AI Governance for a Fintech Startup

01 / Situation

A five-person team was adopting AI with no rules for data, risk or accountability.

02 / Task

Define practical AI-use rules, data controls and accountability, then support adoption.

03 / Action

1. 01

   Founder interviews and a process review to set requirements.

2. 02

   A 15-chapter framework covering 4 AI systems.

3. 03

   4-tier data classification with 47+ data-handling constraints.

4. 04

   Three Lines of Defence and RACI accountability.

5. 05

   Team trained on Claude and Claude Cowork.