May 4, 2026

Can banks extend TPRM to cover open finance risk?

Short answer

Vendor TPRM isn't enough. Open finance needs chain mapping, dynamic accreditation, continuous monitoring, and liability allocation.

Key takeaways

  • TPRM stays in place for vendor management; it isn't replaced.
  • Open finance adds continuous, multi-party risk that a periodic, vendor-focused review wasn't built to catch.
  • Banks need complementary practices: chain mapping, dynamic accreditation, continuous monitoring, automated risk assessment and liability allocation.
  • Liability should be routed to the responsible participant, not default to whoever holds the customer relationship.

TPRM stays in place for vendor management, but it isn't enough for open finance, where risk is continuous across a multi-party chain. Banks need complementary practices alongside it: map the chain, accredit every participant, monitor in real time, and route liability to whoever is responsible when something fails.
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The open finance risk framework

  1. Map the open finance chain: Establish and maintain visibility into who is connected to whom across the network – the intermediaries, sub-processors, and third-party providers behind each relationship – since liability can't be routed to a party a bank doesn't know exists.
  2. Dynamic accreditation: Instantly verify the regulatory permissions, technical setups, and security postures of incoming third-party providers, rather than running a static, manual review for each one.
  3. Continuous network monitoring: Track API usage patterns, security anomalies, and compliance status on an ongoing basis, rather than at scheduled intervals.
  4. Automated risk assessment: Flag risk score changes that breach risk appetite in near real-time, so exceptions surface as they occur.
  5. Liability allocation: Ensure that when operational failures occur, accountability and financial liability are dynamically routed to the responsible participant, rather than defaulting to whoever holds the customer relationship.
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About Invela

Invela is the infrastructure layer that makes open finance trustworthy – accrediting who's in the network, monitoring risk in real time, and ensuring liability lands in the right place.

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Louise Beaumont
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Head of Marketing, Communications & Design

Louise Beaumont leads marketing, communications and design at Invela, with 30+ years in tech and fintech and 15+ in open banking and open finance.

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