How PSI helped a global fintech platform eliminate the security and compliance exposure that was blocking enterprise contracts and investor scrutiny.
Client Overview
Valid8 Financials is the global leader in Verified Financial Intelligence, used on the highest-profile bankruptcy, fraud, and cryptocurrency cases in the world. The platform runs on AWS and processes some of the most sensitive financial data in existence. At this level of operation, security posture is not a back-office concern, it is a direct enabler of commercial growth and a primary focus of any institutional due diligence review.
The Stakes
Despite holding SOC 2 Type II attestation, Valid8 was carrying unresolved compliance exposure across GDPR, HIPAA, and FedRAMP. This was not a theoretical risk. Enterprise contracts requiring these standards were within reach but out of grasp. The company’s manual, resource-heavy compliance processes were draining its engineering team and leaving gaps that would surface immediately under serious buyer or partner scrutiny.
For any PE firm evaluating a fintech asset handling sensitive financial data, this is exactly the profile that creates post-close surprises: multiple framework gaps, manual processes with no audit trail, and enterprise revenue blocked by unresolved compliance debt.
Solution
PSI conducted a full compliance gap assessment across SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and FedRAMP, mapping Valid8’s existing controls against each framework and identifying what needed to be built, fixed, or documented. PSI implemented Vanta as the compliance automation backbone, eliminating the manual evidence collection process that had been consuming engineering bandwidth. All required technical and organisational controls were implemented across HIPAA and GDPR, including a detailed Data Privacy Impact Assessment.
Results
Valid8 achieved SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance within six months. Key results:
- Compliance effort reduced by 70% through automation
- Enterprise contracts previously blocked by compliance gaps became accessible
- Continuous monitoring established across the AWS environment
- Security posture strengthened across all four frameworks simultaneously
Valid8 emerged from the engagement with a compliance infrastructure that supports enterprise sales, regulatory scrutiny, and investor confidence, removing what had been a material barrier to growth.
What This Means for Acquirers
Fintech platforms handling sensitive financial data are frequent PE acquisition targets, and compliance gaps of exactly this type are what PSI surfaces in pre-close cyber due diligence. The cost of remediating multi-framework compliance debt post-close is significant. Finding it before LOI gives acquirers the leverage to price it into the deal.
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