Payments Industry Specialists

Expert Consulting for
Global Payments

Over 30 years of hands-on expertise across cross-border payments, FX liquidity, regulatory compliance and global payments infrastructure โ€” delivered personally, not delegated.

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Areas of Expertise

Bespoke consulting across every critical dimension of the payments landscape โ€” from infrastructure to compliance.

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FX Liquidity

Strategic guidance on foreign exchange products, liquidity sourcing and settlement โ€” including spot, hedging and the full FX product suite.

  • FX spot and hedging strategy
  • Liquidity sourcing and optimisation
  • Settlement and nostro management
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Payments Infrastructure

End-to-end advisory on payments network infrastructure โ€” from global correspondent banking to real-time domestic rails.

  • SWIFT membership and connectivity
  • SEPA and SEPA Instant integration
  • SaaS, API and cloud solutions
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Global Payment Solutions

Practical expertise across the full spectrum of payment providers โ€” including mobile money, digital wallets, prepaid cards and cryptocurrency networks.

  • Global and regional payments banks
  • Tier-1 correspondent bank relationships
  • Alternative payment providers
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Risk and Compliance

Regulatory expertise spanning KYC/AML frameworks, sanctions screening, PEP monitoring and regulatory business planning across multiple jurisdictions.

  • KYC and AML compliance frameworks
  • Transaction monitoring systems
  • PEP and sanctions screening

Meet Kim โ€” CAMS and AML Expert

An AI-powered coaching tool for compliance professionals preparing for the CAMS examination or deepening their knowledge of UK AML legislation โ€” KYC, CDD, EDD, PEPs, SARs, sanctions and the risk-based approach.


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What Kim covers

  • CAMS exam preparation and mock questions
  • UK AML legislation โ€” MLR 2017, POCA 2002, Terrorism Act
  • KYC, CDD and Enhanced Due Diligence
  • PEPs, sanctions and high-risk country screening
  • Suspicious Activity Reports and MLRO obligations
  • ISO 20022 and crypto AML tracing

Complex assignments. Personal delivery.

Every assignment is conducted personally โ€” no delegation, no junior consultants. You work directly with Steven Faulkner throughout.


About Steven Faulkner

Project types include

  • Operations and systems reviews
  • Target acquisition due diligence
  • Regulatory business planning
  • Nostro network and PSP reviews
  • Policy and procedures development
  • Regulatory application support
  • Fraud prevention and detection strategy

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Operating across four continents, with deep relationships across regulatory bodies, central banks and payment networks worldwide.

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