain point. Rather than scheduling costly and disruptive upgrades, firms can maintain compliance and performance while staying current with evolving risk tools.

Andrés Choussy, President of the Capital Markets at FIS notes: “The move to a cloud-native architecture on AWS showcases our commitment to unlock financial technology across the money lifecycle, and removes the trade-off between staying current and staying operational. 

“Our clients can now run the latest, most powerful version of Enterprise Risk Suite at all times, while scaling their risk infrastructure dynamically to meet whatever the market demands. 

“This modern framework combined with comprehensive risk coverage enables smarter, faster and more capital-efficient risk management decisions that drive revenue growth.”

Scalable cloud architecture

The Enterprise Risk Suite is built on a microservices-based architecture, enabling firms to scale their infrastructure in line with demand. This allows institutions to process higher volumes of risk calculations without compromising performance.

Furthermore, the feature of burst computing provides instant access to extra processing power for handling large calculations or peak workloads, eliminating the need for clients to maintain expensive on-premise hardware.

The launch also builds on FIS’ standing in the Chartis Credit Risk Management Systems report, where it was named a Category Leader across all quadrants. This recognition underscores the platform’s capabilities across both market and credit risk functions.

AWS partnership

The collaboration with AWS reflects a broader industry shift towards cloud providers as critical infrastructure partners in financial services. By hosting the platform on AWS, FIS can offer clients global scalability, resilience and access to advanced computing resources.

John Kain, Head of Financial Services Market Development, Amazon Web Services explains: “Financial institutions need risk management infrastructure that keeps pace with market volatility without sacrificing operational continuity. 

“By deploying Enterprise Risk Suite on AWS, FIS is delivering exactly that – a cloud-native platform that gives clients continuous access to the latest capabilities, elastic compute power for peak workloads and the scalability to grow without the burden of legacy upgrade cycles. 

“We're proud to support FIS in transforming how the insurance industry manages risk."

The role of cloud infrastructure in enabling financial institutions to respond more quickly to changing market conditions, while maintaining system reliability and performance.