Information governance in the banking industry

As a consequence of explosive growth in the amount of information generated, stored, accessed, and used by organizations, the concept of Information Governance (IG) is becoming important in the information systems management profession. The paper focuses on information governance in the banking industry. It involves a study of thirteen banks in three countries, all with highly developed financial systems: Brazil, Hong Kong (SAR of China) and the United States. In addition to reporting on the perceived need for IG in today´s banks, the study proposes and verifies the possibilities of an information governance framework (IGF) with banking industry executives.