Industry benchmark · Fintech & banking
Fintech & banking security benchmarks — how financial sites score
Financial services face the most rigorous regulatory posture of any consumer-facing sector — and it shows in the scan results. TLS is consistently modern, often with strict cipher suites and HSTS preload. Browser-side controls are the most mature outside of enterprise SaaS. The visible gap is at the long-tail: smaller community banks and credit unions tend to lag the leaders by 10-20 points.
Typical fintech & banking score range
80–95/ 100
Approximate range based on common findings in this sector. For live data, scan any of the representative sites listed below.
What they tend to get right
TLS is hardened: TLS 1.2+ enforced, weak ciphers refused, HSTS with long max-age and includeSubDomains, often preloaded. CSP is widely deployed — even when permissive, it's present. Cookie attributes on session and authentication cookies are correct. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are at enforcement (p=quarantine or p=reject) because phishing is a daily threat.
Where they fall short
Permissions-Policy adoption lags the rest of the header set. Some legacy authentication subdomains lag the apex on TLS modernization. CSP, when present, is sometimes too permissive (wildcards, unsafe-inline). Credit unions and community banks often score 10-20 points below the major banks on browser headers.
Common findings in this sector
Findings that show up frequently across fintech & banking sites we’ve scanned, ranked by approximate prevalence.
- ~60% of sites
Even mature financial sites often skip this header
- ~35% of sites
When present, CSP often needs tightening (allowlists, nonce migration)
- ~50% of sites
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy is still uncommon outside major banks
- ~35% of sites
HSTS is deployed but not always preload-eligible
- ~40% of sites
CAA records are still inconsistent across the sector
Scan a representative fintech & banking site
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Regulatory context
Banks fall under FFIEC IT-handbook guidance and state-level data-breach laws. Public web hardening is one of the most observable inputs to FFIEC examinations and SOC 2 reports filed with regulators.
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