How to engage
Two tiers, one standard
Specialist financial crime advisory is not only for institutions already in trouble. We engage at two levels — the high-stakes remediation when a regulatory event is live, and the pre-emptive framework build that stops one happening. Both regulator-safe; both commercially pragmatic.
High-stakes — when it's already loud
Remediation & Enforcement-Adjacent
For institutions facing a live regulatory event: a s166 notice, a Dear CEO letter, a thematic review, major audit findings, or a backlog that has become a board-level risk.
Built for
- Pre-s166 and s166-adjacent remediation
- Dear CEO letter and thematic-review response
- Major adverse findings requiring defensible fixes
- Large remediation backlogs (10k–500k+ customers)
- Risk-model failures already surfaced
What you get
- Rapid, risk-tiered programme design
- Regulator-ready MI and control narratives
- Independent QA and audit defence
- Return to a defensible, sustainable BAU
Pre-heat — before it's loud
Framework Build & Readiness
For growth-stage fintechs and mid-tier banks building a credible, scalable financial crime framework before a regulator or an incident forces the issue. Right-sized, not overkill.
Built for
- Scaling fintechs outgrowing manual workarounds
- Mid-tier banks maturing their control framework
- Pre-authorisation or pre-growth readiness
- Firms wanting a sustainable KYC target operating model
- Boards wanting assurance before, not after
What you get
- From manual workarounds to a sustainable KYC TOM
- Right-sized, risk-based controls that scale with you
- Credible framework that satisfies investors and regulators
- A foundation that prevents the high-stakes scenario
The two tiers share a standard and a methodology — the difference is timing. The pre-heat engagement is, in effect, the high-stakes engagement you never have to run. Whichever fits, the work is the same Tier-1-grade quality, scaled through the same delivery model and delivered across the full range of capabilities.
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Not sure which tier fits?
Most engagements begin with a short, confidential conversation to establish where you actually are — and whether you need remediation now or a framework that prevents it later.