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Ayliea — AI Security Assessment & Compliance Consulting

AI SECURITY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES

AI Security Assessment for Financial Services

Secure AI-driven trading, lending, and fraud detection while meeting evolving regulatory expectations.

AI Is Accelerating Finance — But Governance Cannot Keep Up

Algorithmic trading systems execute decisions in microseconds. Fraud detection models evaluate millions of transactions daily. AI-powered lending platforms make credit decisions that directly affect consumers' financial lives. In each case, the speed and scale of AI adoption in financial services has outpaced the governance frameworks meant to oversee it — and regulators have taken notice.

The gap between AI awareness and AI controls in finance is striking. According to IBM's 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report, 39% of financial services employees admit to sending substantial private data to AI tools, even as the sector demonstrates the highest concern about data leaks of any industry. Meanwhile, the SEC's 2025 examination priorities explicitly target firms' AI capabilities and governance, assessing whether adequate policies and procedures exist to supervise AI use in trading, fraud prevention, and anti-money laundering operations.

The regulatory pressure is not theoretical. Under Superintendent Harris, the New York Department of Financial Services has entered consent orders with 27 entities for cybersecurity regulation violations, resulting in over $144 million in fines. As NYDFS Part 500's final requirements took effect in November 2025 — including mandatory MFA and comprehensive asset inventory programs — financial institutions that treat AI governance as optional face both enforcement risk and breach exposure that their competitors are already addressing.

Regulatory & Compliance Landscape

SOC 2

SOC 2 trust service criteria govern how financial services organizations handle customer data. AI systems that process, store, or transmit financial data must meet SOC 2 requirements for security, availability, and confidentiality — including AI-specific access controls and monitoring.

PCI DSS

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard applies wherever cardholder data flows. AI tools in payment processing, fraud detection, and transaction monitoring must comply with PCI DSS requirements for data encryption, access restriction, and vulnerability management.

SEC AI Examination Priorities

The SEC's 2025 examination priorities explicitly target AI capabilities at registered firms, assessing governance policies, supervisory procedures, and whether AI representations to clients are accurate — with enforcement focused on 'AI washing' and algorithmic transparency.

NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation

Part 500 of the NYDFS regulations sets cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies operating in New York, with 2025 amendments requiring MFA, asset inventories, and access controls that directly impact how AI tools handle regulated data.

FINRA AI Guidance

FINRA expects broker-dealers and investment advisers to apply existing supervision, recordkeeping, and data privacy standards to AI tools — treating AI-generated communications and recommendations with the same compliance rigor as human-produced work.

What We Assess in Financial Services

AI in Algorithmic Trading

Evaluate governance over AI models driving trading decisions, including model validation processes, bias detection, auditability requirements, and human oversight mechanisms for automated execution.

Fraud Detection AI

Assess AI systems used for transaction monitoring and fraud detection, covering data access controls, false positive management, and the security of models that process sensitive financial data.

AI Lending & Credit Decisions

Review AI tools involved in credit scoring, loan underwriting, and lending decisions for fair lending compliance, explainability requirements, and consumer data protection.

Customer Data in AI Tools

Identify where customer financial data — account numbers, transaction histories, portfolio details — enters AI systems, and evaluate data handling, retention policies, and third-party AI vendor controls.

AI-Driven Risk Modeling

Assess AI systems used for market risk, credit risk, and operational risk modeling, including model governance frameworks, backtesting rigor, and regulatory reporting accuracy.

HOW IT WORKS

From Sign-Up to Secure in Three Steps

01

Connect Your Network

Upload firewall or DNS logs, or deploy our lightweight Docker collector. No agents on endpoints. We read metadata only — never your data.

02

See Every AI Tool

Within minutes, see a complete inventory of AI tools in use across your organization. Set policies: approved, monitored, or restricted.

03

Prove Compliance

Run assessments against 11 compliance frameworks. Get AI-powered remediation playbooks, track progress over time, and download audit-ready reports.

Transparent Pricing. No Sales Calls Required.

Transparent pricing. Start free, scale when your team needs multi-framework coverage, continuous monitoring, and enterprise integrations.

Free

Evaluate your AI security posture

$0forever
  • AI security assessment (82 questions)
  • 1 network discovery scan
  • Policy violations report
  • AI-powered recommendations
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Pro

Full compliance coverage for growing teams

$6,000/year · launch pricing
  • Unlimited discovery scans
  • All 11 compliance frameworks (1000+ questions)
  • AI-powered remediation playbooks
  • Score history and trend tracking
  • Branded PDF reports with compliance mapping
  • AI System Registry — catalog AI deployments
  • Risk Classification (EU AI Act + NIST AI RMF)
  • 10 seats included

Business

Continuous monitoring and policy enforcement

$15,000/year
  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • Continuous network monitoring
  • AI tool policy engine
  • Real-time shadow AI alerts
  • Trust Gap scoring (self-reported vs. verified)
  • AI Vendor Risk Questionnaires
  • AI Incident Tracking
  • Regulatory Timeline & Compliance
  • AI-Powered Risk Analysis
  • 25 seats included
  • Priority support

Enterprise

Custom integrations and dedicated support

Custom
  • Everything in Business, plus:
  • SSO / SAML integration
  • REST API with scoped API keys
  • Governance API access
  • Webhook events for incidents
  • AI Governance analytics
  • Advanced audit log with CSV export
  • Custom branding and white-label reports
  • Unlimited seats
  • Dedicated account manager

Need hands-on help? Our consulting team delivers expert-led assessments. Learn more →

No credit card required for the Free tier. All plans include encryption in transit and at rest.

Let's Assess Your Financial Services AI Security Posture

Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute scoping call.