BearingPoint GRC Study 2025

Dr. Heiko Klarl

Why IAM and GRC Are Converging Faster Than Ever

The European GRC market is evolving rapidly. Increasing regulatory pressure, complex supply chains, and rising cyber threats are pushing organizations to rethink how governance, risk and compliance are implemented at scale.

The BearingPoint GRC Study 2025 provides a comprehensive overview of this landscape. We are proud that Nexis is included among the European champions, with NEXIS QSEC recognized for its functional depth and enterprise focus.

What the study makes clear

The study highlights several trends that are highly relevant for large and regulated organizations:

• GRC solutions must cover a broad functional scope, from information security and risk management to third party risk and DORA
• Language coverage and flexibility are no longer optional, they are prerequisites for enterprise adoption
• Modular approaches dominate, as organizations tailor GRC capabilities to their specific regulatory and organizational needs

These findings confirm what we see across customer projects in finance, insurance and other regulated industries.

The convergence of IAM and GRC

One key development stands out clearly: historically separated domains such as Identity and Access Management and Governance, Risk and Compliance are converging.

Enterprise risk management and third party risk management increasingly depend on identity data:

• Who has access to critical systems
• Which external parties are connected
• Where segregation of duties violations or toxic combinations exist

This is exactly where Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms come into play. By unifying identity, access and risk data, IVIP closes long standing visibility gaps and enables consistent governance across IAM and GRC.

Where NEXIS QSEC fits in

As part of the NEXIS Platform, NEXIS QSEC addresses these challenges by:

• Providing deep GRC functionality aligned with European regulatory requirements
• Integrating seamlessly with IAM and IGA data sources
• Enabling a unified control plane for risk, compliance and identity driven governance

The inclusion in the BearingPoint study reinforces our strategic direction and our focus on enterprise ready GRC.

📄 Download the BearingPoint GRC Study 2025 here