Fintech companies operate cloud-native platforms that process payments, lending decisions, and investment transactions under financial services regulations while moving at software-company development velocity — creating a tension between agility and the access-control rigour demanded by PCI DSS, GLBA, and banking partner due diligence requirements. Zero Trust DevSecOps integration embeds identity verification, workload authentication, and secrets management into CI/CD pipelines, enabling fintech firms to ship rapidly without accumulating the access-control debt that regulators and acquirers scrutinise during due diligence.
Related: Financial · Banking · PCI DSS · CNAPP · Cloud Security Management