Why financial services come first
The financial sector has the region’s largest software teams, its most sensitive code and its most demanding regulators. It is also where the cost of not deciding shows the most: AI projects wait for Security’s approval while competitors move ahead.
What regulators require, and how Harkaq covers it
| What regulators require | How Harkaq covers it |
|---|---|
| Privileged account control and least privilege | The agent holds no credentials; the gateway injects them per allowed operation |
| Segregation of duties | The requester never approves; permissions are single-use and expire on their own |
| Security across the software lifecycle and change control | The agent’s code arrives labeled and only reaches production with someone else’s approval |
| Audit logs and forensic evidence | Hash-chained log of every action and a verifiable evidence report |
| Vendor and cloud management | The AI model is contracted in the bank’s own account and region |
A typical case
A developer on the payments team asks the agent to fix a fee calculation bug. The agent reads the repository, runs the tests and proposes the change. Along the way, an issue comment asks it to send the configuration to an external site: the gateway blocks it because that destination isn’t approved, and Security gets an alert. The change reaches the pull request labeled as AI-assisted, and the tech lead approves it, not the developer.
Regulation by country
See what your country’s financial regulator requires and how Harkaq responds.