The Architecture Of Trust: Enabling Modern FRAML Operations With Hybrid And Cloud-Native Approaches

Forrester Opportunity Snapshot

Banks in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region can use hybrid cloud and cloud-native approaches to balance innovation and prevent modern fraud and anti-money laundering operations (FRAML). APAC banks face a rising volume of coordinated cross-channel threats that can evade detection by existing FRAML systems. At the same time, regulators expect real-time, integrated, and auditable controls. 

Traditional environments, often built on a separate and inflexible infrastructure, are no longer sufficient. Modernizing FRAML operations goes beyond adopting advanced detection models or layering on new tools. It requires a fundamental change in architecture, starting with data interoperability, deployment flexibility, scalability, and security.

This Forrester Consulting study* highlights how hybrid cloud and cloud-native strategies help banks match on-premise workloads to the appropriate environment, while bringing agility and scalability to systems that are unable to move to a public cloud.

Read this study to further understand:

• The modernization of APAC banks through architectural strategies that balance agility and control.
• The data and architectural challenges that hinder FRAML operations.
• Recommendations for using hybrid cloud and cloud-native on-premise strategies together for modernization while meeting regulatory requirements.
   

* The Architecture Of Trust: Enabling Modern FRAML Operations With Hybrid And Cloud-Native Approaches, a commissioned Opportunity Snapshot conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Red Hat, September 2025.