Financial innovation shouldn’t come at the cost of regulatory chaos. But as firms race to modernize tech stacks, many risk introducing gaps in security, governance, and stakeholder trust. In this talk, Rakia Finley presents a battle-tested blueprint for embedding compliance directly into digital product design—leveraging open-source components with zero-trust architecture. She’ll showcase how her team at Copper & Vine helped a fintech organization align their product pipeline with DORA and ISO standards using open-source tools, secure-by-design patterns, and proactive threat modeling. Rakia will also highlight how inclusive governance can reduce risk by aligning systems with the communities they serve.