Industry · Banking & Finance

Cybersecurity for banks and insurers on Cloudflare.

Brixio protects banks, insurers, fintechs, and asset managers with Cloudflare deployments built for operational resilience. API security, payment protection, and DORA-compliant architecture, delivered by a certified ASDP with proven experience in Gulf and European financial services.

DORA-ready PCI-DSS ASDP Partner 50+ FS deployments

50%
Higher attack cost
Cyberattacks cost financial services 50% more than all other industries combined (Akamai / FS-ISAC).
17 Jan 2025
DORA enforcement
Financial entities in the EU must demonstrate digital operational resilience.
330+
Cloudflare cities
Global network spanning 330+ cities, protecting trading and payment systems.
400+
Brixio projects
Cloudflare projects delivered across regulated industries.
Sector threat landscape

Cyber threats targeting banks and financial institutions

Financial services face a threat landscape more intense, more targeted, and more regulated than any other sector. Cyberattacks cost the industry 50% more than all other industries combined.

01Network and platform

DDoS on trading and payment platforms

Seconds of downtime on a trading platform or a payment gateway translate directly into revenue loss and regulatory exposure. Always-on, sub-second mitigation is the baseline.

02API surface

API abuse in open banking

PSD2 and open banking mandates have multiplied exposed APIs. Every partner integration is a potential attack vector if not protected by mTLS, JWT validation, and schema enforcement.

03Application and core systems

Credential stuffing and ransomware

Automated attacks on online banking and insurance portals at scale, plus ransomware on core banking and claims systems with cascading effects across the financial ecosystem.

The cost of a breach in financial services is not just financial. It is reputational, regulatory, and systemic.

FS-ISAC
Financial Services Information Sharing & Analysis Center
BrixioOne
Cloudflare for banking

What we deploy for financial institutions

A unified platform addressing the core cybersecurity challenges of financial services: API protection, application security, network resilience, and identity-based access. One architecture across the five capability areas.

Open banking, PSD2

API security for open banking and payment platforms

Financial APIs carry sensitive transaction data, authentication tokens, and personal information. Every exposed endpoint is a target.

  • API Shield with mTLS, JWT validation, and schema enforcement
  • Real-time API traffic monitoring and anomaly detection
  • Rate limiting and abuse prevention on payment and partner APIs
Regulatory alignment

Compliance built into the architecture

Compliance is not a layer added after deployment. It is built into the architecture from the first design workshop.

DORA — Digital Operational Resilience Act

EUApplicable since 17 January 2025

Banking, Insurance, Asset Management

ICT risk management, incident reporting within 24h, operational resilience testing, third-party ICT oversight.

CloudflareZero Trust Access, Gateway SWG, DDoS protection, audit logging, Magic WAN for network segmentation.

PCI-DSS — Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

GlobalPCI-DSS v4.0 fully enforced since March 2025

Banking, Fintech, payment processors

Payment card data protection, network segmentation, access control, encryption in transit and at rest.

CloudflareWAF, network segmentation via Magic WAN, encryption (TLS), access logging, Zero Trust Access.

PSD2 — Payment Services Directive 2

EUApplicable across the EU

Banking, Fintech, payment institutions

Strong customer authentication, secure API communications for open banking, fraud prevention.

CloudflareAPI Shield (mTLS, JWT validation), bot management, rate limiting on customer-facing APIs.

Solvency II

EUApplicable across the EU

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings

Operational risk management, data governance, IT system resilience, business continuity.

CloudflareDDoS protection, DLP, Zero Trust Access, audit logging, Magic WAN for resilient connectivity.

Talk to a Cloudflare expert about your DORA roadmap

30 minutes with a senior Brixio engineer. We map your current Cloudflare estate to DORA pillars and identify the top three readiness gaps.

Sub-sectors

Cybersecurity across financial sub-sectors

Banking

Core banking, trading platforms, and branch networks under DDoS and credential abuse pressure.

  • Magic Transit for trading platforms
  • Zero Trust + Magic WAN for branches
  • WAF + bot management for portals

Insurance

Sensitive personal and health data across policy management and claims platforms.

  • WAF + bot management for claims
  • DLP for policyholder data
  • Zero Trust for distributed teams

Fintech

API-first by design. Every payment flow and partner integration runs through APIs.

  • API Shield for payment and partner APIs
  • Workers for edge-native logic
  • WAF with rate limiting

Asset Management

Low-latency access to trading platforms and market data, from anywhere.

  • Zero Trust Access for trading systems
  • Cloudflare Tunnel for internal platforms
  • Argo Smart Routing for latency
Why Brixio

Why financial institutions choose Brixio for Cloudflare deployments.

Six reasons that come up across every banking, insurance, fintech and asset management engagement.

Full lifecycle

Others deploy and leave. Brixio operates long-term through managed services, reactive support, and emergency incident response. The architecture you receive on day one is the architecture we keep tuning.

Financial sector awareness

Working knowledge of DORA, PCI-DSS, PSD2 and Solvency II. We do not learn the regulation on your project. We have already deployed against these texts in production.

GCC and European footprint

A dedicated hub in Dubai for Gulf banking and active clients across the EU. We understand both regulatory environments and the operational constraints of each.

ASDP certified

Authorised Service Delivery Partner with direct escalation to Cloudflare engineering. Documented, auditable delivery process aligned with DORA third-party oversight requirements.

ISO 27001:2022

Compliance built into our own operations, not just our clients'. Independent audit, documented controls, and a security posture that holds up under DORA-grade due diligence.

Follow-the-sun 24/7

Engineers in Luxembourg, Paris, Dubai and Singapore. Financial markets operate across time zones. So do we. Critical incidents do not wait for business hours.

Get started

Start with a Banking Cybersecurity Assessment.

Brixio's professional services team deploys the Cloudflare architecture mapped to your supervisor's expectations. An assessment is the natural starting point.

Trusted and certified
  • ASDPAuthorised Service Delivery Partner
  • ISO27001:2022 certified
  • 400+Projects in regulated industries
FAQs

Banking cybersecurity & Cloudflare deployment

Cloudflare's security stack maps directly to DORA's five pillars: ICT risk management (WAF, DDoS, Zero Trust), incident reporting (security event logging, alerting), operational resilience testing (configuration audit, validation), third-party ICT oversight (ASDP-certified delivery, documented processes), and information sharing (audit logging, reporting). Brixio delivers a compliance mapping as part of every financial services engagement.

Cloudflare API Shield provides mTLS authentication, JWT validation, and schema enforcement for every API endpoint. Combined with rate limiting and bot management, it protects payment APIs, partner integrations, and customer-facing APIs from abuse, injection, and data exfiltration.

Yes. Brixio has a dedicated hub in Dubai and active clients in Gulf banking. Our engineers understand the operational constraints and regulatory requirements of GCC financial institutions.

It depends on scope. A focused WAF and API security deployment takes 3-6 weeks. A full Zero Trust rollout across branches and internal systems typically takes 8-12 weeks. A network transformation with Magic WAN takes 8-16 weeks. Every engagement starts with a security assessment.

PCI-DSS requirements are integrated from the architecture design phase. Cloudflare provides network segmentation (Magic WAN), encryption (SSL/TLS), access control (Zero Trust Access), and logging. Brixio configures these controls to align with your PCI-DSS scope and documents every decision for your QSA audit.

Yes. Magic WAN replaces MPLS and site-to-site VPN across branch networks. Centralised firewall policies apply across all locations, and Argo Smart Routing optimises inter-site performance. Brixio designs and deploys the branch connectivity architecture as part of the engagement.

Yes. Fintechs and insurtechs have specific requirements around API security, payment protection, and scalability. Brixio deploys API Shield, Workers, and WAF configurations adapted to API-first architectures. Note: fintechs providing ICT services to regulated financial entities fall under DORA's third-party oversight scope.

Deployments

Banking & Finance clients on Cloudflare

Protect your financial infrastructure with Cloudflare

Whether you are a bank preparing for DORA compliance, a fintech securing payment APIs, or an insurer protecting customer data, Brixio delivers the Cloudflare deployment with the expertise and regulatory awareness that financial services demand.

Talk to an expert

Bank-grade Cloudflare posture. Audit-ready by design.

Tell us where you are with cybersecurity and compliance. A Brixio engineer comes back to you with a clear next step : assessment, roadmap, or scoping call.

  1. You send a short messageTwo minutes, no qualification questionnaire.
    ≤ 5 min
  2. An engineer reviews itWe pick the right next step based on your context and your sector.
    Within 1 business day
  3. Callback scheduledA call with a certified Cloudflare engineer who knows your sector.
    Within a few days
  4. Path forward setAssessment, roadmap, or scoping call, whichever fits your situation.
    Day 1+
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