Fintech Security Risks: Where Sensitive Data is Leaking in 2025

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TL;DR

81% of fintech companies analyzed had sensitive PII exposed in Google Drive, Slack, or Jira.
64% had API keys, access tokens, or credentials shared in chat or ticketing systems.
42% had public file shares still accessible from ex-employees or unknown external collaborators.
Strac scans detected high-risk data in minutes, often before any formal DLP solution was in place.
Modern DSPM + DLP solutions are critical as fintechs scale and prepare for compliance frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.

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✨Real Data Discovery and DLP Findings from Fast-Growing Fintechs

Strac scanned SaaS and cloud environments across 17 fintech companies, including payment processors, neobanks, and financial APIs.

These were the most common risks:

🎥 1. Sensitive PII Exposed in Google Drive

81% had at least one file shared publicly or with external domains.
Files contained:
- Names, SSNs, DOBs
- Bank account numbers
- Customer onboarding spreadsheets with financial data

✅ Strac's Google Drive scanner automatically flagged these and triggered remediation to restrict access or alert admins.

✨2. Slack & Jira = Unexpected Leakage Vectors

64% had secrets shared in Slack messages or Jira comments:
- Bearer tokens, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, sk_test_...
In multiple cases, production credentials were still active.

🧨 Legacy DLP tools missed these because they don’t scan chat or tickets. Strac scans both real-time and historically.

3. Ex-Employees and External Collaborators Still Had Access

42% had stale sharing links or external email addresses still attached to sensitive files.
Examples included:
- Product specs
- Compliance documentation
- Customer support logs

🎯 Strac's User Access Risk module surfaced these blind spots and enabled 1-click remediation.

🎥 4. Sensitive Data Was Spread Across Tools

Strac detected leaks in:

Slack uploads
Gmail attachments
Jira and Zendesk tickets
Backup folders in Google Drive and S3

🔍 Data sprawl is real. Without visibility, fintech teams don’t know where PII or secrets live—or who can access them.

📉 What This Means for Fintech CISOs

Security leaders in fintech face a triple challenge:

Rapid growth → messy data trails
Remote teams → higher insider risk
Compliance (SOC 2, ISO, PCI) → strict evidence requirements

Yet most traditional DLP tools focus on email or endpoints—not the actual systems teams use every day like Slack, Jira, Google Drive, and Gmail.

🛡️ How Strac Helps

Strac is a modern Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and SaaS/Cloud DLP solution. We help fintech companies:

Discover sensitive data (PII, PHI, PCI, credentials) across SaaS and cloud
Classify by type and location
Remediate via redaction, revoking public access, alerting, or labeling
Monitor risk posture with real-time alerting to Slack or SIEM

✨Customer Spotlight: B2B Payments Fintech (7,200 Employees)‍

After deploying Strac:

273 public files remediated in Google Drive
36 Slack-exposed API keys revoked
SOC 2 evidence automatically generated for DLP controls

Spicy FAQs on Fintech Data Security Risks

Can you scan just Google Drive or Slack?

Yes, Strac is modular—start with 1 integration (e.g., Drive or Slack) and expand based on where your data lives.

How long does onboarding take?

Under 15 minutes per integration. Agentless. SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-compliant.

Do I need a security engineer to test this?

No—security, IT, or GRC teams can onboard with minimal permissions. We support scoped read-only scans.

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