● UK · EU — Regulated fintech & energy Certifications delivered: ISO 27001 · PCI DSS v4 · DORA

Insights

Board-level security writing

Pillar articles + cluster posts. Specific moments, not generic problems. Written for CISOs, CTOs, COOs, and board directors at regulated fintech operators.

Pillar · 20 April 2026

AI Security Guardrails for Fintech

Ship AI agents in regulated fintech with practical guardrails: the 3-layer framework, model-risk register, and board-ready evidence for approval.

Read
Pillar · 20 April 2026

DORA Readiness for Fintech

DORA readiness for fintech: move from policy-only compliance to operational proof with a 5-tier model, ICT register discipline, and tested incident reporting.

Read
Pillar · 20 April 2026

vCISO vs Fractional CISO vs BISO

Compare vCISO, fractional CISO, and BISO roles with a practical decision matrix covering engagement model, pricing shape, and transition timing.

Read
Article · 4 November 2024

Implementing ISO 27001 for regulated fintech

An end-to-end ISO 27001:2022 implementation for fintech operators on a 26-week timeline, covering scope, controls, audit, and an operating model.

Read
Article · 12 September 2024

Secure CI/CD pipelines for regulated fintech

Seven baseline controls that turn a fintech CI/CD pipeline from supply-chain liability into an audit-ready asset, with practical auditor-focused patterns.

Read
Article · 10 August 2024

Mitigating insider threats in regulated fintech

Most insider-threat programmes default to surveillance. The ones that work default to design. A framework for fintech CISOs.

Read
Article · 22 May 2024

Cybersecurity risk frameworks for financial institutions

How fintech operators reconcile NIST, ISO 27005, FAIR, and DORA's risk requirements without running four parallel programmes.

Read
Article · 15 March 2024

Agile risk management: integrating risk into agile boards

How to weave ICT risk management into agile delivery cadence without halting the team. Practical patterns for fintech CTOs and CISOs.

Read

Next step

Read what boards should be asking right now

One short email a month: a board-level question, a specific moment, and a next step. No spam, no drip sequences.