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Tom Pfuhler joined Boston Consulting Group in 2008. He is one of BCG's key experts in risk management in financial services and payments companies and has worked for leading incumbents and new players across geographies. He is a member of BCG's Global Risk & Compliance (R&C) leadership team in charge of risk and compliance for financial institutions in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Africa as well as for payments globally.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • Diploma, business, Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich 
  • Technology Management, Center for Digital Technology & Management, Technical University Munich & Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich 
  • MBA-exchange-in,  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology/ ESSEC Business School Paris 

Publications and Videos

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New Ways to Combat Rising Complexity and Costs: Global ESG, Compliance, and Risk Report 2024

Companies need a holistic strategy to coordinate requirements, clearly define responsibilities, and effectively use advanced technologies.
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Mature Risk Management in Uncertain Times

A BCG study reveals how top-performing companies effectively addressed the risk management challenges of recent crises and what other companies can learn from them.
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Global Payments Report 2023: Investor Scrutiny Provokes a Moment of Truth

With revenue growth slowing and the entire payments stack in flux, leaders cannot stand still. Winners will embrace the new fundamentals of growth and pivot their organizations now.
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The New World of Risk—and What to Do About It

Risk has always outpaced risk management, but the scale, complexity, and interconnectedness of risk today mean that businesses need a new approach.
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Ab in Die Cloud: Warum Die Berechnung Von Handelsrisiken Umziehen Sollte

Advantages the cloud holds for credit institutions for market risks using microservices
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Global Risk 2021: Building a Stronger, Healthier Bank

Banks that fortify their core will emerge from the pandemic fitter and with the financial muscle to be a bulwark for customers and the broader community.
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2020年全球风险报告：银行业自我颠覆正当时

风险、司库与合规有助于银行盈利水平回升。但要想取得成功，除了巩固优势、重新设计核心流程以外，还少不了更广泛的数字化努力。
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Global Risk 2020: It’s Time for Banks to Self-Disrupt

Risk, treasury, and compliance can help banks return to profitability. But success will require digitizing beyond the edges and redesigning core processes.
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Global Risk 2019: Creating a More Digital, Resilient Bank

Outside forces may have dictated the path in the period following the recession period, but today’s banks have an opportunity to lead the way. Those with foresight will recognize that the road to resilience starts with digitization.
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Global Risk 2018: Future-Proofing the Bank Risk Agenda

The global banking recovery has stalled, as competition, disruption, and tougher regulation hurt profits. Banks should transform risk management to directly support business growth.
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Global Risk 2017: Staying the Course in Banking

Nearly a decade after the financial crisis, the global banking industry has largely recovered, but risk management and regulatory compliance remain tall hurdles.
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Asset Managers Face Rising Regulatory Scrutiny

Regulatory scrutiny on asset managers—both independent and bank owned—has increased, and leading firms are trying to understand new trends that affect investors before regulators take action.