Single Point of Failure

Single Point of Failure — A component whose failure can stop a wider system because no adequate alternative path exists.

Why Single Point of Failure matters in finance

Identifying such dependencies is central to resilient financial architecture.

Security is also a market-infrastructure question

In financial services, single point of failure 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.