Valid8 Consulting

What Valid8 Consulting does

Valid8 Consulting is a Dutch professional services firm specializing in Risk, Compliance, and ESG advisory, now operating under the consolidated Assets Only brand following an October 2025 OneBrand merger of three sister entities: Improving Assets (KYC/FEC focus), Valid8 Consulting (compliance/risk), and DataSavvy (data management). The firm, founded circa 2020 and headquartered at WTC Tower One in Amsterdam's Zuidas district, serves three primary verticals in the Netherlands — financial institutions (banks, asset managers, trust offices, fintechs under DNB/AFM supervision), pension funds and execution organizations (navigating Wet toekomst pensioenen transitions), and government/public-sector entities (municipalities, semi-public institutions focused on healthcare fraud and integrity). The firm employs 50+ specialized consultants including two named partners with 15+ years of Financial Economic Crime experience, supported by NOREA-registered (RE) IT auditors and SNA/NEN-certified operations.

The firm's service portfolio spans advisory, implementation, and managed services delivery. Core capabilities include KYC/CDD remediation and managed services (offered in three subscription tiers — Compliance Foundation, Compliance Operations, and Compliance Outsourced — with the latter incorporating AI-based risk scoring, workflow automation, document scanning, and continuous monitoring dashboards), Financial Economic Crime framework implementation (Wwft, AMLD, AMLR 2027), ESG data management and reporting (CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, SFDR), WTP pension transition consulting, information security (ISO 27001, DORA, NIS2 mapping), and healthcare fraud (Zorgfraude) detection tooling. The firm operates a proprietary KYC/CDD managed services platform built around a five-step architecture (Regulatory Mapping, Process Engineering, Automation Layer, Analyst Factory, Continuous Monitoring), with the differentiation branded as an 'Integrated Framework' — a single control set that simultaneously satisfies multiple overlapping regulatory regimes.

Revenue is generated through three streams: time-and-materials professional consulting fees (billed by consultant seniority, with engagements ranging from short diagnostic mandates to multi-year implementations), tiered recurring monthly managed services subscriptions for KYC/CDD operations, and one-time diagnostic offerings (KYC/CDD Farewell Speech, AML Reality Check, Compliance Cost Leak Report, Regulator Simulation) used as entry-point trust-builders into enterprise accounts. The firm is sales-led, with senior partners and directors engaging directly with C-level buyers (CROs, CFOs, CISOs, Managing Directors, Boards) at named Dutch logos including ING, ABN AMRO, Rabobank, Volksbank, Triodos Bank, FMO, APG, PGGM, Achmea, and Obvion. All distribution is direct; no channel partners, resellers, or international offices exist, with all consultants deployed at client sites across the Netherlands.

Name

Valid8 Consulting

Legal name

Assets Only B.V.

Website

https://valid8.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Valid8 Consulting is a Dutch Risk, Compliance, and ESG consultancy (operating under the Assets Only brand since October 2025) serving Dutch financial institutions, pension funds, and government entities with advisory, implementation, and tiered KYC/CDD managed services anchored on proprietary automation and AI-assisted risk scoring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Risk & Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cybersecurity & Identity Consulting (BPAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Compliance consulting
• Risk advisory
• KYC/CDD services
• ESG reporting
• Pension implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: B2B consulting engagements across Risk, Compliance, ESG, Data Management, and Project/Process Management. Engagements range from short advisory mandates to long-term implementations spanning months to over a year. Revenue generated through professional service fees billed by consultant seniority levels.
2. Managed Services (KYC/CDD): Three-tiered managed services for KYC/CDD operations: Compliance Foundation (Tier 1), Compliance Operations (Tier 2), and Compliance Outsourced (Tier 3). Tier 3 covers full compliance operations with AI automation. Provides recurring monthly/annual revenue through service subscriptions.
3. Regulatory Advisory & Diagnostic Services: One-time diagnostic offerings such as the KYC/CDD Farewell Speech, 2027 AML Reality Check, Compliance Cost Leak Report, and Regulator Simulation. These serve as entry-point offerings to generate trust before broader consulting mandates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Valid8 Consulting (now operating under the Assets Only brand since October 2025) is a Dutch professional services firm that delivers advisory, implementation, and managed services across Risk, Compliance, and ESG domains. It serves financial institutions, pension funds, and government/public-sector organizations with offerings such as Financial Economic Crime (KYC/CDD) consulting, KYC remediation, KYC/CDD managed services, WTP pension transition, healthcare fraud (Zorgfraude), data management, project & process management, and information security consulting.

Product overview

Assets Only is a business consulting firm operating under the OneBrand consolidation (formerly Improving Assets, Valid8 Consulting, and DataSavvy). The company provides integrated consulting services organized around three core expertises: Risk, Compliance, and ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance), supported by process optimization and data management. The portfolio includes specialized service lines covering Financial Economic Crime (KYC/CDD), pension transition (WTP), healthcare fraud, and information security. Services span advisory, implementation, and managed services delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Economic Crime
• KYC Remediation
• KYC/CDD Managed Services
• WTP Implementatie (Wet toekomst pensioenen)
• Zorgfraude (Healthcare Fraud)
• Data Management
• Project & Procesmanagement
• Informatiebeveiliging (Information Security)
• ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in internal KYC/CDD hours for asset management clients after managed services engagement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Improving AssetsminorOthersPreviously a sister company operating under the same parent/group structure before consolidation. Improving Assets specialized in KYC/FEC process optimization. As of October 2025, both brands were merged under the unified 'Assets Only' brand identity.
• Valid8 ConsultingminorOthersPreviously a sister company operating under the same parent/group structure before consolidation. Valid8 Consulting provided compliance and risk consulting. As of October 2025, this brand was merged into the unified 'Assets Only' brand following a 'OneBrand' strategy.
• DataSavvyminorOthersPreviously a sister company operating under the same parent/group structure before consolidation. DataSavvy specialized in data management and analytics. As of October 2025, this brand was merged into the unified 'Assets Only' brand.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PwC Netherlands: Big 4 firm with deep Dutch Risk & Compliance practice serving financial institutions and pension funds on Wwft/AMLD, WTP, CSRD, and DORA mandates — direct overlap with Assets Only's core service portfolio, including KYC remediation and ESG reporting work.
• Accenture Netherlands: Global systems integrator with a large Dutch Risk & Compliance practice competing for compliance transformation, KYC automation, and ESG data platform work — overlaps with Assets Only's managed services platform ambition but with far greater delivery scale and technology investment.
• Deloitte Netherlands: Big 4 firm with a large Risk & Regulatory practice in the Netherlands serving banks, pension funds, and government — directly competes for the same regulatory compliance, KYC/AML, and ESG advisory mandates Assets Only targets, but at a much larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Capgemini Netherlands: Global consulting and IT services firm with Dutch Financial Services and Compliance practices — competes for risk, regulatory, and ESG data mandates at Dutch banks and insurers, with deeper technology delivery capability than a pure advisory firm.
• EY Netherlands: Big 4 firm offering risk consulting, financial crime compliance (including KYC/AML), and sustainability/ESG services to Dutch financial institutions and pension funds — broadly comparable service set, larger bench, and global delivery model.
• KPMG Netherlands: Big 4 firm with established Dutch Financial Services Risk & Compliance and ESG advisory practices, competing for the same regulated buyers (banks, insurers, asset managers) and increasingly for managed services-style compliance delivery.

Regional players

• Arcadis Netherlands: Dutch-headquartered global consultancy with a Risk & Compliance practice and growing ESG/sustainability advisory for Dutch public and private clients — competes for government-sector compliance and ESG mandates that Assets Only's Overheid segment targets.
• Conclusion: Dutch IT and consulting group (acquired Ordina in 2021) with risk, compliance, and managed services offerings for Dutch regulated organizations — comparable regional scale to Assets Only but with a stronger IT implementation heritage and broader technology services portfolio.

Direct peers

• BearingPoint Netherlands: European management and technology consultancy with a strong Dutch practice focused on regulatory compliance, risk management, and financial services transformation — closest mid-tier competitor in scale and specialization to Assets Only, with similar KYC/AML and pension-sector engagements.
• FTE Groep: Dutch consultancy specializing in risk, compliance, and KYC services for financial institutions and pension funds — direct competitor of similar size and focus in the Dutch market, particularly for WTP and AML-related mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/only_assets
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/valid8consulting

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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