Bank Compliance
For the bank compliance team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.
Review scope →Specialist divisions / Financial Crime, AML & KYC Intelligence
Specialist evidence services
Financial Crime, AML & KYC Intelligence
Do external identity, ownership and adverse-record signals justify further escalation?
Who commissions this work
Fintech Directors
For the fintech directors team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.
Review scope →Kyc Managers
For the kyc managers team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.
Review scope →The real purchase trigger
Onboarding, unusual-activity escalation, sanctions or politically exposed-person flag
Disambiguate entities, trace official sanctions or ownership entries and preserve provenance.
We make the client’s claim, the original record, conflicting sources and the unknowns readable before commitment.
Choose one of eight defined services
Public-Source Counterparty EDD Brief
One named subject or event; up to three material claims; agreed source jurisdictions and date window. Deliverable: Source coverage sheet, first three contradictions or gaps, clear next-record requests.
Review service and acceptance →Identity decision · Identity & Source Map
One main entity or asset and up to four related names, owners, locations, records or aliases. Deliverable: Entity or asset-resolution table, link-confidence explanation and original source chain.
Review service and acceptance →Claim decision · Material Claims Verification
Up to five numbered claims from a supplied proposal, transaction pack or public statement. Deliverable: Claim-by-claim citations, opposite sources, date-sensitive uncertainty and unproved statements.
Review service and acceptance →Timing decision · Independent Chronology Reconstruction
One bounded event sequence; disclosed evidence window; source provenance and known omissions. Deliverable: Chronology chart, disputed-event table, original-record references and unresolved sequence.
Review service and acceptance →Counterparty decision · Counterparty & Relationship Check
Named entity and up to five related organisations or responsible entities identified from lawful records. Deliverable: Evidence-supported relationship diagram, mismatches, ownership questions and exposure caveats.
Review service and acceptance →Decision-pack review · Decision-Ready Evidence Dossier
One defined commercial decision, six critical questions, specified sources and no unlimited investigation. Deliverable: Executive decision memo, evidence/contradiction matrix, dated primary-source index and recommendations for further questions.
Review service and acceptance →Repeat-work pilot · Repeat-File Evidence Desk
Written pilot of up to ten defined file types, with sampling rules, turnaround assumptions and exclusions. Deliverable: Consistent file-by-file evidence cards, exception register and consolidated management view.
Review service and acceptance →Counterparty Screening Evidence Watch
One named subject or a written small watchlist; specified public records, cadence, escalation threshold. Deliverable: Dated change log, evidence citations, false-positive dispositions and monthly change summary.
Review service and acceptance →Eight focused specialist pathways
Each pathway has a narrower research question, decision-ready evidence specification, source scope and written-commissioning path.
AML Public-Source Intelligence
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind aml public-source intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →KYC Entity Verification
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind kyc entity verification, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →PEP Relationship Intelligence
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind pep relationship intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Financial Crime Adverse Media Review
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind financial crime adverse media review, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Shell Company Network Research
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind shell company network research, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Cross-Border Financial Entity Intelligence
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind cross-border financial entity intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Financial Fraud Pattern Research
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind financial fraud pattern research, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Enhanced Due Diligence Research Support
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind enhanced due diligence research support, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Research sources to test
The following sources may support this type of work; their existence is not a claim that a prospective client or named matter has been verified.
US Treasury OFAC sanctions search
Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.
Open source →Dun & Bradstreet third-party risk product
Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.
Open source →Evidence deliverables and professional limits
What the decision owner receives
- Public-Source Counterparty EDD Brief
- match disposition table
- ownership trace
- escalation questions
- Source-linked claim analysis
- Dated assumptions, contradictions and missing evidence
What remains outside the mandate
No regulated AML sign-off, screening guarantee or legal clearance; false positive risk.
Acceptance is conditional on conflict, jurisdiction, lawful access, data protection, capacity and written fee approval.
Start with the decision, not a large retainer
Buyer stages
Match the size of the assignment to the present decision.
Review scope →Example evidence pack
View the contents of an illustrative research output without invented findings.
Review scope →Fees & engagement
Understand written standard-fee proposals, pilot limits and the approval process.
Review scope →Evidence questions worth resolving
Decision questions
- Does a potential sanctions hit match stable identifiers or merely the name?
- What exact reporting and screening obligations apply to the customer type and jurisdiction?
- Which risk signal is confirmed, false-positive or unresolved?
Contrary-evidence tests
Division evidence guide (PDF)
Change-monitoring method (PDF)Lawful-source coverage varies. The documents explain the proposed method; no case, professional certification, continuous watch or fee has been approved automatically.