FINTRAIL provides expert guidance when navigating complex financial crime compliance issues. We take the time to understand your specific products, services and operations, and to ensure that your business remains compliant in all relevant jurisdictions, providing expert tailored advice in line with your firm’s maturity, product offering and risk exposure.

Regulatory opinions

We provide bespoke opinions on regulatory compliance issues, ensuring your policies and controls are compliant with the relevant regulations in all relevant jurisdictions - from specific advice on the application of new sanctions through to identity verification requirements in a new market.

Licensing support

We provide bespoke advice on your financial crime compliance framework in support of new licensing applications - conducting regulatory scoping, reviewing existing documentation, and supporting with the practical aspects of the application process. FINTRAIL supports banking, electronic money institute (EMI) / payment institute and crypto-asset licences.

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Research

We conduct research for financial institutions and RegTechs, performing both desktop research and primary research through surveys and interviews.  We provide regulatory mapping and horizon scanning; market research and benchmarking; and product development support for RegTechs.  We draw upon our extensive knowledge from consultancy engagements and our active role in industry groups and the FinTech FinCrime Exchange (FFE).

Interim roles

We can fulfil a range of interim roles such as Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), Head of Compliance, Head of KYC and Onboarding Team Lead. These engagements are designed on a short term basis, to provide expertise where you have an immediate need.

Retained advisory support

We provide support on a retainer basis, to provide financial crime expertise when answering specific questions or dealing with individual issues. For example, firms can draw upon a set number of hours per month to get a second opinion on interpreting regulatory changes or applying a risk-based approach to new groups of target high-risk customers.