Case Study: Avant achieves stronger customer data protection and compliance with Proofpoint

Financial Services Provider Partners With Proofpoint to Keep Customer Information Safe and Ensure Compliance

Avant, a Chicago‑based fintech that has connected nearly three million clients to $8B in loans and one million credit cards since 2012, needed to protect highly sensitive customer data and meet strict industry compliance (including PCI). The company was especially concerned about insider risks and safe cloud collaboration, and wanted to monitor 300 customer‑service agents to detect out‑of‑policy behavior and prevent costly breaches or mishandling of information.

Avant deployed Proofpoint’s integrated suite—Endpoint Data Loss Prevention, Insider Threat Management, Cloud App Security Broker, and Targeted Attack Protection—to gain deep visibility into user activity across endpoints and cloud apps. The implementation prevented data loss in the endpoint and cloud, enabled real‑time detection and response to risky behavior, provided policy‑based controls for safe collaboration, produced forensic timelines for incidents (including employee departures), and strengthened compliance and executive reporting to reduce liability.

Avant

Nick Janich

Security Engineer