Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd

What Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd does

Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd is a Dubai-headquartered regulatory and compliance consulting firm operating exclusively within the UAE's two principal financial free zones, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Founded in August 2020 by Natalie Hodgins and Shamshad Khan, both former senior compliance professionals, the firm was built to address what the founders identified as a gap in premium regulatory compliance services delivery in the UAE. The company maintains two offices, N204-B North Tower at Emirates Financial Towers in DIFC and Suite 310 at Al Sarab Tower on ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island, and is staffed by approximately 25 professionals including founding partners, a partner, directors, senior consultants, consultants, a licensing manager, finance officers and an office manager.

The firm's offering is organised around six inter-locking professional services: Outsourced Compliance Officer, MLRO and Risk Officer functions; ongoing Compliance Support for in-house teams; Bespoke Reviews (compliance and AML gap analyses); DIFC and ADGM Licence Applications; bespoke Training in AML, compliance, risk management and corporate governance; and Remediation Support for regulatory deficiencies. There is no proprietary technology platform, software product or API; the entire value proposition rests on human expertise, regulator relationships, and embedded consulting engagements. The team's competitive advantage is built on former-regulator experience (notably Sarah Smith's prior tenure at the DFSA), sector-specific knowledge in insurance, asset management, fintech and investment advisory, and active working relationships with the DFSA and FSRA.

Commercially, Clarity operates a pure professional-services revenue model with quote-based engagements; no pricing is publicly disclosed and there are no disclosed funding rounds, investors or revenue figures. The firm targets four primary segments: investment firms (asset managers, fund managers, investment advisors), insurance firms (MGAs, reinsurers, brokers), fintech firms (money service providers, e-money firms, crowdfunding platforms) and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct client engagement in DIFC and ADGM, supplemented by content marketing through a regulatory blog, LinkedIn presence and the corporate website. In December 2025, the firm was acquired by Ocorian, a global asset servicing business, with founders Hodgins, Khan and partner Barry Cotter joining Ocorian's global regulatory and compliance solutions business; Clarity is set to rebrand to Ocorian, ending its operation as an independent entity.

Name

Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd

Legal name

Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd

Website

https://claritysolutions.ae

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd is a UAE-based regulatory and compliance consultancy serving financial services firms in the DIFC and ADGM free zones with outsourced Compliance Officer/MLRO services, licensing support, AML reviews, training and remediation; acquired by Ocorian in December 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF)

Keywords

• Regulatory compliance consulting
• AML compliance services
• DFSA licensing support
• Financial compliance advisory
• Regulatory outsourcing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Compliance Consulting: Revenue generated from providing regulatory compliance services including outsourced compliance officer/MLRO/Risk Officer functions, compliance support, bespoke reviews, license applications, training, and remediation support for DFSA and FSRA regulated firms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd is a Dubai-based professional services firm that delivers regulatory and compliance consulting to financial services firms operating in the UAE's DIFC and ADGM financial free zones. Its offerings include outsourced Compliance Officer, MLRO and Risk Officer functions, ongoing compliance support, bespoke regulatory reviews, DFSA/FSRA license applications, tailored AML/compliance training, and remediation support for regulatory deficiencies. The firm serves investment firms, insurers (MGAs, reinsurers, brokers), fintechs, and DNFBPs requiring DFSA and FSRA regulatory navigation.

Product overview

Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd is a regulatory and compliance consulting firm operating exclusively in the DIFC and ADGM financial free zones in the UAE. Rather than a software product, the company offers a portfolio of six interrelated professional services: Outsourcing (providing Compliance Officer, MLRO, and Risk Officer functions), Compliance Support (ad-hoc and ongoing advisory), Bespoke Reviews (compliance gap assessments), Licence Applications (DFSA/FSRA licensing assistance), Training (AML, compliance, and governance training), and Remediation Support (deficiency remediation). The services are typically engaged individually or in combination by financial services firms requiring regulatory compliance expertise. The firm was acquired by Ocorian in December 2025 and will rebrand to Ocorian.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outsourcing Services Provides outsourced Compliance Officer, MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer), and Risk Officer functions for firms regulated by DFSA or FSRA, offering flexible solutions as interim measures or long-term strategies.
• Compliance Support Provides ad-hoc and ongoing support to a firm's in-house compliance team, including onboarding monitoring, compliance monitoring, policy reviews, regulatory report preparation, and DFSA/FSRA interactions.
• Bespoke Reviews Conducts detailed reviews of a firm's operations against regulatory requirements to identify gaps, including full/targeted Compliance and AML framework reviews and pre-risk assessment preparation for DFSA or FSRA assessments.
• Licence Applications Assists applicants with setting up entities within the DIFC or ADGM, including Regulatory Business Plan preparation, control documents, regulatory application submission, and liaison with DFSA or FSRA.
• Training Provides bespoke/tailored training sessions covering anti-money laundering, compliance, risk management, corporate governance, and DFSA/FSRA interview preparation for licensed function holders.
• Remediation Support Assists firms with remediating deficiencies uncovered by internal audits or regulatory reviews, including gap analysis, action planning, and ongoing monitoring.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OcoriancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Ocorian, a global leader in asset servicing for asset managers, private and corporate clients, acquired Clarity Consulting Solutions Ltd in December 2025. The acquisition expands Ocorian's regulatory and compliance offering in the UAE region. Clarity's founders (Natalie Hodgins, Shamshad Khan) and Barry Cotter joined Ocorian as part of the global regulatory and compliance solutions business serving clients in London, US, Channel Islands, Europe, Mauritius, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Clarity will rebrand to Ocorian later in 2025.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PwC Middle East: Big-4 incumbent with a sizeable UAE financial-services regulatory practice; competes for enterprise-level compliance and AML engagements, though with broader scope and significantly higher cost structure.
• Ocorian: Clarity's parent company since Dec 2025; global asset-servicing and corporate-services incumbent with regulatory and compliance solutions across multiple jurisdictions. Broader than Clarity on services and geography, but now the integrating parent brand.
• Kroll: Global risk-advisory and consulting firm with a regulatory compliance practice; broader portfolio but overlapping capability on AML/CTF, licensing support and remediation services for regulated entities.
• Deloitte Middle East: Big-4 with risk and regulatory advisory serving DIFC- and ADGM-based financial institutions; addresses a subset of Clarity's licensing/outsourcing use cases at the upper end of the market.

Direct peers

• Maples Group: Established corporate services provider with a significant DIFC presence offering fund services, entity formation and compliance support to the same investment-firm client segment Clarity serves.
• ACA Group: Mid-market advisory firm focused on regulatory compliance, GIPS verification, ESG, and risk consulting to financial services firms; strong overlap with Clarity's bespoke compliance reviews and outsourced risk-officer offerings.
• Planet Consulting (FinTrU Compliance): DIFC- and ADGM-based boutique offering very similar outsourced MLRO/Compliance Officer, licensing, AML and compliance review services to the same DFSA- and FSRA-regulated client base; closest like-for-like competitor in the same free zones.
• Waystone: Global compliance, governance and regulatory consulting firm with a Dubai/Middle East presence providing outsourced compliance officer and MLRO services to asset managers and funds, closely overlapping Clarity's value proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clarityconsultingsolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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