01 / SOLUTION8i · 01, 02
Digital Banking, Payments & Client Access
Mobile/web banking, payments APIs, transaction integrity, privileged functions, maker/checker workflows and identity controls.
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Security assurance forregulated finance.
Banks • Securities • Insurance • Payments • Fintech
Security must protect transactions and sensitive information while providing defensible evidence of technology controls, outsourcing oversight and resilience. Our services address the underlying financial workflows—not just the surrounding IT estate.
BANKING, CAPITAL MARKETS & INSURANCE
Understand the business. Protect what matters.
Security, technology risk and assurance should reflect the critical processes and decision responsibilities of the organisation.
Security must protect transactions and sensitive information while providing defensible evidence of technology controls, outsourcing oversight and resilience. Our services address the underlying financial workflows—not just the surrounding IT estate.
WHO WE WORK WITH
✓Banks and digital banking platforms
✓Brokerages, securities and asset managers
✓Insurers and insurance technology
✓Payments, fintech and financial infrastructure
SECTOR SOLUTIONS
Focused challenges. Clear assessment scope.
Six practical entry points, each designed around an industry decision and the supporting 8i service expertise.
02 / SOLUTION8i · 01, 04
Securities, Trading & Custody
Internet trading, account takeover, device binding, suspicious activity controls, custody and settlement dependencies.
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Insurance Cyber Resilience
Policyholder-data security, claims and intermediary platforms, third-party exposure and cybersecurity maturity.
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Technology Risk, GRC & IT Audit
ITGC, enterprise risk governance, control design and operating effectiveness, evidence management and remediation assurance.
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Outsourcing, Cloud & Critical Services
Cloud adoption, vendor assurance, critical-service recovery, concentration risk and major technology-change controls.
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AI & Emerging Financial Technology
LLM/agent risks, AI security governance, digital assets, tokenisation and connected transaction controls.
Discuss this scopeREGULATORY & CONTROL CONTEXT
Recognise the right obligations.
Assessment criteria reflect the organisation’s activities, technology environment and applicable regulatory requirements.
01 / HONG KONG / BANKING
HKMA technology, cyber risk & resilience
TM-G-1, TM-C-1, TM-E-1, OR-2 and SA-2 support risk-proportionate governance, cybersecurity, e-banking, operational resilience and outsourcing assessment.
02 / HONG KONG / CAPITAL MARKETS
SFC licensed-firm cybersecurity
Relevant SFC guidance addresses internet trading and client account safeguards, phishing/AI-enabled threats and cybersecurity expectations of licensed entities.
03 / HONG KONG / INSURANCE
IA GL20 / Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework
Cybersecurity controls and CRAF risk/maturity expectations are relevant to authorised insurers. Applicability depends on insurer type and relevant provisions.
04 / CROSS-BORDER / APAC
China, Singapore & regional requirements
Cross-border technology risk requires jurisdiction-specific scope: China network/data controls and export mechanisms; Singapore MAS technology, outsourcing and AI expectations; Australia APRA controls and resilience.
We translate relevant supervisory expectations into focused control assessments, documented findings and practical remediation priorities.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Evidence for decisions, not just findings.
The final deliverables depend on the commissioned scope. Typical work products include:
01
Transaction and API security report with scenario-based findings
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Evidence-linked technology control or regulatory gap assessment
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Risk and remediation priorities aligned to critical financial services
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Outsourcing, resilience or go-live assurance decision brief
CONNECTED 8i SERVICES
The specialist capabilities behind the solution.
Start with one assessment or commission an integrated engagement with accountable scope and deliverables.
01 / SERVICE
Security Testing & Penetration Testing
VAPT • Attack Surface Inspection • Web, Mobile & API Penetration Testing • Red / Purple Team Assessment
02 / SERVICE
Technology Risk, GRC & IT Audit
Technology risk management, IT GRC, control effectiveness, IT audit and regulatory assurance.
03 / SERVICE
CISO & Enterprise Security Advisory
CISO strategic advice, enterprise security architecture, cyber strategy and executive governance support.
06 / SERVICE
Third-Party & Technology Assurance
Supplier assurance, cloud and outsourcing security, architecture, IV&V, migration and go-live readiness.
SECTOR REQUIREMENTS & ASSURANCE
Financial services: evidence that supports supervisory and management decisions.
Relevant supervisory guidance and industry frameworks inform control objectives, evidence requests and assurance reporting.
HKMA technology and cyber-risk frameworks
Technology governance, C-RAF, electronic-banking security, critical-service resilience and cloud/outsourcing assurance.
Official guidance / frameworkSFC security expectations
Internet/mobile trading, client authentication, suspicious access, platform resilience, cyber control assessment and digital-asset platform controls.
Official guidance / frameworkCSL · DSL · PIPL · data-transfer rules
Map data classification, security controls, important data, personal-information obligations, MLPS and applicable data-export mechanisms.
Official guidance / frameworkMAS · APRA and local requirements
Technology risk, cyber hygiene, outsourcing, AI governance, operational resilience and independent controls testing.
Official guidance / frameworkRequirements are jurisdiction-, entity-, data- and activity-specific. Regulatory interpretation, formal audit opinions and provider authorisations are determined separately.
MAINLAND CHINA CONTROL MAP
CSL, DSL, PIPL and lawful cross-border data flows.
Assess the applicable technology, information-security and data-transfer controls as part of an integrated cross-border risk review.
NETWORK & SYSTEMS
Cybersecurity Law (CSL) + MLPS
Network security, graded protection, operational controls and sector/CII requirements where applicable.
DATA GOVERNANCE
Data Security Law (DSL)
Data classification, important data, handling security, organisational responsibility and applicable data controls.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
PIPL + Network Data Security Regulations
Personal-information processing obligations, data protection and appropriate impact / security reviews.
CROSS-BORDER DATA
One framework, multiple applicable mechanisms.
China’s 2024 CAC provisions introduced exemptions and different procedures depending on data types, critical-infrastructure status, transfer volumes and processing circumstances. Relevant routes may involve security assessment, standard contractual clauses, protection certification or exemptions. The 2025 certification measures also became effective in 2026. Client-specific analysis is essential.
RELEVANT SPECIALIST EXPERIENCE
Experience aligned to your sector.
Previous specialist experience helps inform our assessment approach to the relevant technical, regulatory and business risks.
BANKING & REGULATED TECHNOLOGY01
Regulated Securities Business Establishment & Technology Readiness
Technology programme leadership supporting the establishment and operational launch of a cross-border securities joint venture in Mainland China, integrating systems, cybersecurity, risk controls and regulatory-readiness coordination.
BANKING IT AUDIT & RISK02
Regional Financial Services IT Audit & Control Assurance
Senior internal audit and operational-risk experience across international financial institutions, spanning treasury and trade finance, equities trading, enterprise infrastructure, application controls and risk reporting.
SELECTED HIGH-VALUE CONTROLS
Financial-sector assurance tied to real decisions.
Application security, identity, cyber-risk evidence and operational resilience should be connected to the risk owners and the financial processes affected.
HKMA, SFC & Insurance Authority
Technology risk, financial trading, cyber assessment and insurance resilience expectations inform scoped VAPT, IT audit, assurance and remediation programmes.
Data, Privacy & Cross-Border Operations
CSL, DSL, PIPL, MLPS and relevant financial-sector requirements inform assessments of cross-border delivery, information controls, sensitive records and security governance.
Regulatory & Management Assurance
Findings linked to residual risk, evidence quality, accountable remediation and management decisions.
LET'S START WITH THE BUSINESS RISK
Clearer risks. Stronger controls.
More confident decisions.
Tell us about your technology environment, security concerns or upcoming regulatory and programme priorities. We’ll help scope the right specialist assessment or advisory engagement.