SERVICES

Avila Consultants: Strengthen Procedures and Reduce Risks

We mitigate operational and regulatory risks through customized methods based on American compliance standards, data science, and best practices.

We optimize procedures, reduce costs, and boost productivity with tailored solutions from experts with real-world experience in financial and government institutions.

We Have the Expertise

Utilizing effective methodologies to obtain accurate results

We have vast experience in public and private sectors

Reducing costs and improving productivity

1. Regulatory Compliance

Compliance Program

Formulate, implement, update, and evaluate compliance programs (e.g., FCPA, Ethics, Anti-Bribery and Corruption).

Investigations

We conduct investigations related to fraud, bribery, and corruption in all types of industries.

2. Financial Crimes

Compliance Program Assessments

We perform independent reviews of Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT), BSA, and Sanctions compliance programs to assess their effectiveness and determine if they adequately mitigate the risks posed by customers. We provide risk assessment services to financial institutions, non-bank financial institutions, and cryptocurrency exchanges.

Enterprise AML Risk Assessment

We determine if the institution’s AML/CFT risk management scope is commensurate with the size and complexity of the customer base.

Cryptocurrency Risk Assessment

We analyze your existing operations and customer activity to determine where the institution has crypto exposure, and provide analysis of the nature and risk of that exposure.

Customer Risk Assessment

We build risk matrices for customer profiles to identify risks associated with transactional behavior patterns, among other relevant elements regarding business activities.

Selection of IT Tools

We test functionality and compatibility of service providers so that our clients can invest in optimal vendor solutions that fully meet their requirements.

Accurate fine-tuning of transactional monitoring systems

We set up rules to optimize suspicious activity reports using data science analysis.

Customer Risk Assessment

3. Quality Assurance

Formulate Policies and Procedures

Prepare comprehensive handbooks to systematize operations and ensure core functions endure consistently over time.

Quality checks

We measure control execution and effectiveness to evaluate performance and ultimately improve quality indicators.

4. Correspondent banking

We provide advisory services to financial institutions seeking to maintain and/or expand their key correspondent banking relationships in the United States through substantial enhancements to anti-money laundering and other compliance programs.

Our experience

Process Optimization Hours
90
Data Analysis Days
45
Risk Identification Weeks
89

“Unidentified risks substantially impact risk exposure. Conducting an independent professional risk assessment prevents conflicts of interest and clears the way for appropriate and more effective risk management.”

Elda Avila – Partner, Avila Consultants (former Procuraduría General de la República (Mexico’s Office of the General Prosecutor), Policía Federal Preventiva (Federal Preventive Police), and Secretaría de Seguridad Pública (Ministry of Public Security)