Compliance success stories

Real results from European financial institutions

See how banks, fintechs, and financial services companies use Matproof to achieve DORA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR compliance in weeks instead of months.

6 weeks
avg. time to audit-ready
100%
first-time audit pass rate
75%
less time vs manual
€180K+
avg. consulting savings

Novalend GmbH

Lending / Fintech · Frankfurt, Germany
DORAISO 27001

Challenge

Novalend faced a looming DORA compliance deadline with an 8-month manual timeline that would have required hiring additional consultants and dedicating their entire compliance team full-time.

Solution

Matproof's AI-powered policy generation and automated evidence collection enabled Novalend to map all DORA requirements, generate compliant policies in German and English, and establish continuous monitoring — all within their existing team.

Results

6 weeks
to full DORA compliance
75%
time reduction vs manual
€180K
saved in consulting fees

“Matproof cut our DORA compliance timeline from 8 months to 6 weeks. The AI-powered policy generation alone saved us hundreds of hours.”

— Katharina Steinbach, Head of Compliance

Paymatic AG

Payment Processing · Berlin, Germany
SOC 2ISO 27001

Challenge

Paymatic needed SOC 2 Type II certification to expand into the US market, but their engineering team had no prior audit experience and couldn't afford months of preparation.

Solution

Matproof's integration with Paymatic's cloud infrastructure automated evidence collection from AWS, GitHub, and Jira. The platform mapped existing controls to SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria and identified gaps instantly.

Results

100%
first-time audit pass
12 weeks
from start to certified
40+
integrations automated

“We passed our SOC 2 Type II audit on the first attempt. Matproof's continuous monitoring gave our auditors exactly what they needed.”

— Florian Bergmann, CTO

Kreditwerk Digital

Digital Banking · Munich, Germany
DORANIS2

Challenge

As a digital bank with 150+ third-party ICT providers, Kreditwerk needed to establish a comprehensive vendor risk management program compliant with DORA Article 28's Information Register requirements.

Solution

Matproof's vendor risk management module automated the ICT third-party register, conducted risk assessments on all vendors, and established ongoing monitoring with automated alerts for contract changes and risk threshold breaches.

Results

150+
vendors managed
100%
DORA Art. 28 compliant
60%
less time on vendor reviews

“The vendor risk management module is exceptional. We now have complete visibility into our third-party ICT providers, exactly what DORA requires.”

— Dr. Annika Brandt, Risk Manager

Finova Technologies

WealthTech / SaaS · Düsseldorf, Germany
ISO 27001SOC 2

Challenge

Finova needed ISO 27001 certification fast to close enterprise deals with major banks. As a 30-person startup, they had no dedicated compliance team and couldn't afford a 12-month certification timeline.

Solution

Matproof provided a ready-made ISMS framework tailored to SaaS companies, with pre-built policies, automated risk assessment, and a guided path to certification. The platform's gap analysis showed exactly what needed to be done.

Results

3x
faster certification
4 months
to ISO 27001 certified
€120K
in deals unlocked

“As a startup, we needed to get ISO 27001 certified fast to close enterprise deals. Matproof made it possible in record time.”

— Maximilian Vogt, CEO & Co-Founder

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