Practitioner Research & Technical Essays

All research published by Banking On Quantum is independently authored, practitioner-led, and cryptographically verified using Sigstore Cosign signatures.

You Cannot Migrate What You Cannot Enumerate

Why manual cryptographic inventories fail in core banking ledgers, and how automated Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) scanning across CI/CD and network layers prevents blind spots.

Keywords: CycloneDX 1.6, Static Code Analysis, Certificate Transparency, Core Banking
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The 2026 Post-Quantum Security Scorecard: A Board-Level Metric Framework

Translating mathematical lattice cryptography into six quantifiable governance indicators that Non-Executive Directors and Audit Committees can track quarterly.

Keywords: Board Governance, Risk Scorecard, Audit Committee, Fiduciary Duty
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Always-On CIB: Cyber Recovery, Fallback Rails and Quantum-Safe Treasury

Designing high-availability hybrid post-quantum payment tunnels across SWIFT MT/MX and ISO 20022 rails under strict sub-millisecond settlement constraints.

Keywords: SWIFT Rails, ISO 20022, Hybrid TLS 1.3, High Availability
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The Red Team Became a Supervised Supply Chain: DORA TLPT & Cryptography

How European supervisory authorities are auditing third-party cryptographic dependencies under Threat-Led Penetration Testing guidelines.

Keywords: DORA Article 9, TLPT, Red Teaming, Supply Chain Risk
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Open Source, FINOS and the Cloud-Native CIB Stack

How open-source Rust cryptography and zero-dependency microservices are replacing brittle proprietary HSM middleware in global capital markets.

Keywords: FINOS, Rust Cryptography, KyberLib, Zero Dependency
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Reading the Emerging-Technology Risk Horizon for Banks in 2026

A strategic synthesis of the intersection between domain-specific generative AI models, agentic workflows, and post-quantum cryptographic resilience.

Keywords: AI Governance, Emerging Technology, Model Risk Management
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