The nature and complexities of crises in the financial market is gradually increasing, posing significant challenges, especially for large multinational banks, in managing risks and negotiating through a crisis successfully. Moreover, financial institutions must comply with strict regulations around risk management laid down by global financial regulators. Architects must harness various new technologies, such as big data, to help them build a next-generation architecture that complies with their enterprise’s business, IT, and external regulator needs. This Executive Update draws from my experience in developing, implementing, and governing the enterprise architecture for risk management for a large British multinational bank by leveraging big data technology.