SecurityπŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ NigeriaΒ·Payment Processing Startup

Fintech Security& Compliance

Took a fast-growing fintech from zero security posture to full PCI-DSS compliance in 8 weeks β€” passing their third-party audit on the first attempt.

8 weeks
2 security engineers Β· 1 compliance lead
Security Scan Β· PCI-DSS
PASS

97/100

Compliance Score

Production Ready

↑ from 42 on first scan

Critical
4β†’0
High
12β†’0
Medium
18β†’2

Third-party audit passed Β· First attempt

PCI-DSS Level 1 Β· ISO 27001 gap closed Β· SOC monitoring live

Time to compliance

8 weeks

8 weeks

Time to Compliance

34

Vulnerabilities Fixed

Pass (1st try)

Audit Result

The Challenge

Processing payments across West Africa without a proper security foundation, the client was exposed. A third-party audit was looming in 10 weeks and they had no documentation, unpatched vulnerabilities, and no incident response plan. Failure would have cost them their payment processor contract.

Our Solution

We ran a full penetration test, identified and prioritised 34 vulnerabilities, and executed a remediation sprint. We also built their security documentation, implemented SOC monitoring, set up intrusion detection, and coached their team on secure development practices β€” all within the 8-week window.

Results

What we delivered

Achieved PCI-DSS compliance within 8 weeks of engagement

34 vulnerabilities identified and remediated before the audit

Passed the third-party security audit on the first attempt

Zero security incidents in the 12 months following deployment

β€œThey saved our contract. We wouldn't have passed without them β€” full stop.”

C

CTO

Payment Processing Startup

Tech Stack

Built with modern tools

Penetration TestingOWASPSOC MonitoringAWS Security HubWazuhISO 27001
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