Financial Sector Consultancy

Financial crime programmes that stand up to inspection.

We support banks, insurers, payment service providers, e-money issuers and fintechs in building, testing and running AML/CFT and governance programmes that meet QCB and FATF expectations.

Why it matters

The problems we solve

01

Too many alerts, not enough detection

Screening and monitoring systems generate false positives while real risk goes unnoticed.

02

Risk ratings that do not reflect risk

Customer risk models rate too many customers high, or too few, and cannot be explained.

03

Inspection findings with deadlines

Remediation has to be delivered and evidenced on the regulator's timetable.

04

Thin compliance teams

MLRO and compliance functions are stretched across daily work and change projects.

Services

What we deliver

Each service can be engaged on its own or combined into a single programme.

01

AML/CFT Programme Design and Review

Policies, procedures and controls aligned to Qatari law, QCB instructions and FATF recommendations.

  • Policies and procedures aligned to QCB instructions
  • Control framework and testing plan
  • Board and senior management reporting
02

Enterprise-Wide ML/TF Risk Assessment

Inherent risk, control effectiveness and residual risk across customers, products and channels.

  • Customers, products, channels and geographies
  • Control effectiveness assessment
  • Residual risk and action plan
03

Customer Risk Rating Methodology

Design and recalibration of risk scoring models so ratings reflect real risk.

  • Risk factors and weighting design
  • Calibration against your customer base
  • Documentation for validation and inspection
04

Sanctions and Name Screening

Coverage, list management and threshold tuning to cut false positives without missing true matches.

  • List coverage including UN, local and OFAC
  • Matching and threshold tuning
  • Alert handling procedures and quality checks
05

Transaction Monitoring

Typology design, scenario building and threshold tuning for your monitoring system.

  • Typologies relevant to your products
  • Scenario design and threshold tuning
  • Alert investigation procedures
06

KYC Remediation and Lookback Reviews

Customer file remediation and historical transaction reviews with documented outcomes.

  • Customer file review and remediation
  • Historical transaction lookback
  • Documented outcomes and STR recommendations
07

Fraud Risk Management

Fraud risk assessment, controls and detection rules for payments and digital channels.

  • Fraud risk assessment
  • Controls for payments and digital channels
  • Detection rules and monitoring
08

MLRO and Compliance Support

Interim or outsourced MLRO support, STR quality review and inspection readiness.

  • Interim or outsourced MLRO support
  • STR quality review
  • Inspection preparation
Outcomes

What you get

Programmes that stand up to inspection
Fewer false positives, better detection
Documented, defensible decisions
How it works

Our approach

01

Diagnose

Review the programme, data and recent findings.

02

Design

Methodologies, procedures and controls that fit your business.

03

Calibrate

Tune models and systems against your real data.

04

Support

Help your team run it and evidence it to the regulator.

Standards we work to

Standards we work to

QCB instructionsLaw No. 20 of 2019 (AML/CFT)FATF RecommendationsWolfsberg PrinciplesBasel Committee guidance
Questions

Frequently asked

Do you work with fintechs and e-money issuers?

Yes, as well as banks, insurers and payment service providers.

Can you tune our existing screening and monitoring system?

Yes. We work with the platform you already have, adjusting rules, thresholds and procedures.

Can you act as our MLRO?

We provide interim and outsourced MLRO support, subject to your regulator's requirements on appointment.

Get in touch

Tell us what your regulator, auditor or board is asking for.

We will come back to you with how we would approach it, who would work on it and what it would take.