How it started…

In 2020, Cable was launched with a clear mission: to reduce financial crime by ensuring banks had effective controls in place.

While leading the financial crime team at Monzo Bank, Natasha uncovered a major blind spot— plenty of tools existed to prevent financial crime, but none could prove those tools actually worked or make them more effective (despite this being a regulatory requirement in itself).

That gap inspired the first version of Cable: automated effectiveness testing of financial crime controls. The goal wasn’t just to help companies check compliance boxes, but to give banks and fintechs certainty that their anti-financial crime systems were doing what they were built to do.

…how it’s going

Cable has rapidly become a trusted compliance layer for modern financial institutions, now automating control testing across a full spectrum of regulatory requirements – not just financial crime. The platform automatically tests 100% of accounts and transactions, surfaces control failures in real-time, and ensures that every control is tested, 100% of the time.

From fast-growing fintechs to some of the largest banks in America, teams rely on Cable to gain true assurance that their controls are working. Backed by top-tier investors including Stage 2 Capital, Jump Capital, and CRV, Cable, and automated control testing, is now seen as standard.

As regulations tighten and the cost of failure increases, Cable is proving that compliance doesn’t have to be a blocker—it can be a superpower.

Our Leadership

Natasha Vernier

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Natasha is the co-founder and CEO of Cable, launching the company in 2020 after seeing firsthand the gaps in financial crime compliance testing. Before Cable, she led the financial crime team at Monzo Bank in the UK, where she helped them secure a full banking license and scale from zero to 4.5 million customers.

Natasha began her career in corporate finance, advising companies on debt and equity fundraising, and M&A. She holds a first-class law degree from Kings College London and is a chartered accountant. She lives in Novato with her wife and two kids, where she spends the weekends introducing friends to the joys of a proper English Sunday Roast, or making pizzas in her treasured pizza oven.

Josh Brown

Chief Operating Officer

Josh is the COO at Cable, joining in 2023 to lead operations, strategy and finance as the company scales. He was previously COO at BrightFi, a BaaS middleware provider, and has held roles in risk management, product, and finance at both fintechs and commercial banks with over $50B in assets.

Josh began his career in the U.S. Army, where he served as a Company Commander. He holds a B.A. in Economics from William & Mary and an MBA from The Wharton School. He lives in Montclair with his wife and two daughters, where weekends are reserved for hiking trails, discovering hidden corners of the Bay Area, and soaking up the outdoors.

Chris Zehner

Chief Technology Officer

Chris is the CTO at Cable, joining in 2024 to drive technology strategy and product innovation. Previously, he led Risk Engineering at Mercury, where he saw firsthand the complexities of compliance and recognized Cable’s game-changing potential.

Chris has held senior engineering roles at Commure, Atrium, and Meta, with deep expertise in fraud prevention and compliance automation. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from St. Edward’s University. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two kids, and has a spice tolerance that borders on competitive sport.

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