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.
Payment Services & Card/ Merchant Acquirers
Financial Crime Framework Review and Enhancement
The client asked Lysis to assist them in ensuring that their UK/EU subsidiary based in the UK is aligned with UK and EU regulatory requirements. This included establishing an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) framework which consisted of drafting applicable AML and Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF) policy, drafting a Sanctions policy, drafting a transaction monitoring procedure and delivering the financial crime (FC) governance framework. The FC governance framework consisted of a risk appetite statement, and associated metrics, and their Management Information (MI) reporting process and the governance structure to facilitate effective decisions. Lysis was also asked to conduct a financial crime risk assessment (FCRA) which identified the inherent AML/CTF and Sanctions risks and recommended proportionate controls needed to mitigate these risks.
The level and the quality of professional services provided by Lysis met and exceeded the client's expectations. As a result, Lysis was appointed to further assists the client throughout the period of growth which included the design of the readiness roadmap for the launch of their product, in the UK and then EU. Three high-level requirements were delivered successfully during this project, and these included:
- The development and design of an effective and proportionate FC (AML) framework.
- The development and design of the FC governance structure. Setting up sustainable MI processes and conducting a financial crime risk assessment.
- The delivering of the high level FCRA which recommended proportionate FC controls.
Programme management, target operating model design and global policy development to enable a Fenergo implementation at a major wholesale and investment bank. Lysis Group successfully assisted a global investment bank to design and implement a target operating model in preparation for the implementation of Fenergo.
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 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.
