Sarbanes-Oxley compliance may be a burden, but it’s helping some companies improve operations at v

To hear many company executives tell it, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been a monumental burden, sucking up time and resources without making their businesses more competitive. “The cost has been overbearing,” says Chris McWilton, CFO at the charge-card company with $2.6 billion in revenue. But MasterCard is trying to get something back from that investment.