Why Financial Institutions Must Secure Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Before It’s Too Late

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In financial services, non-human identities (NHIs)—like API keys, service accounts, and OAuth apps—now outnumber human users by 45:1, yet they remain dangerously under-secured. As AI agents, automated workflows, and API integrations surge, NHIs silently expand your organization’s attack surface, often with over-privileged access and zero governance.

With new mandates in PCI DSS 4.0.1 enforcing strict NHI inventory, access controls, and continuous monitoring, financial institutions can no longer rely on human-centric IAM strategies. Manual processes won’t scale to govern thousands of NHIs, and fragmented tools fall short of delivering the visibility and automation required for compliance.

Astrix Security provides a purpose-built NHI Security Platform that empowers financial institutions to:

• Discover and inventory all NHIs across cloud, hybrid, and third-party environments.

• Automate compliance monitoring, risk prioritization, and audit reporting.

• Streamline NHI governance through ownership assignment, attestation workflows, and lifecycle management.

• Detect and remediate anomalous NHI activity in real time.

Leading fintech companies like Mercury and Pagaya are already leveraging Astrix to cut risk and meet compliance at scale. In an era where every API key and service account is a potential breach vector, securing NHIs is no longer optional—it’s a business-critical priority.