What should an AI agent security RFP include for regulated banks?

Regulated financial institutions need vendors to go beyond generic AI security capabilities. An RFP for this context should require demonstrated capability in:

• AI agent discovery and inventory management

• Shadow AI detection across employee environments

• Runtime protection for live agent interactions

• Prompt injection defense

• MCP security controls

• Continuous red teaming with documented coverage

• Policy enforcement and guardrails

• Audit logging with forensic-quality evidence

• Compliance reporting aligned to financial regulations

• Access governance and least-privilege enforcement

• Hybrid and on-prem deployment support

• Data protection and residency controls

Beyond capabilities, the RFP should request proof of deployments in regulated environments specifically - and ask AI security vendors to walk through a real attack detection and prevention scenario, not a demo built for the pitch.

Akto supports the visibility, testing, governance, and runtime protection requirements that financial institutions operating under strict regulatory expectations typically need.