Saxo Bank is the first to win a Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) STAR Level 2

Saxo Bank is an online trading and investment pro. It is now the first licensed bank and financial institution in the globe to get the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Security, Trust &Assurance Registry (STAR) Level 2 Attestation and Trusted Cloud Provider accreditation.

Along with benefits comes responsibility. Saxo Bank is now entitled to abide to the highest and extensive principles in accordance to transparency, privacy, security and harmonization of standards across its IT systems, services and infrastructure that support the business and different client segments from back-office systems to open APIs.

Søren Kyhl, COO & Deputy CEO, says: “We are proud to be the first bank to earn a CSA Star Level 2. This is an important acknowledgement of the strength, power and security of our business model which is built on digital first – and we are well into an ambitious journey to deliver all our digital services from the cloud, based on a micro services infrastructure providing us with the ability to launch new features much faster and more securely. The benefit is a shorter time to market, more robust infrastructure and much more agile, scalable and flexible platform.”

“As the first bank with a CSA Star Level 2 and Trusted Cloud Provider accreditation, we continue to raise the bar in the financial industry in terms of transparency, trust and security – and this important attestation will further fuel our growth as we continue to service more clients and partners across global markets.”