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Technology governance that keeps your fintech secure, resilient and auditable
Hilix helps fintechs document and run the technology controls regulators and partners expect: access, change, incidents, vendors, resilience and security, plus hands-on coordination of API integrations.
Technology & IT Governance
Regulators now examine technology as closely as AML
Operational resilience, outsourcing oversight and information security have become central to supervision of payment firms. Banks and partners ask for IT policies, penetration testing evidence, business continuity plans and vendor assessments as part of due diligence.
Our technology governance specialists translate these expectations into practical controls for lean fintech teams. We write the policies, set up the processes and evidence trails, coordinate integrations with partners and test that resilience plans actually work.
Services
Our Technology & IT Governance services
IT governance, API integrations, vendor risk, business continuity, disaster recovery and security policies.
IT Governance & Controls
Access, change, incident and asset controls with policies, registers and evidence that satisfy auditors.
API Integration Support
Coordination of payout, banking, KYC and screening integrations from requirements and UAT to go-live.
Vendor & Outsourcing Risk Management
Due diligence, criticality assessment, monitoring and exit planning for vendors and outsourced providers.
Business Continuity Planning
Impact analysis, recovery priorities, scenario plans and testing that keep critical services running.
Disaster Recovery Planning
Recovery objectives, backup strategy, recovery runbooks and DR testing for systems and data.
Information Security Policies
A practical security policy suite, awareness training and penetration test coordination with remediation tracking.
Why Hilix
Why fintechs choose Hilix for Technology & IT Governance
How we work
How we strengthen your technology governance
Review
We assess current systems, vendors, access, change and incident practices.
Document
Policies, procedures, registers and plans written for your environment.
Embed
Processes put into daily use with your engineering and operations teams.
Test and report
Controls tested, exercises run and results reported to leadership.
FAQ
Technology & IT Governance: frequently asked questions
Do you replace our developers?
No. We work alongside your engineering team or technology vendor, focusing on governance, documentation, coordination and testing.
Can you help with ISO 27001 or SOC 2?
We can prepare the policies, controls and evidence that support these frameworks. Formal certification is performed by accredited bodies.
Do you perform penetration testing?
We coordinate penetration tests with specialist providers and track remediation of findings.
Which regulations cover IT for fintechs?
Examples include UK operational resilience and outsourcing rules, the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and payment services security requirements, depending on your licence.