FinTrace
FinTrace
Consulting LLC
The Financial Crime Experts
OUR MISSION
Our mission at FinTrace is to effectively combat
financial crime.
To do so, we aim to Deter. Defend. Disrupt.
- Deter Bad Actors
- Defend the Integrity of the Financial System
- Disrupt the Movement of Illicit Funds
Areas of Expertise
The categories within the Anti-Financial Crime ecosystem
covered by FinTrace are as follows:
who we are
We are financial crime experts with a vision to foster stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors in the fight against financial crime.
We provide specialized investigation and litigation support to public and private sector partners, leveraging our unique expertise to bridge the gap that exists within the two sectors by increasing knowledge to combat financial crime that can have a real-world impact on building financial crime cases or gathering intelligence for education and training purposes.
We also provide compliance support as implementing effective programs is crucial in the fight against financial crime.
Who We Work With
We aim to collaborate across public and private sectors, working with:
Banks & Other Financial Institutions
Virtual Asset Service Providers
FinTech Companies
Law Enforcement Agencies
Prosecution Offices
Law Firms
Industry Solution Providers
Cannabis-Related Businesses
Nonprofit Organizations
Why Choose Us?
Our extensive experience covers all aspects of financial crime detection and prosecution. Our experience was obtained in both public and private sectors and spans banking operations, retail banking, energy and trading functions, compliance and risk management, public and private sector investigations, and prosecution of financial crime cases.
We have worked in start-up banks and newly established departments, large private and publicly traded companies, and government agencies.
Our team includes professionals who have worked for and advised government agencies, nonprofit organizations, banks, financial institutions, start-up companies, and established companies in several industries, such as but not limited to, financial services, online gaming, money services businesses, payment facilitators, energy companies, precious metal dealers, cannabis, and within the cryptocurrency and virtual asset space.
Overall, our extensive and unique perspective, coupled with our expertise, enables us to effectively collaborate with you in addressing financial crime. We excel at meeting your needs in a creative, adaptive, and efficient manner.
What We Offer
We offer a wide range of financial crime advisory and support services for investigations, litigation, compliance, and risk management.
Investigation Support
Swamped by the volume of financial data to review?
We offer investigation support for financial crime, specializing in money laundering and fraud.
Our team possesses the skills and resources to leverage financial clues, follow the money trail, trace assets, and interpret financial data in a clear and actionable manner.
We are also proficient in utilizing open-source data (OSINT) to uncover and extract relevant information from online sources for investigations.
We can develop typologies for investigations to provide a comprehensive overview of evidence, including financial indicators, for knowledge sharing on illicit financial flows.
Litigation Support
We team up with prosecution teams and various agencies to build and prepare financial crime cases for trial.
We employ a comprehensive approach in our advisory services, encompassing evidence analysis, report generation, trial exhibit creation, and expert witness testimony.
Our experts possess the following industry certifications:
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
- Certified Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Investigator (CAIC)
Open-Source Investigations
We can skillfully navigate open-source investigations (OSINT) and are proficient in identifying and extracting relevant OSINT data to uncover information from online sources, such as social media accounts, corporate records, court records, and through the web, including decentralized, deep, and dark webs.
Due Diligence Reports
Do you truly know who you are doing business with?
We excel at conducting thorough due diligence reviews by researching individuals and entities using various sources. This involves identifying Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), reviewing adverse media, screening against sanctions and watchlists, examining corporate and court records, and analyzing web and social media data.
Know Your Customer (KYC) Programs
We create tailored KYC and due diligence programs for your business, suitable for both onboarding and ongoing reviews of people and entities.
Transaction Monitoring Advisory
We manage all aspects of transaction monitoring, whether it's conducted manually or using automated systems with regular feedback provided on monitoring efforts, developing procedures and typologies, or creating and testing system rules.
We also conduct periodic transaction lookbacks and historical transactional trend analyses to understand the overall transaction pattern on your platform and identify high-risk areas to address.
Suspicious Activity Reporting
We understand the application of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in the public sector, not only to aid investigations and build cases for prosecution but also for intelligence gathering purposes. We use this perspective in training and development for SAR programs.
Our team is well-versed in SARs and related activities, including conducting reviews and investigations, case management, SAR narrative enhancements, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) e-filing with the Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN), reporting, and tracking.
We also conduct SAR lookbacks to evaluate your SAR program's effectiveness and plan for any improvements.
Quality Control and Assurance Programs
We develop quality assurance processes to assist you in maintaining high-quality standards within compliance programs, and we are capable of conducting and offering training in quality control functions. We also develop reporting and key performance indicators (KPI) metrics to help your organization track performance.
Audit Remediation
We can conduct remediation planning and implementation to address findings from your audit or examination.
Lookback Reviews
We review historical transactions and SAR lookbacks to evaluate platform activity, correct or amend SAR filings and transaction rules, and identify high AML or fraud risk transactions.
Training Development
We can develop custom training courses for your organization, whether it's auditable, annual training or tailored training for specific teams within the organization.
