Policy and licensing decisions are only half the picture — the platforms and vendors underneath them decide whether your controls actually work day to day. We bring hands-on platform evaluation experience to fintech technology decisions: comparing vendors on real criteria, running structured RFPs, and giving a straight build-vs-buy recommendation instead of a vendor-brochure summary.
Structured comparison of KYC/identity verification, sanctions screening and transaction monitoring vendors against your actual risk profile and volumes, not just their feature lists.
Assessing core banking, ledger and card issuing platforms — SaaS or on-premises — for fit with your product roadmap, licence conditions and integration budget.
Running the RFP itself: scoping requirements, shortlisting, scoring responses objectively, and negotiating the commercial terms once you've chosen.
Reviewing how a new vendor or platform will actually sit inside your existing stack, including data flows that matter for your compliance and reporting obligations.
An honest recommendation on whether to build a capability in-house, license a SaaS platform, or commission bespoke development — with the total cost of ownership laid out plainly.
Evaluation of the operational platforms around the core product — case management, training/LMS, and reporting tools — that regulators and internal audit will expect to see used properly.
Most vendor shortlists are built from sales conversations, which tend to compare features rather than fit. We're not tied to any platform or reseller commission, so our shortlist criteria come from what will actually hold up against your licence conditions, your transaction volumes and your existing integration budget — and we're comfortable telling you when the answer is "build a smaller version yourselves" rather than buy.
Send us the shortlist and the constraint, and we'll give you a straight read.
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