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Software for financial services: automation with compliance

Chris Barry, Founder 5 February 2025 8 min read

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Financial services: changing within the rules

The UK's financial-services sector is a global leader. It also operates in one of the most heavily regulated environments in the world. As a government priority sector, it matters to economic prosperity, but change is often constrained by compliance requirements.

What we build for financial services

Compliance workflow management

We build systems that let financial institutions manage regulatory workflows:

  • Compliance workflow configuration — design know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering processes
  • Automated screening — connect to sanctions and politically exposed persons databases
  • Risk scoring — automated assessment at each stage
  • Complete audit trails — ready for regulatory examination

Risk management

Software can help risk teams:

  • Monitor portfolios continuously
  • Detect anomalies and potential fraud
  • Run stress tests and scenario analyses
  • Generate regulatory reports automatically

Customer service

While maintaining compliance, we build:

  • Modern online banking interfaces
  • Self-service customer portals
  • Automated customer onboarding
  • Personalised service

Results

A UK bank achieved:

  • 60% reduction in compliance processing time
  • 40% improvement in customer onboarding speed
  • Measurable decrease in false-positive alerts

Supporting financial-services growth

Better software helps financial services by:

  • Reducing compliance costs through automation
  • Supporting change within regulatory boundaries
  • Improving customer experience without compromising security
  • Supporting growth with reliable infrastructure
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