Secure, Compliant, and Future-Ready: Ubuntu Pro for Financial Services
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Trusted by 9 of the top 10 global financial institutions, Ubuntu Pro delivers enterprise-grade security, compliance, and innovation support for the world’s most regulated industries.
Financial institutions in the UK face intense scrutiny from regulators such as the FCA and PRA, alongside compliance demands such as Cyber Essentials, PCI-DSS, and global security standards. Ubuntu Pro enables organisations to:
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Automate security hardening for CIS Benchmarks at scale through the Ubuntu Security Guide tool
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Reduce risk with 10 years of security maintenance and coverage for 30,000+ open-source packages (Spark, Kafka, OpenJDK, NodeJS etc)).
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Minimise downtime through Livepatch—apply critical kernel fixes without reboot.
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Support innovation with a secure foundation for cloud, AI/ML, and digital transformation projects.
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Protection against Zero-day vulnerabilities
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Manage security updates and patches for the entire Ubuntu estate with Landscape
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Small, hardened containers of open source packages, secured and supported for 12 years.
Ubuntu is already the platform of choice for the world’s largest banks and insurers, including 9 of the top 10 financial institutions in the US and Europe.
Canonical partners with global and UK financial organisations to secure trading platforms, digital banking services, and customer-facing applications while controlling costs.
Key Benefits for BFSI Executives
| Challenge | How Ubuntu Pro Helps |
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| Meeting strict FCA/PRA requirements | FIPS, CIS, DORA and NIS2, and Common Criteria certifications |
| Rising cloud adoption and multi-vendor complexity | Secure Kubernetes, OpenStack, and hybrid cloud deployment |
| Expanding AI/ML and digital services in finance | Security coverage for the entire stack (including Kubeflow, Spark, Python, etc.) |
| Reducing operational risk and ensuring resilience | 12 years of support, extended maintenance, Livepatch |
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