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January 31, 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) recently published their feedback on the quality of applications from firms wanting to register and trade as crypto asset firms in the UK.
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In recent years, firms across the globe, have experienced enormous pressure and challenges when it comes to financial crime (FC) compliance. The penalties for non-compliance in a timely fashion, include hefty fines, restrictions, and most of all, long-term reputational damage. This calls for exceptional expertise from the Lysis Group that can assist firms to develop bespoke FC frameworks with a consistent, yet sustainable approach when it comes to managing financial crime risks in the long-term for increased effectiveness and to drive efficiencies.
Our teams have extensive experience in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), Know Your Customer (KYC) and other financial crime requirements.
As global FC compliance experts, Lysis Financial has an extensive track record of helping firms to successfully achieve and maintain FC compliance by focusing on providing consulting services across the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) landscape with the distinct objective of reducing the short-and long-term costs linked to compliance.
With ever changing legislation, all firms should be vigilant in identifying and protecting themselves against potential money laundering activities.
We have the necessary skills and experience to assist your firm to compile, review and optimise FC controls across the entire client lifecycle management (CLM) process.
We assist firms to obtain the required regulatory permissions to carry on regulated activities. This includes permission to register and trade as a crypto asset firm. Lysis can offer additional support in a regulated market.
We assist firms in selecting the right Regulatory Technology (RegTech) that is aligned with their bespoke operational nuances because we know first-hand that, over time, firms develop both generic and unique operating characteristics.
Lysis Operations can make a real difference because since 2001, we have established a solid reputation as a global leader in the field of financial crime compliance. We deliver a unique and cost-effective combination of superior service offerings across the full spectrum of financial crime compliance including client on-boarding, ongoing monitoring screening support, Know Your Customer (KYC) remediation & refresh, transaction monitoring remediation & real-time alerts review and our award-winning managed services.
From KYC Remediations to Screening to Transaction Monitoring, we offer coverage across the entire CLM spectrum.
Our Managed Service Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF) has been designed to integrate at all levels and to consider new activities.
Our well-established on-shore capability in the U.K. and our efficient near-shore capability in Cape Town, South Africa are both professionally equipped to provide bespoke CLM and AML services and support to all our global clients in a very cost-effective manner.
All our staff are experienced and cross-trained in AML, KYC, and other financial crime requirements.
While firms continue to standardise processes and controls to increase effectiveness and efficiency and invest heavily in automation, the “people” factor is not always taken into consideration for optimisation. As a result, the work output across teams and between teams, in different locations is often inconsistent and of variable quality. In addition, firms, small and large, run significant inefficiencies across FC operations which could lead to a substantial increase in the cost of compliance.
Our methodology allows us to identify the profiles of high-performing FC Know Your Customer (KYC) analysts.
Analyst's knowledge and capability throughput for the duration of a project/programme is tested using our E-Learning & E-Assessment platform.
Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) play a vital role to ensure that the outcome of each analyst review is in line with the relevant standards.
Management Information (MI) covers capability performances and are purposely refined to be integrated into the Reporting Governance structure.
We are perfectly positioned to support a number of different industries on a global scale. This is due to our unique, interconnected combination of services which have been developed deliberately to compliment and strengthen each other as well as to create a significant differentiation from other providers in the market.
Optimisation of financial crime (FC) controls has become a key focus point for firms, but this must be achieved in a cost-effective way, without compromising effectiveness or efficiency. We have the know-how to optimise your firm’s FC controls while reducing the short-and long-term costs linked to compliance.
For many early-stage, fast-growing firms, implementing anti-money laundering compliance controls and processes can be a challenge, especially as the business model evolves over time. We have the required expertise to help your start-up firm with their specific FC needs, in a cost-effective manner.
Firms often fail to recognise that bribery and corruption could significantly impede their growth and undermine their long-standing reputations. We have the necessary skills and expertise to help your firm with robust KYC processes and comprehensive anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) policies.
As the global demand for more transparent work ethics increases, fraud continues to be a major focus point for regulators. Therefore, having effective financial crime (FC) controls in place has become a priority for firms. We can help your firm with the design and implementation of a robust AML framework.
In recent years, the crypto asset landscape expanded rapidly and the regulations to govern this environment have also evolved exponentially. We can assist your firms with complex and contentious regulatory aspects regarding registration. We can also offer additional support in a regulated market. This includes the design, development, implementation, and enhancement of effective and robust FC frameworks to meet global regulators’ requirements and expectations in a sustainable manner.
Bribery and corruption often contradict the ESG objectives which is why global regulators and supervisory institutions are gradually applying a more focussed approach to the link between ESG and financial crime (FC). We have a unique blend of experience and specialised expertise to help your firm with the design and implementation of a robust AML framework.
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