Banks & Fintech

The THALES team has many years of experience as data protection and compliance officers in accordance with MaRisk 4.4.2 at credit institutions. The challenges to ensure data protection in the banking industry are enormous. We establish proven processes and consistently safeguard banks and fintechs with regard to data protection in the company and EU requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. We are convinced that the German banking system, with its three-tier structure, represents an essential social stability factor. Let's talk about your requirements. Individually and legally across the board.

Data protection for banks and financial service providers, the dynamics

  • Building practice-oriented data protection concepts for banks and fintech
  • Support for data protection-compliant use of video ID procedures, cloud concepts, mobile banking or banking apps
  • Elaboration of guidelines for the use of own IT infrastructure and data protection
  • Compliance with PSD II and DSGVO requirements in banking and fintech regarding payment services
  • Field of tension 'external service providers' and their use: Design of all data protection-relevant processes from 'A' like commissioned data processing to 'Z' like payment processing
  • Advice on all forms and routines of international data transfer
  • On request, provision of the external data protection officer for banks and fintech
  • Accompanying the introduction and implementation of employee monitoring, internal control systems or internal sanctions lists
  • Preparation of valid data protection notices and policies
  • Introduction of processes for the implementation and safeguarding of data subjects' rights, e.g. regarding requests for information.
  • Carrying out and documenting legally relevant checks such as money laundering or fraud prevention.

We would be happy to help you in an initial conversation and advise you on your rights and obligations. The first telephone assessment of your case is free of charge.