Case Studies

A crypto asset business, a subsidiary of a US Nasdaq-listed company requested assistance with the process to obtain FCA registration. Lysis provided the client with a highly experienced MLRO and compliance team who worked with senior management to implement required controls and processes. The client was successful in obtaining FCA registration.

A global bank, following a substantial cross-boarder banking merger, had two separate KYC/AML firms, policies, & IT infrastructures and need help with the harmonisation process.

A UK domiciled crypto exchange with global reach had a regulatory requirement for crypto Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) support.

Recently implemented the banking system and needed additional BAU resources

A crypto asset custodian based in the U.K. with global reach approached Lysis with the request to assist them with the process to obtain registration from the FCA which would enable them to operate in the UK market as a crypto asset business. Due to the holding company’s strong global footprint, part of the FCA requirements for registration included the need for a UK based money laundering reporting officer (MLRO).

A London based financial institution with global reach had Lysis preform an AML Health Check.

A major bank with two major trsing entities wished to decrease time-to-trade processing overheads for new customers or new products for existing customers.

The merger of two global investment banks required the implementation of a single client onboarding firm structure and alignment of systems and procedure to a single global policy.

A UK-based specialist bank that is primarily a specialist mortgage lender to retail clients. The bank also provides both small business and personal finance. They needed assitance to ensure that their new and exisiting client books comply with AML regulations.

Our client was setting up a new gaming licensing and taxation authority for a national government and sought external support to develop its Compliance and AML Framework.

A U.K. Branch of a major Asian bank needed an in-depth review and enhancement of their AML governance framework. Lysis conducted a success review and drafted all required policies & procedures, and established a KYC Target Operating model.

A UK-crypto asset subsidiary of a Nasdaq-listed firm in the U.S. has a requirement to review their anti-money laundering (AML) policy framework and idetify possible gaps in line with FCA requirements.

A leading Contract of Differences (CFD) broker, part of a larger financial services conglomerate believed they had a market-leading CFD platform and wished to white-label to smaller brokers and potential competitors to offer to their customers.

A major credit card company required the design and implementation of a bespoke iteration of the iMeta client on-boarding and lifecycle management system to meet specific business needs.

A major bank with two major trading entities wished to decrease time-to-trade processing overheads for new customers and for new products for existing customers.

Our client had a new executive-level Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and some new board members. Our client asked Lysis to run an AML Masterclass for UK AML Regulations.

A European investment bank had a surge in hits from screening and on-going monitoring in relation to PEPs, sanctions and adverse media monitoring.

A US corporate bank in the UK needing BAU On-boarding resources

A UK-based online bank that provided multicurrency accounts for cross-border European transactions. The client wanted to enhance their customer on-boarding experiences and improve their CLM process.

A global securities house asked for help enhancing and streamlining its client on-boarding and AML TM capability and to off-shore certain parts of its AML processing.

Our client was setting up a new online gaming licensing authority and sought a partner to on-board licensees and to manage the on-going governance and compliance operation.

A large operator of bank infrastructure wanted to develop a shared operating model and managed service for client lifecycle management (CLM), anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC).

A major bank with two major trading entities wished to decrease time-to-trade processing overheads for new customers and for new products for existing customers.

A large U.S. based end-to-end human resources management firm and Lysis delivered a solution for the newly established UK/EU subsidiary which forms part of the SEC regulated entity.

An international payment company with offices in major European hubs outsourced KYC service provision was unsitisfactory. A significantly enhanced and more effective capability was was developed by Lysis.

Our client was applying for Payment Services permissions from the Central Bank of Ireland and required support in defining and documenting the Governance and Compliance framework.

Our client had a requirement to review and update its AML Framework to take account of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive and also some changes in its business model.

A crypto asset firm domiciled in the US asked Lysis to support the firm's financial crime framework and policy creation for transaction monitoring across the UK, US, and for the rest of the firm's global customer base to improved risk management, quality and increased operational efficiency.

The incoming Head of Compliance at our customer identified that Client Monies were not being managed as per regulation and this therefore required an immediate remediation.

A global wholesale bank wished to select and implement a strategic, scalable, flexible client lifecycle management application that would be able to support the customer assessment requirements of its KYC and MiFID programmes as part of its Compliance framework.

Lysis reviewed the exchange’s AML/CTF framework which resulted to a successful maturity assessment review.

A large operator of bank infrastructure wanted to develop a shared operating model and managed service for client lifecycle management (CLM), anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC).

Our client wished to outsource the Client On-Boarding and AML Operations for its merchant acquiring business in Europe, replacing their current major global outsourcing partner.

Our client had been advised that their AML provisions were not up to the required standard and wished to remedy this before regulatory sanctions were imposed.

Our client had acquired a business from a competitor and had c.50-60 Payment Programme Managers and their programmes to on-board. They asked Lysis to supply a team of experts to do this work.

Our client had a requirement to train some experienced operational staff in AML

Our client wished to ensure that it had all UK regulatory requirements covered by policy, procedures and controls.

A major European-domiciled Cryptoasset Exchange with global reach required a gap analysis to identify all deficiencies in their Customer Risk Rating Model and a roadmap for improving it.

Following a visit from the regulator, a global inter-dealer broker was put under a Section 166 order.

Our client was in the middle of an extensive regulatory remediation for the Central Bank of Ireland and the remediation.

A U.K. Branch of a major Asian bank needed an in-depth review and enhancement of their AML governance framework. Lysis conducted a success review and drafted all required policies & procedures, and established a KYC Target Operating model.

The client is incorporated in Ireland as an Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV). The client is an American investment fund which specialises in lending large amounts of money to various entities ranging from listed entities to unregulated entities based in the USA.

Our client had implemented a new transaction monitoring system and wished to ensure that the previous two years' transactions had been monitored effectively.

A major global bank approached Lysis to assist them with the implementation of a remedial programme o enable the client to meet their regulatory obligations arising from an FSA-imposed deadline.

A new to market crypto asset business domiciled in Ireland received a regulatory requirement from the Central Bank of Ireland to design and embed a financial crime, AML/CTF, governance framework.

A UK-based Crypto custodian with a global reach need to meet a regulatory requirement for all personnel to undergo specific training successfully delivered by Lysis.

A major credit card company and regulated PSP with global reach approached Lysis to uplift their transaction monitoring framework and operational controls.

A major Egyptian bank with UK operations had a requirement to identify possible AML and CTF gaps and suggested improvements.

Although the client is based in the US, they have European subsidiaries which include the UK and therefore required Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) registration. In order to obtain registration as a crypto asset firm in the U.K. they had to comply with specific FCA requirements.

Our client had identified a tranche of several thousand corporate and retail customers for which they wished to remediate the Know Your Customer (KYC) data held and to re-assess whether the interactions with the retail customers were compatible with Responsible Gambling requirements.

Our client had a substantial backlog of transaction alerts. They were concerned that these included a number of true positives that therefore indicated suspicious activity and required reporting.

A London based financial institution with global reach asked Lysis to perform a review of their AML governance framework.

A listed UK-Based subprime lender offering lower value short term loans needed to enhance, redesign, and implement a new FC framework. Lysis provided the client with a understanding of risks, practical advice on risk mitigation, & robust policies.

A U.K. based broker dealer required assistance with the management of their Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Section 166 remediation notice.

A major European wholesale and investment bank with global reach asked for help meeting customer classification requirements.

Following a review from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2021, and a subsequent letter from the regulator, the client had to address a number of gaps that were identified by the regulator.

Our client wished to gain an ACPR Payment Institution license in France and asked for Lysis' assistance to prepare all the documents and for general support during the application process.

A major wholesale and investment bank with global reach was placed under a Section 166 order regarding their KYC and AML controls.

A prominent security services firm that forms part of a French multinational investment bank and financial services company asked Lysis to assist with the securities/back-office function within the multinational investment bank.

A major wholesale and retail bank with global reach had deficiencies it is AML governance framework along with its KYC operations.

Our client had a large backlog of increasingly old transaction alerts that potential indicated suspicious activity and required reporting.

One of the largest US-based Tech commercial banks needed to build out their offshore capabilities. This included in-depth interviews with all potential analysts to determine experience. This produced a team of fully traineed KYC analysts and created the opprtunity for organic growth.

A large operator of bank infrastructure wanted to develop a shared operating model and managed service for client lifecycle management (CLM), anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC).

A significant UK and US corporate bank with questions around the quality of the firm’s AML capabilities and customer files

A European Retail Bank with over 4000 employees globally had a tight regulatory deadline to review five years of transactions to identify suspicious transaction and cases of money laundering and/or terrorist funding.

A major global bank needing a data clean-up post banking system implementation

One of our client's banks has flagged areas of our client's Ant-Money Laundering (AML) Governance and Compliance operation as a potential cause for concern. Our client asked Lysis to perform an independent review for them to establish if anything was genuinely wrong.

A major European wholesale and investment bank with global reach was put under a Section 166 order due to regulatory concerns regarding their KYC and AML controls.

Our client was setting up a new online gaming licensing authority and sought a partner to advise on compliance requirements and develop its Governance and Compliance Framework.

A global wholesale and investment bank needing client on-boarding and AML Support

A major estate agency had a need to establish a Know Your Customer (KYC) function which was able to scale and undertake a remediation exercise to meet new regulatory requirements (i. e. , 4MLD) and to build out a business as usual (BAU) function to service ongoing requirements.

Our client was looking at options for the location of new Level 2 teams to support retail customers with affordability and suitability issues.

A major global FTSE-100 financial services firm had one month to shape, scope and plan a 60-project programme of work in response to a Section 166 Skilled Persons Report requested by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The firm also had to deliver all 60 projects over a twelve-month period with sub-deliveries due each month.