What Avyse Partners does

Avyse Partners is a London-headquartered regulatory consultancy founded in 2021 that advises financial services firms on financial crime prevention, compliance, conduct, and ESG. The firm operates three practice areas — Financial Crime (AML/CTF, sanctions, skilled person reviews), Compliance (Consumer Duty, product governance, FCA supervisory engagement), and ESG/Sustainability (SDR, greenwashing risk) — and its services are delivered as professional services engagements by senior practitioners, not via proprietary technology or software platforms. The firm serves tier 1 banks, retail and wholesale banks, asset/wealth managers, payment firms, fintechs, electronic money institutions, cryptoasset firms, insurers, lenders, brokers, PE/hedge funds, exchanges, and corporates, with named engagements spanning the UK, Ireland, DACH, Nordics, Southern Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, and the UAE.

The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on direct outreach to enterprise financial institution clients, referrals, conference presence, and content marketing through a regularly updated insights blog. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting and likely retainer arrangements, with pricing that is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm's value proposition rests on practical, outcomes-oriented advice and a high-trust, high-autonomy employee culture codified in its SAFE values; it is B-Corp certified, a Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter signatory, ICA-registered, Cyber Essentials certified, and FSQS-registered. Ownership is private and founder/employee-led, with no evidence of institutional investment, external shareholders, or a parent holding company.

Operationally, Avyse Partners is differentiated by having practitioners appointed to the FCA's Skilled Person Panel (Lot F) for market abuse, allowing the firm to be engaged directly by the regulator for Section 166 reviews. The company is incorporated as Avyse Partners Limited in England and works on-site in the UK plus 21 additional jurisdictions across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the Caribbean. Leadership sits with named partners and senior executives across both Financial Crime and Compliance practices, supported by an Operations Manager and a Consultant-to-Senior Executive tier.

Name

Avyse Partners

Legal name

Avyse Partners Limited

Website

https://avyse.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Avyse Partners is a London-based regulatory consulting firm advising banks, payment firms, asset managers, insurers, fintechs, and crypto firms on financial crime, compliance, Consumer Duty, ESG, and FCA Skilled Person reviews, with practitioner-led teams serving clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Advisory (BPAHAFAA), ESG Reporting, Disclosure & Regulatory Compliance (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD/ISSB) (FSAAALAK), ESG/Sustainable Investment Advisory (FSAEAAAJ)

Keywords

• Regulatory consulting services
• Financial crime advisory
• Compliance consulting
• ESG advisory services
• Skilled person reviews

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Consulting Services: Revenue is generated through professional services engagements, including financial crime advisory, compliance consulting, ESG and sustainability advisory, Consumer Duty support, and skilled person (S166) reviews. Engagements are likely project-based or retainer arrangements with financial services clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Avyse Partners provides specialist regulatory advisory services to financial services firms across financial crime prevention, conduct, compliance, and ESG. The firm delivers practical, purpose-driven consulting including AML/CTF framework design, Consumer Duty implementation, product governance, fair value assessments, ESG/sustainability compliance, and acts on the FCA's Section 166 skilled person panel (Lot F) for market abuse reviews.

Product overview

Avyse Partners is a regulatory consulting firm offering advisory services across three core practice areas: Financial Crime (including AML/CTF, sanctions, and skilled person reviews), Compliance (covering Consumer Duty, product governance, and FCA engagement), and ESG/Sustainability. The firm provides both strategic advisory and hands-on implementation support, including independent reviews, gap analyses, outcome testing, and Board reporting support. Their services are delivered through experienced consultants who combine regulatory expertise with practical industry experience across banking, fintech, insurance, and asset management sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Crime Consulting Advisory services covering financial crime risk assessment, AML/CTF frameworks, transaction monitoring, sanctions compliance, and regulatory remediation including skilled person reviews. Targeted at financial institutions facing high-profile and contentious financial crime matters.
• Compliance Consulting Regulatory compliance advisory including Consumer Duty implementation, product governance, fair value assessments, FCA supervisory engagement, and conduct risk management for regulated financial firms.
• ESG and Sustainability Advisory Guidance on navigating ESG regulations, sustainability reporting requirements (e.g. SDR), greenwashing compliance, and integrating ESG considerations into governance frameworks for financial services firms.
• S166 Skilled Person Review Support Expert support for FCA-mandated Section 166 skilled person reviews, including acting as skilled person (Lot F for market abuse) or providing firm-side support during regulatory investigations.
• Product Governance Framework Advisory Design, review, and uplift of product governance frameworks including target market assessment, fair value analysis, and Consumer Duty Board reporting support for product manufacturers and distributors.
• Consumer Duty Outcomes Testing Designing and delivering meaningful outcome testing across the end-to-end customer journey to assess whether customers experience good outcomes in practice, with focus on consumer understanding and consumer support under FCA Consumer Duty.
• Independent Board Report Review Independent assessment of Consumer Duty Board reports to evaluate whether they genuinely evidence good outcomes, highlight risks appropriately, and demonstrate effective governance and challenge.

Quantifiable outcome

• Avyse has been appointed to the FCA's new skilled person panel (Lot F) for market abuse, indicating recognition at the highest regulatory level as a trusted specialist firm.

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and flagship.

• International Compliance Association (ICA)coreOthersAvyse Partners is a member of the International Compliance Association, which provides professional development and standards for compliance practitioners. This affiliation supports the firm's thought leadership positioning and professional credentials.
• National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)supportingOthersAvyse Partners holds Cyber Essentials certification issued by the NCSC, demonstrating adherence to baseline cyber security hygiene standards required for working with regulated financial institutions.
• FCA (Financial Conduct Authority)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvyse Partners has been appointed to the FCA's new skilled person panel (Lot F) for market abuse. This appointment means the firm is engaged by the regulator directly to conduct section 166 skilled person reviews on firms under scrutiny for market abuse matters. This is the highest tier of regulatory recognition and engagement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bovill: Bovill is a UK specialist regulatory and financial crime compliance consultancy serving fintechs, payments and asset managers. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Avyse on financial crime, AML and FCA-authorisation advisory for FS firms.
• Thistle Initiatives: Thistle Initiatives is a London-based regulatory and compliance consultancy for financial services and crypto firms, covering AML, FCA authorisations and compliance advisory. It overlaps directly with Avyse's Financial Crime and Compliance practices, particularly in the fintech/crypto segment.
• Cordium: Cordium is a UK-headquartered regulatory compliance, AML and governance services firm serving asset managers, hedge funds and fintechs. It competes directly with Avyse on compliance advisory and skilled person support, particularly for investment management clients.
• Inspired Compliance: Inspired Compliance is a UK financial services compliance consultancy providing outsourced compliance, FCA support and AML advisory to small and mid-sized FS firms. It is a direct competitor on the smaller/mid-market end of Avyse's target client base.
• FSCA Ltd: FSCA provides financial services compliance, AML and regulatory support to firms across the UK. It is a small specialist peer with similar positioning to Avyse in delivering compliance and financial crime consulting to mid-market and enterprise FS clients.

Broad incumbents

• Alvarez & Marsal: Alvarez & Marsal is a global professional services firm with a strong FS Regulation practice that holds FCA skilled person mandates and conducts S166 reviews. It competes with Avyse for high-stakes regulatory remediation and skilled person engagements, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• EY UK (Financial Services Risk): EY UK's Financial Services Risk and Regulatory practice provides compliance, financial crime and conduct risk advisory to UK and European banks, insurers and asset managers. It is a broad incumbent competitor for Avyse's enterprise FS engagements.
• PwC UK (Financial Services Risk & Regulatory): PwC UK's FS Risk & Regulatory practice delivers large-scale compliance, financial crime and Consumer Duty programmes to UK banks and insurers. It competes with Avyse across all three practice areas but as part of a much broader advisory portfolio and at generally higher price points.
• KPMG UK (Financial Services Consulting): KPMG UK's FS Consulting practice covers regulatory compliance, conduct risk and ESG advisory for major UK and European financial institutions. It is a broad incumbent competitor overlapping with Avyse's compliance and ESG practices, typically serving the very largest FS clients.
• FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting's Forensic & Litigation Consulting and Strategic Communications segments serve UK FS regulatory mandates, including skilled person reviews, market abuse and financial crime work. It is a broad incumbent competitor for Avyse's regulatory and S166-related engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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