QUICK DEFINITION
Recovery Time Objective — The target maximum period for restoring a service after disruption.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why Recovery Time Objective matters in finance
It converts resilience expectations into a measurable recovery deadline.
FINANCIAL SYSTEM CONTEXT
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In financial services, recovery time objective should be understood in relation to operational continuity, data integrity, payments, market infrastructure and interconnected dependencies. A control can be technically effective while still leaving material resilience risk if critical services cannot continue or recover during disruption.