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Product moves faster than the register
New rails, markets, and partners ship on a sprint cadence. The risk register is a quarterly document that no longer describes the product.
Fintech · Essentials
Scale the productwithout a 20-person GRC team
Fintechs start with the risks that actually threaten the license and the product — then add SOC 2, PCI, and regulatory obligations on the same workspace as they grow.
- SOC 2
- PCI
- AML
- Open banking
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In the workspace
A GRC program a small team can run
One workspace
product risk, SOC 2, and the license
Risk
Product, ops, and license threats together
Compliance
SOC 2, PCI, and AML on shared controls
Growth
New markets linked to residual risk
SOC 2PCIAMLOpen banking
See how Essentials worksThe work
What fintech risk actually looks like
You do not have a 40-person GRC function. You have a license to protect, a product shipping weekly, and regulators who expect a real program anyway.
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SOC 2 and the license pull in opposite directions
Security evidence lives in one tool. Regulatory obligations live in another. Product risk lives in Notion. None of them agree when an auditor asks.
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A small team wears every hat
The same three people own operational risk, AML, vendor reviews, and the board pack. A traditional GRC platform is more software than they can run.
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Partners are the business, and the risk
Banking-as-a-service, processors, and KYC vendors sit on the critical path. Their failures show up as your incidents, not as a separate vendor score.
How Essentials shows up
How Essentials shows up in fintech
Start with the risks around the product and the license. Add compliance frameworks when customers and regulators ask — without buying a second platform.
Start with product and operational risk
- Give product, ops, and engineering owners on the risks they create
- Keep a living register that matches what you actually ship
- Track residual risk as you enter new markets or rails
- Stop rebuilding the register every time the board asks
Add SOC 2, PCI, and license obligations together
- Map controls once across SOC 2, PCI, and regulatory requirements
- Collect evidence in the same workspace as the risk register
- Keep AML and conduct obligations next to operational risk
- Avoid a separate GRC tool the team will not maintain
Connect growth plans to risk appetite
- Link new products and geographies to the risks they introduce
- Show leadership residual risk before the next market launch
- Keep board reporting on live data as you scale
- Add incidents and ESG when the program is ready
In the workspace
What lives in the workspace
The fintech GRC program you can actually staff.
Product risk as you ship
New features, rails, and markets get a risk owner before launch. Residual risk is visible without a side spreadsheet in the product spec.
SOC 2 and PCI on shared controls
Evidence collection and control mapping live next to the risks those controls are meant to reduce. Audits pull from the workspace, not a drive.
License and conduct obligations
Regulatory requirements sit with the operational risks they affect — so a change in the product shows up in both views.
Incidents that feed the register
Outages, fraud events, and partner failures link back to the risk they materialized. The next board pack already knows.
FAQ
Questions Fintech teams ask
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See Essentials against your fintech program
We will map it to the product risks you already track, the frameworks you are chasing, and the size of team you actually have.
30 Days
Rapid Implementation
70%
Risk Reduction
100+
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