Smarsh Appoints Vinay Mehta As Chief Technology Officer

Accomplished CTO and CIO has extensive experience making impact across market-leading, global organizations Seasoned leader focused on optimizing investment in communications intelligence and risk management technology for wealth management and financial services customers PORTLAND, Ore. (June 7, 2023) – Smarsh, the global leader in digital communications compliance and intelligence, today announced the appointment of Vinay Mehta as […]

Sheldon Cummings Joins Smarsh as General Manager of Corporate Business Unit that Includes Registered Investment Advisory Firms and Broker-Dealers

Cummings’ addition comes as these core customer segments continue to confront growing regulatory and compliance pressures due to the post-pandemic explosion of digital messaging The former Mailchimp COO and Intuit sales leader has a track record of delivering outcomes for similarly sized companies in other industries PORTLAND, Ore. (March 14, 2023) – Smarsh, the global leader in […]

Smarsh Announces New Chief Financial Officer and Chief People & Diversity Officer to Help Scale Fast-Growing SaaS RegTech Leader

Former Veeam Software and American Express executives will help Smarsh meet the evolving, sophisticated needs of customers as the digital communications landscape and RegTech environment continue to evolve PORTLAND, Ore. (November 29, 2022) – Smarsh, a global leader in digital communications compliance and intelligence, today announced the appointment of Mike Cagle as Chief Financial Officer and Leander LeSure as Chief People […]

What’s the Difference Between Cybersecurity and Cyber Compliance?

This post was initially published by Smarsh. Many people in the financial services industry understandably think “cybersecurity” and “cyber compliance” are interchangeable terms that mean the same thing. However, cybersecurity and cyber compliance are distinctly different and describe different — but equally important — concepts. As regulators increasingly emphasize cybersecurity risk management, it’s important for firms […]

Smarsh Names Kim Crawford Goodman Chief Executive Officer

Goodman Draws Upon Over 25 Years of Successful Leadership in Some of the Most Impactful Brands in Financial Services and Technology Industries; Will Oversee Global Growth Amidst Increased Market Demand NEW YORK (June 9, 2022) – Smarsh, the global leader in digital communications compliance and intelligence, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Kim […]

How to Navigate Compliance During Your Skype to Teams Migration

This post was originally published by Smarsh. On July 31, 2021, Microsoft will finalize its end-of-life (EOL) program for Skype for Business Online, offering the Microsoft Teams collaboration and conferencing platform as the improved alternative. Teams enables distributed workforces to collaborate on documents, chat, meet virtually and, most importantly, stay connected. As the workplace has […]

Forbes: Why Remote Work Is Here To Stay

Steve Marsh is the Founder and Chairman of Smarsh, a leader in the enterprise information archiving industry. Although Covid-19 vaccines could become widely available to the public as soon as the second quarter of this year, business leaders must understand that remote work is here to stay. Indeed, not only will some Americans continue to feel […]

How Zoom + Smarsh Helps Financial Firms Maintain Work-from-Home Compliance

This post was originally published by Marianna Shafir at Smarsh. For companies in financial services, working from home during this crisis while staying compliant can be challenging. Whether it’s a broker-dealer shifting from a traditional office setting, an investment advisor looking to virtually meet with a client, or a bank conducting loan interviews over video […]

Compliance and Technology: 4 Key Takeaways From a Supervision Survey of Industry Professionals

This post was originally published by Smarsh.  FINRA and SEC-regulated industries are required to review business-related electronic correspondence to ensure compliance. However, there aren’t standardized supervisory procedures as the methods are left up to the firms and businesses. Smarsh recently conducted a joint survey with Elinphant, a financial services risk management and compliance consulting firm, […]

To Zoom or Not to Zoom: Addressing a Crucial Cybersecurity Question

This post was originally published by Sid Yenamandra at Smarsh. Eight tips to help advisors balance between security and convenience with Zoom Though shelter-in-place orders and working from home have become the new normal, the reality is that most businesses are not prepared to protect their employees and their devices from cyber criminals in a […]

Stay-at-Home Workforce: The Practitioner Perspective

This post was originally published by Robert Cruz at Smarsh. As we all plunge further into the world of remote work, we continue to hear from companies that are all over the map regarding their readiness and level of comfort with this new reality. They want to understand the implications an ongoing virtual working scenario is […]

Smarsh Joins Microsoft’s One Commercial Partner Program to Help Financial Services Organizations Leverage Microsoft Azure and Deploy Microsoft Teams

PORTLAND, April 2, 2020 – Smarsh®, helping customers get ahead – and stay ahead – of the risk within their electronic communications, today announced it was selected by Microsoft as a member of its One Commercial Partner (OCP) program. With co-sell ready status for the Enterprise Archive, Smarsh will work with Microsoft to grow the Microsoft Azure footprint […]