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Third-party AI risk management

12 June 2026

A practical guide to third-party AI risk: how to vet providers, what to contract for, and how to manage concentration before a regulator asks.

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AI Security Guardrails for Fintech

20 April 2026

Ship production AI agents in regulated fintech: the three guardrail layers, the model-risk register, and board-ready evidence that survives audit.

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DORA and the AI Rulebook for Fintech

20 April 2026

DORA, the EU AI Act, SM&CR and PCI DSS mapped into one control layer, with evidence a board and an auditor both accept.

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vCISO vs Fractional CISO vs BISO

20 April 2026

How a regulated fintech buys security leadership: vCISO, fractional CISO, or BISO, with engagement models, pricing, and a board-ready ROI case.

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Implementing ISO 27001 for regulated fintech

4 November 2024

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

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Secure CI/CD pipelines for regulated fintech

12 September 2024

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

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Mitigating insider threats in regulated fintech

10 August 2024

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

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Cybersecurity risk frameworks for financial institutions

22 May 2024

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

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Agile risk management: integrating risk into agile boards

15 March 2024

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