If you are a compliance lead or risk officer at a fintech organization in Saudi Arabia, this playbook was built for you.
Operating under the regulatory oversight of SAMA and the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA), your organization must maintain continuous service delivery despite disruptions. You are under increasing pressure to formalize business continuity capabilities that meet ISO 22301 standards while aligning with SAMA's BCM Guidelines and the NCA Cybersecurity Framework. Manual development of a compliant program demands extensive coordination across departments, deep technical knowledge of resilience controls, and months of iterative documentation. Regulators now expect documented evidence of testing, executive engagement, and integration with cybersecurity incident response, requirements that are difficult to achieve without structured guidance.
Developing this program internally would require 3 full-time staff over 6 months, coordinating with IT, operations, and legal teams to produce policies, conduct assessments, and compile audit evidence. Alternatively, engaging a Big-4 advisory firm for a comparable BCM implementation typically costs between EUR 120,000 and EUR 180,000. This comprehensive playbook delivers the same rigor and structure at a fraction of the cost: $395.
What you get
| Phase | File Type | Description | Count |
| Foundation | Policy Templates | Customizable BCM policy, scope statement, and management commitment letter aligned with ISO 22301 and SAMA expectations | 3 |
| Assessment | Domain Assessments | 7 standardized assessments covering people, technology, data, facilities, suppliers, governance, and cybersecurity, each with 30 targeted questions | 7 |
| Analysis | Workbooks | Business Impact Analysis (BIA) workbook for payment processing systems, including RTO and RPO determination, dependency mapping, and critical function scoring | 1 |
| Planning | Response & Recovery Plans | Incident declaration protocol, crisis communication templates, emergency response checklists, and recovery playbooks for core fintech services | 12 |
| Implementation | RACI & WBS Templates | Role accountability matrices and work breakdown structures for BCM program rollout, testing, and maintenance | 4 |
| Evidence | Evidence Collection Runbook | Step-by-step guide to gathering and organizing records required for internal audits and SAMA reviews, including version control and retention rules | 1 |
| Validation | Testing & Audit Prep | Test scenarios, drill schedules, audit response playbook, nonconformance tracking log, and management review agenda | 15 |
| Alignment | Cross-Framework Mappings | Detailed control mappings between ISO 22301, SAMA BCM Guidelines, and NCA Cybersecurity Framework domains | 1 |
| Governance | Program Management | BCM steering committee charter, KPI dashboard, training plan, and continuous improvement workflow | 21 |
Domain assessments
Each of the 7 domain assessments contains 30 structured questions designed to evaluate resilience maturity and identify gaps in alignment with ISO 22301 and regulatory requirements.
- People & Skills: Evaluates availability of trained personnel, succession planning, and emergency role assignments during disruption.
- Technology Infrastructure: Assesses redundancy, failover capability, and recovery time objectives for core fintech systems.
- Data Integrity & Availability: Reviews backup frequency, data replication, encryption, and offsite storage compliance.
- Facilities & Physical Access: Examines alternate site readiness, environmental controls, and physical security during incidents.
- Third-Party Suppliers: Analyzes contractual obligations, SLAs, and continuity planning for critical vendors and cloud providers.
- Governance & Oversight: Tests executive involvement, policy review cycles, and alignment with corporate risk appetite.
- Cybersecurity Integration: Measures coordination between incident response and business continuity teams during cyber events.
What this saves you
| Activity | Time with Playbook | Time Without Playbook |
| Develop BCM policy and scope | 2 days | 18 days |
| Conduct BIA for payment systems | 3 days | 21 days |
| Map controls to SAMA and NCA | 1 day | 14 days |
| Prepare audit evidence package | 2 days | 25 days |
| Develop incident response playbooks | 4 days | 30 days |
| Total Estimated Time Saved | 108 days |
Who this is for
- Compliance managers at licensed fintech firms required to meet SAMA BCM obligations
- Risk officers responsible for enterprise resilience planning in financial technology environments
- Information security leads integrating BCM with cyber incident response
- Operations directors overseeing service continuity for payment, lending, or digital wallet platforms
- Internal auditors validating BCM program effectiveness against ISO 22301
- Legal and governance teams ensuring regulatory documentation standards are met
- Consultants supporting fintech clients with regulatory readiness in Saudi Arabia
Cross-framework mappings
This playbook includes explicit control mappings across the following frameworks to eliminate redundant work and ensure consistent implementation:
- ISO 22301:2019 , Business Continuity Management Systems
- SAMA BCM Guidelines for Financial Institutions
- NCA Cybersecurity Framework , Version 2.1
What is NOT in this product
- Custom consulting or direct support from the seller
- Onsite training, workshops, or facilitated assessments
- Automated software tools or GRC platform integration
- Legal advice or regulatory interpretation services
- Industry-specific BIA templates beyond payment processing systems
- Translation into Arabic or other languages
- Hosting, cloud storage, or document management solutions
Lifetime access and satisfaction guarantee
You receive permanent access to all 64 files with no subscription, no login portal, and no recurring fees. The files are delivered in standard formats (DOCX, XLSX, PDF) for immediate use. If this playbook does not save your team at least 100 hours of manual compliance work, email us for a full refund. No questions, no friction.
About the seller
The creator has spent 25 years developing compliance frameworks for regulated industries worldwide. They have analyzed 692 regulatory and standards frameworks and built 819,000+ cross-framework mappings to streamline implementation. Their materials are used by over 40,000 practitioners across 160 countries, focusing on practical, audit-ready solutions for complex regulatory environments.>
