# Droit

> Droit is a New York-based computational law and regulation technology firm founded in 2012 by Brock Arnason and Satya Pemmaraju. Its patented Adept platform translates dense regulatory text into precise, executable logic, embedding compliance directly into the trading workflow so banks can evaluate the permissibility of a transaction in real time - before and after the trade. Used by some of the world's largest financial institutions for pre-trade and post-trade decision-making, eligibility, reporting and auditability, Droit processes tens of millions of inquiries daily. In March 2026 it was acquired by FIS, folding computational compliance into the core of capital markets infrastructure.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Brock Arnason (Founder & CEO), Satya Pemmaraju (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~400 employees (estimate)
- **Products:** Adept, Pre-Trade Compliance (now FIS Pre-Trade Compliance), Trade & Transaction Reporting (now FIS Trade Transaction Reporting), Position Reporting, Cross Border
- **Notable:** Won Risk.net's Governance, Risk and Compliance Solution of the Year award., Achieved ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27017 information-security certifications., Built a patented decision engine ('Adept') for computational compliance.

## Products & services

- **Adept** — Patented compliance decision engine that ingests regulatory text and industry-consensus interpretations and evaluates the permissibility of transactions for pre-trade and post-trade controls, with full decision traceability.
- **Pre-Trade Compliance (now FIS Pre-Trade Compliance)** — Embeds compliance directly into the trading workflow via API-first automation so every trading decision is evidenced against internal policy and regulatory text.
- **Trade & Transaction Reporting (now FIS Trade Transaction Reporting)** — Real-time tracking and accurate reporting of compliant trades, supporting primary submissions and post-trade quality checks across global derivatives reporting regimes.
- **Position Reporting** — Automated large-position and shareholding-disclosure reporting across global jurisdictions.
- **Cross Border** — Determines cross-border permissibility and market access rules for transactions across jurisdictions.
- **Product Suitability** — Wealth-focused product evaluating client readiness and product suitability against regulatory requirements.

## Achievements

- Won Risk.net's Governance, Risk and Compliance Solution of the Year award.
- Achieved ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27017 information-security certifications.
- Built a patented decision engine ('Adept') for computational compliance.
- Adopted by multiple tier-one global banks for pre- and post-trade decisioning.
- Raised $23M Series B in 2023 backed by UBS, Goldman Sachs and Pivot Investment Partners.
- Acquired by FIS in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — FIS acquired Droit, integrating its rule-based compliance platform into FIS's capital markets technology stack across trading, post-trade and reporting workflows.
- **2023-03** — Closed a $23M Series B co-led by Pivot Investment Partners and UBS (UBS Next), with Goldman Sachs participating, to fund global growth and wealth-management products.

## Links

- Website: https://droit.tech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/droit

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Last updated: 2026-06-15