WEEKLY EDITION BY NIKITA ALEXANDER

Welcome to your latest Bobsguide's Weekend Digest, your essential update on the biggest cybersecurity and fintech security challenges shaping the financial sector.

As cyber threats evolve and innovation reshapes financial services, we’ve gathered key insights to keep you informed, prepared, and ahead of emerging risks.

In this issue, you'll find:
◼ Most fintechs don’t test their worst-case cyber scenarios. Here’s why they should.

◼ From data entry to decision-making: how automation is elevating finance teams.

◼ From zero trust to CSPM, the security checklist every multi-cloud finance team needs.

We're here to keep you ahead of the curve every weekend.

Q&A

Watch: Cyber crisis management with Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor

In an exclusive Bobsguide interview, Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor, Sarah Armstrong-Smith, shares expert guidance on how fintechs can lead through cyber crises. She unpacks the motivations of modern threat actors, from identity targeting to data theft, and outlines a proactive crisis response strategy rooted in resilience, transparency, and leadership.

Fintech blindspots—like third-party risk and leadership misalignment—are explored alongside tips for planning worst-case scenarios, communicating with empathy, and avoiding burnout during prolonged incidents. A must-read for fintech leaders facing the fast-changing digital threat landscape.

INSIGHTS

How financial automation is changing the game for finance professionals

Manual finance processes are slowing companies down—but automation is turning the tide. In this piece, Klippa CEO Yeelen Knegtering outlines how AI-powered automation is transforming finance, freeing teams from data entry to focus on strategic work.

From invoice processing to compliance reporting, automation boosts speed, accuracy, and insight while enhancing job satisfaction. The article also outlines what to look for in financial automation platforms and shares real-world results from companies already reducing costs, fraud, and delays. For finance teams under pressure, automation is not just an upgrade—it’s a competitive necessity.

INSIGHTS

Strategies to secure multi-cloud environments in financial services

As financial institutions embrace multi-cloud strategies to boost agility and resilience, they face new layers of cybersecurity risk. This article outlines the unique challenges of securing data across multiple cloud platforms—including visibility gaps, compliance complexity, and identity sprawl.

It then offers a playbook of key strategies: adopting a zero trust framework, deploying centralized IAM and CSPM tools, automating compliance, and unifying threat detection. With data protection mandates tightening and threats evolving, a cohesive, organization-wide security strategy is critical to safeguarding sensitive systems in the cloud.