Financial Crime Compliance Turning financial crime fighting into a competitive advantage Protiviti offers a multi-dimensional set of solutions to help your organisation efficiently fight financial crime while staying in sync with regulatory changes. We operate in a highly collaborative environment to promote knowledge and skill transfers and enable your teams to lead through innovative and sustainable processes. We leverage our proven solutions to help our clients more effectively and efficiently manage their financial crime risks. The financial crime landscape has become increasingly complex due to global uncertainty, increasingly sophisticated criminals and an ever-changing regulatory environment. The “cost of compliance” continues to be a major challenge for financial services companies with innovation and technology essential to successfully addressing that challenge. As financial crimes technology becomes more sophisticated and the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, financial institutions need to adopt innovative, proactive and sustainable measures to keep up with the pace of change and effectively combat “bad” actors. We view Financial crime as falling into five broad areas:Money Laundering.Terrorist Financing and Sanctions evasionFraud and Identity TheftBribery and CorruptionMarket Manipulation and Insider TradingOur set of eight core solutions are designed to help Financial Institutions to comply with the plethora of Financial Crime related regulations in a cost optimised way. Our suite of solutions span: Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC and Trade Sanctions; Fraud Prevention and Detection, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Market Abuse & Trade Surveillance. Financial Crime costs continue to escalate, making innovative solutions even more important Research Guide November 25, 2024 FAQ Guide on the Use of AI for Financial Crime Compliance Ask financial crime professionals what the most challenging part of their job is, and most will likely say it is the timely identification of suspicious activity. As much as companies have worked to improve their detection capabilities given their compliance obligations, their desire to protect their reputations and their understanding, as corporate citizens, of the... Read more Financial crime compliance services Pro Document Stack Assess and Assure Services We identify, quantify, document, monitor, and manage financial crime risks both horizontally across your business, as well as vertically down to any one individual customer relationship to evaluate the effectiveness and design of your financial crimes landscape. Pro System Security Respond and Remediate Services In a highly regulated environment our clients need to be able to successfully prepare for and respond to regulatory examinations and deal with the unexpected. Our services include: Regulatory examination planning and management; programme remediation planning and execution; Regulatory change planning and execution, Incident response and crisis management. Pro Legal Briefcase Investigation Services We deliver meaningful, data-driven insights to help you improve the effectiveness of your programme by consolidating your processes into one customised enterprise driven solution. Pro Document Folder Fraud risk management Respond to red flags or fraud reports and develop right-sized fraud risk management programmes tailored to your unique fraud risk profile. Our teams assist organisations with architecting fraud control policies and response plans, risk assessment methodologies, and training and awareness programmes. We also help you leverage analytic tools and techniques to identify yellow and red flags that can be indicative of fraud and misconduct within your organisation. Pro Document Files Data and Analytics Services We analyse and validate business data to test the effectiveness of internal controls across your financial crime programmes so your organisation can execute strategic initiatives while mitigating risks. Pro Document Consent Transformational Services We transform your compliance programme using data, technology, and human intelligence to optimise your programmes while reducing risks, containing costs, and improving your financial crime ecosystem. Pro Location Globe People and Organisation Services Protiviti’s approach to helping organisations leverage their most trusted assets, their people, is driven by the power of human intelligence where data, technology, change management, and training are the key ingredients to establishing a well-rounded people centric strategy. Pro Rightmark Square Managed Services Protiviti’s Managed Operations Services helps organisations take a cost-effective analytical approach to better manage low-level low-costs tasks, anticipated resource needs, and improve flexibility, so organisations can focus on driving business growth and meet client demand. Pro Briefcase Anti-Money Laundering Services Protiviti provides a wide variety of consultative services designed to assist organisations in all aspects of Financial Crime/Combating of the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) compliance. How we do it Protiviti helps compliance officers, board members, and all three lines of defense respond to situations of noncompliance and provide sustainable Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) solutions.Protiviti provides a wide variety of consultative services designed to assist organisations in all aspects of AML/Combating of the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) compliance. Drive innovative financial crime consulting thinking and execution Our approach Protiviti understands the key financial crime challenges leaders face today as well as the future risks for which they need to prepare. We help companies around the globe identify, measure, and navigate their financial crime risks using tactical, sustainable and value-added solutions.Our approach is to drive innovative financial crime consulting thinking and execution and to help organisations shift the narrative from assessing financial crime risk to designing, building, implementing and effectively running financial crime consulting operations.Our experts help organisations like yours:Develop and implement enhanced business processes related to AML fraud, OFAC and sanctions, market abuse and trade surveillance and AB&C.Leverage technology, innovation and data to reduce costs, adhere to regulatory requirements and address evolving client challenges. Featured insights WHITEPAPER Sanctions and Export Controls: The Current and Future Landscape for Global Financial Institutions For two years running, Protiviti has published a paper on the major sanction developments in the past year and our expectations for the coming year. We did this, in part, because the pace, scale and enforcement of economic sanctions reached... WHITEPAPER The Compliance Playbook: Navigating the Financial Services Industry’s Compliance Priorities in 2025 As we enter the new year, the financial services industry once again faces compliance risks that are increasingly diverse and complex. NEWSLETTER Setting the 2025 Audit Committee Agenda The next 12 months are likely to be another challenging year for audit committees. The 9 topics we have highlighted for 2025 may include some areas audit committees would consider beyond the official scope of responsibility as outlined in their... INSIGHTS PAPER Understanding the Impact of the EU AI Act: A Primer for Financial Institutions Navigate the EU AI Act's impact on finance with our strategic guide to compliance and ethical AI use. IN FOCUS New York DFS, White House issue guidance on AI‘s impact. What are the implications? During National Cybersecurity Month in October, both the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the Biden administration issued releases on the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI). The DFS’s Industry Letter... Button Button Leadership Bernadine Reese Bernadine is a Managing Director within our Financial Services Industry (FSI) Regulatory practice in the UK. Prior to joining Protiviti ten years ago, Bernadine was a Director in KPMG’s Regulatory Services practice. A chartered accountant by training, Bernadine has over ... Learn more Christine Reisman Christine is a Managing Director and Solution Lead within Protiviti's Risk & Compliance practice. Christine focuses on regulatory compliance matters for Financial Services Institutions specialising in the payments industry. Christine has subject matter expertise in ... Learn more