🎥 Piet explains in two minutes how Ruler was founded, what financial institutions need, and why the partnership with CERRIX is the missing link.
It started with a spreadsheet
Financial institutions came to Ruler, then still a consultancy, with a clear problem: legislation and regulation were growing faster than they could keep up with. The volume of Dutch and European regulation had become overwhelming.
The solution at the time? A spreadsheet. Filled law by law, article by article, clause by clause. It worked, until new legislation came along. And then more new legislation. And the process started all over again.
No suitable software available in the market
When existing software failed to offer what financial institutions needed, Ruler was founded. Today, the platform automatically monitors hundreds of regulatory sources, DNB, AFM, ESMA, EIOPA and more. The moment something changes, compliance teams are alerted immediately, within a structured legal framework tailored to their type of organisation.
After more than a decade of development, Ruler has grown into the platform Piet was looking for back then but couldn’t find.
“Knowing what the rules are is only the first step. The harder question is: what do you do about it?”
This is where Piet touches on something many compliance teams recognise. Regulatory monitoring is one thing. But then the real work begins: managing risks, assigning actions, testing controls, and demonstrating that your organisation is genuinely in control.
That second part is exactly what CERRIX is built for.
From insight to demonstrable compliance
CERRIX provides the GRC platform that takes compliance from insight to execution, risks, controls, audits, and all four lines of governance in one environment. Where Ruler delivers the regulatory intelligence, CERRIX handles the operational reality of managing it.
“Together, it’s a complete picture, from the moment a regulation changes, all the way through to demonstrable compliance.”
Voor bestuurders en compliance professionals bij gereguleerde organisaties betekent dit: geen losse tools meer die los van elkaar werken. Maar een aaneengesloten keten, van het moment dat een regel wijzigt tot het moment dat je kunt aantonen dat je er aan voldoet.
Why this matters now
Regulation is becoming more complex, not simpler. Pressure on financial institutions from DNB, AFM and European supervisors continues to increase. At the same time, regulators increasingly expect organisations not only to be compliant, but to be able to demonstrate it.
The combination of Ruler and CERRIX is built for exactly that reality.
Curious about how Ruler and CERRIX work together in practice? Request a demo and find out what it means for your organisation.