Financial services organizations scaling development teams face a multiplying vulnerability problem - growing developer counts without addressing fundamental security debt creates exponentially larger risks.

The proliferation of AI development tools also introduces shadow IT at unprecedented scale, with developers using hundreds of unmanaged AI applications within months. Rather than blocking creativity, successful security programs enable controlled experimentation through approved tooling with built-in guardrails. This requires shifting from security as gatekeeper to security as enabler, embedding security engineers directly within development teams under a "you build it, you run it, you secure it" philosophy.

In this discussion, Thredd's CISO and Snyk's senior account executive will share insights on:

• How to balance developer productivity with security, especially in a fast-paced fintech environment;
• Practical strategies for improving developer adoption of security tooling;
• Understanding and mitigating the security challenges of integrating agentic AI into development.