AML Compliance Services for Fintechs
From customer onboarding to suspicious activity monitoring, AML compliance is a core part of running a regulated fintech. InnReg helps fintechs design, operate, and improve their AML programs based on what regulators expect.
What AML Compliance Means for Fintechs
AML compliance means having controls in place to detect and report suspicious financial activity. For fintechs, this often includes things like customer identity checks, transaction monitoring, and filing reports with regulators like FinCEN.
If your business moves money, handles assets, or offers financial products, regulators expect you to have a risk-based AML program. This applies to money transmitters, crypto platforms, broker-dealers, and other regulatory verticals.
Regulators review your AML program during audits, exams, and license applications
Weak or missing AML controls are one of the most common causes of enforcement actions
Banking and payment partners often require strong AML processes before working with you
You may be required to report suspicious activity through SARs or other filings
Your risk profile can change as your products or customer base evolve
Poor AML practices can expose your platform to misuse by fraudsters or sanctioned parties
What Regulators Expect from Your AML Program
Regulators like FinCEN, the SEC, and state agencies expect fintechs to have AML programs that reflect their actual business risks. That includes written policies, clear roles and responsibilities, customer identity checks, ongoing monitoring, and timely reporting of suspicious activity.
Common AML Mistakes We See in Fintech
Treating AML like a one-time setup instead of an ongoing process
Using generic policies that don’t reflect your product, customer base, or risks
Relying too heavily on vendors without understanding what they actually do
Delaying or skipping suspicious activity reports
Launching new features without updating your risk assessment or controls
Not assigning clear responsibility for daily AML tasks
When AML Programs Don’t Keep Up
These examples show how gaps in AML programs can lead to compliance issues, especially when fintechs grow fast or change direction. We help fill those gaps before they become findings.
Scenario 1
The Issue: A crypto platform scaled quickly but didn’t update its monitoring rules.
What Happened: As volume grew, the system failed to flag high-risk patterns. The company missed multiple suspicious transactions.
How We’d Approach It: At InnReg, we’d reassess the transaction monitoring setup based on volume, activity types, and red flag indicators, then help recalibrate rules and alerts to fit the platform’s growth.
Scenario 2
The Issue: A lending app used a vendor for KYC that didn’t understand the full process.
What Happened: The vendor skipped key verification steps, and several fake accounts got through.
How We’d Approach It: At InnReg, we’d map out the full onboarding flow, vet the vendor’s controls, and clarify which parts of KYC need internal oversight or backup checks.
Scenario 3
The Issue: A neobank expanded into new markets but kept the original AML policy.
What Happened: The policy didn’t address cross-border risks, triggering findings in a partner audit.
How We’d Approach It: At InnReg, we would update the AML policy with procedures specific to international activity and review how transaction monitoring adjusts to new customer types.
Scenario 4
InnReg’s Approach to AML Compliance for Fintechs
InnReg helps fintechs build AML programs that are practical, right-sized, and prepared to evolve with the business. Whether you need to draft policies, build workflows, or run day-to-day operations, we plug in where you need us most.
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Signs Your AML Program Needs an Update
AML compliance can fall out of step as your fintech evolves. If any of these situations sound familiar, we can help.
Your AML procedures haven’t been reviewed in over a year
Your SAR process isn’t documented or assigned to specific people
You’ve received findings or requests from a regulator or banking partner
Your monitoring system is flagging too much or not enough
Your compliance team is stretched too thin to keep up with reviews
