Boutique CTO and CISO leadership for fintechs
that need the audit-ready answer, not the audit-ready theater.
SOC 2 readiness. Vendor risk management. Board-level security reporting. Regulatory compliance. For financial services firms and fintechs where the regulator, the auditor, and the insurer are all looking at your security posture, and the board is asking whether anyone senior is accountable for it.
What financial services firms hire us for
SOC 2 Type 2 readiness
Policy development, control implementation, evidence collection, and auditor preparation. We build the security program the auditor will evaluate, and we stay to maintain it after the report is issued.
Vendor risk management
Third-party risk assessment framework. Vendor due diligence process. Concentration risk identification. The governance structure that satisfies regulators and auditors without creating a bureaucracy that chokes the business.
Board & regulatory reporting
Quarterly cyber risk briefings for the board. Regulatory examination preparation. The reporting cadence that turns security from a black box into a governed program with measurable outcomes.
Technology strategy for regulated environments
Cloud migration in regulated contexts. API architecture for banking-as-a-service. Data governance for customer financial data. The technology decisions that have to survive regulatory scrutiny, designed by someone who understands the regulatory scrutiny.
Regulatory fluency as a baseline, not a specialty add-on.
Financial services buyers need a technology and security advisor who understands fiduciary obligation, regulatory examination, and the specific compliance frameworks that govern their industry. Cavalier's principals bring that regulatory fluency as a baseline.