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Gap program model

A working structure for turning fintech control findings into owned, verified closure—not endless tracker theatre.

Remediation programs succeed when intake, ownership, sequencing, and evidence rules are agreed before the next exam cycle. This page is the model we use with Hong Kong–licensed fintechs and payment institutions when we audit—or help design—gap closure work.

01

Intake every finding source

Internal audit, supervisor letters, partner questionnaires, and self-identified issues feed one register. Duplicate tickets are merged; severity definitions are written once so “high” means the same thing across forums.

02

Name owners who can change the control

Each item needs an accountable executive, a delivery owner with change rights, and an evidence custodian. Ambiguous “Compliance” ownership is treated as a program defect, not a naming preference.

03

Sequence by residual risk and dependency

Work is ordered so upstream data, access, and process fixes land before reporting cosmetics. Steering packs show the sequence—not only aging charts—so medium items that unblock critical ones stay visible.

04

Verify closure before celebrating green

Closed status requires re-performance evidence, not a status flip. Sampled verification and reopen rules keep dashboards honest between formal audits.

What we look for in a program audit

  • Single register covering agreed finding sources and review period
  • Severity and residual-risk criteria applied consistently
  • Escalation for overdue critical items with decision rights
  • Artefacts that would survive a regulatory or partner walkthrough

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