Risk & Compliance Advisory Ltd
Specialists in Financial Crime, Enterprise Risk & Regulatory Compliance
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About Us
Chris Gallen brings over 20 years of specialised risk and compliance expertise across the financial services sector, with deep knowledge spanning banking, payments, fintech and e-money institutions. His career encompasses executive-level leadership positions and targeted, high-impact project engagements, delivering tangible results for organisations at critical junctures.
We provide practical, commercially minded advice that recognises the realities of operating in a complex regulatory environment. Our approach focuses on strengthening control frameworks whilst enabling sustainable growth, ensuring compliance doesn't become a barrier to innovation and commercial success.
Whether you're navigating regulatory change, enhancing your risk infrastructure, or requiring interim leadership during transformation, we deliver solutions tailored to your organisation's specific challenges and ambitions.
Our Services
We specialise in supporting financial services organisations, particularly payments firms, fintechs and challenger banks, with comprehensive solutions across financial crime prevention, enterprise risk management, and practical regulatory compliance implementation.
Financial Crime & Fraud
Comprehensive financial crime framework reviews, strategy development, and fraud prevention solutions tailored to modern payment ecosystems.
Enterprise Risk Management
Risk framework design, risk-adjusted decision support, and independent assessments that embed robust risk management into business operations.
Interim & Fractional Leadership
Experienced C-suite capability on demand, leading critical workstreams through regulatory remediation and transformational change programmes.
Financial Crime & Fraud Engagements
In today's rapidly evolving threat landscape, robust financial crime controls are non-negotiable for regulated financial institutions. We provide end-to-end reviews and strategic enhancements across all aspects of your financial crime framework.
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Framework Reviews
Comprehensive assessments of financial crime frameworks including Business Wide Risk Assessments (BWRA) and Customer Risk Assessments (CRA), ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and industry best practice.
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Strategy Development
Design and implementation of financial crime strategies and operating models that balance risk mitigation with operational efficiency and customer experience.
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Fraud & Chargeback Solutions
Development of fraud strategies, chargeback management frameworks, and rigorous vendor assessment processes to protect your organisation and customers.
Enterprise Risk Management
Effective enterprise risk management provides the foundation for informed decision-making and sustainable growth. We help organisations design, enhance and embed risk frameworks that are proportionate, practical and aligned with strategic objectives.
Risk Framework Design
Development and enhancement of comprehensive risk frameworks including Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA), risk taxonomies, risk appetite statements, and supporting governance structures.
Risk-Adjusted Decision Support
Data-led risk analysis and risk-adjusted decision support that enables leadership teams to make informed strategic choices with clear visibility of risk trade-offs.
Independent Assessments
Objective, independent risk assessments providing assurance to boards, senior management and regulators on the effectiveness of risk management arrangements.
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Whether you're seeking strategic advice, require interim leadership, or need support with a specific regulatory challenge, we'd welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can help your organisation.
We work with decision-makers at payments firms, fintechs, challenger banks and regulated financial institutions across the UK and internationally.
Telephone: 07961 081770