# Kafka for Financial Services | Data Security & Compliance

## Conduktor for Financial Services

**Secure, compliant data streaming.** Protect sensitive financial data with field-level encryption, meet DORA and PCI-DSS requirements, and accelerate innovation with self-service Kafka.

**Field-level encryption** - Encrypt PII and financial data at the wire. No code changes. 6 KMS backends including AWS, Azure, and HashiCorp Vault.

**DORA & PCI-DSS compliance** - Audit trails, data masking, and access controls built for financial regulations. Proven in production at banks and payment processors.

**Real-time fraud & AML** - Stream transactions across accounts and channels for pattern detection. Sub-second alerting for suspicious activity feeds your fraud detection and AML systems.

**Self-service with guardrails** - Developers provision topics in minutes. Policies enforce naming conventions, schemas, and access automatically.

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### Why Financial Services Teams Choose Conduktor

01
Self-Service That Satisfies Compliance
Developers provision topics and access in minutes—while policies enforce data classification, audit logging, and access controls automatically. Every change is logged for regulators.

02
Protect Data at the Wire
Field-level encryption for PII and financial data—no code changes required. Complete audit trails and granular RBAC. Meet DORA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR with infrastructure proven at Tier 1 banks.

03
Schema Enforcement for Regulated Data
Enforce Avro or Protobuf schemas at the gateway. Block malformed trade events, payment messages, and customer records before they reach Kafka—keeping downstream risk systems clean.

### Deep Dive by Use Case

- **Data Security & Encryption** — Field-level encryption, key management, and compliance for PCI DSS and GDPR. [Learn more](https://www.conduktor.io/solutions/industry/financial-services/data-security)
- **Governed Self-Service** — Developer autonomy with automated provisioning, data products, and full auditability. [Learn more](https://www.conduktor.io/solutions/industry/financial-services/governed-self-service)
- **External Data Sharing** — Share Kafka data with partners and regulators. Masking, encryption, and audit trails. [Learn more](https://www.conduktor.io/solutions/industry/financial-services/external-data-sharing)

### Where Conduktor Helps in Financial Services

Conduktor connects to your existing Kafka infrastructure, whether Confluent, AWS MSK, or self-managed, and adds the governance, security, and self-service capabilities these use cases demand.

Real-time fraud detection
Payment processing
Anti-money laundering
Trade execution
Regulatory reporting
MiFID II / CAT reporting
Credit risk scoring
Market data feeds
Cross-border payments
ISO 20022 migration
Audit logging
Account notifications