Compliance for Tech Companies & Startups

Build compliance into your next stage of growth.

Practical compliance support for founders preparing to launch, grow or respond to bank questions. Start with the business model and the work that matters now.

Support for the stage you are in.

Preparing to launch

Clarify your product, customer journey and movement of funds. We help identify the compliance questions to resolve and organize an achievable plan before you commit to tools or headcount.

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Growing the business

Bring structure to customer reviews, internal ownership and management reporting as demand increases. Add fractional capacity around the work your team needs to sustain.

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Facing questions or findings

Prepare a clear response to bank due diligence requests or existing findings. Assign owners, organize evidence and track the actions needed to move forward.

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Not every technology company needs an AML program. The relevant scope depends on what your business does, the services it provides and where it operates. We begin by understanding those activities rather than treating every startup as a financial institution.

Specialist knowledge. Practical support.

Our specialists hold the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) certifications, bringing focused expertise in AML and global sanctions.

Translate questions into priorities

Connect compliance questions to your product, customers and next milestone. Define what needs attention now and what belongs in a later workstream.

Turn priorities into working processes

Develop policies, responsibilities and review workflows that your team can use. Make escalation routes and the evidence behind decisions clear.

Stay involved as you grow

Add fractional capacity or leadership around an agreed scope. Keep management informed about progress, open questions and decisions that need an owner.

Our compliance expertise

See the work in context

Explore an existing engagement to understand the business situation, the scope of the review and the work described.

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Where compliance fits into apps & payment systems.

For apps with financial features, embedded payments or customer money movement, compliance needs to connect to the actual user journey. We help founders and product teams identify the control points and operating responsibilities relevant to the business.

Account creation & onboarding

Define when identity or business checks belong in the customer journey, what information is needed and which exceptions should go to a person for review.

Payment activity & monitoring

Review where payment events, customer context and monitoring workflows connect. Define who reviews unusual activity, records decisions and escalates unresolved concerns.

Screening & customer changes

Map screening and review touchpoints around onboarding and relevant changes to customer information or activity. Clarify how potential matches are reviewed and resolved.

Internal tools & case handling

Give the operations team clear review queues, decision ownership and documentation expectations. Connect findings and exceptions to management reporting and follow-up.

What we can help put in place

A customer-journey control map, review and escalation procedures, a responsibility matrix and an agreed implementation plan. We can work alongside your product, engineering, operations and compliance teams to translate the agreed requirements into workflows and review the supporting evidence.

Our scope covers compliance advisory, control design and operational support. Software development and technical integrations remain with your engineering team or technology providers. The appropriate controls depend on the product, activities and jurisdictions.

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Choose the support you need.

Fractional AML, KYC & compliance leadershipWhen your team needs ongoing capacity or an interim compliance leader.AML risk assessmentsWhen you need to understand exposure across products, customers and activities.Policies & proceduresWhen written procedures need to reflect how your business operates.Sponsor bank readinessWhen a bank asks for policies, ownership and evidence of controls.Independent AML reviewsWhen you need an appropriately independent assessment of your AML program.Remediation supportWhen findings need owners, priorities and evidence of completion.

Your first engagement. Clear next steps.

A focused first engagement

Share a product overview, your stage of growth and the immediate concern. We agree whether you need a readiness review, a defined implementation project or ongoing support.

A usable plan

Receive agreed priorities, a responsibility map and a practical action tracker. Each engagement defines its deliverables and what your team needs to own.

Support as needs change

Bring in specialists for policy development, risk assessment or fractional compliance leadership as the business evolves.

Review sample findings, action tracking and management reporting formats to see how the work can support your decisions.

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Questions before we begin.

Does every startup need a compliance officer?

The appropriate role depends on your business activities, responsibilities and workload. We discuss whether project support, fractional capacity or a formal leadership appointment fits your situation.

Can you work alongside our existing team?

Yes. We can support founders, operations teams and appointed compliance officers with an agreed scope and clear decision rights.

What should we have ready for the first conversation?

A short description of your product, customers, current stage and immediate concern is enough to begin. Mention any upcoming bank review, launch or internal deadline. We agree how to share sensitive documentation after discussing the scope.

Can we begin with a small, defined project?

Yes. The first engagement can focus on a risk assessment, policy update, readiness review or a set of existing findings. We agree the deliverables and responsibilities before discussing whether continuing support would be useful.

How are timing and fees determined?

Scope depends on the business model, information available, complexity and work required. A defined review and recurring operational support need different levels of involvement. We discuss deliverables, dependencies, timing and fees before work begins.

What will our team need to own?

Your team provides business context, access to agreed information and the people needed for decisions. We define review responsibilities, approvals and escalations together. Any formal officer appointment is agreed separately from a general support engagement.

Guidance for founders.

Choose a guide based on the decision in front of you. Each explains practical considerations before you scope the work.

Founder guide

AML compliance for startups

Understand the questions to resolve before choosing tools, writing policies or adding compliance headcount.

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Where compliance software still needs human oversight

See where software helps and where your team still needs ownership, review and judgment.

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Explore related businesses.

Different business models bring different operating questions. Explore the page that best reflects what your company does.

Industry focus

Fintech & Payments Compliance

For teams managing financial products, payment flows, bank requirements and recurring AML or KYC work.

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Crypto & Digital Asset Compliance

For businesses reviewing onboarding, sanctions screening and monitoring around digital asset activity.

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Discuss your next step.

Tell us what your business does, your current stage and the milestone ahead. We will follow up to discuss a suitable scope.

Please keep customer records and sensitive account information out of your initial inquiry.