Financial Institutions & DNFBPsSectors We Serve
Financial institutions and designated non‑financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) play a critical role in safeguarding financial integrity, supporting economic activity, and maintaining confidence in national and international financial systems.
Operating within increasingly complex regulatory environments, these entities are subject to heightened expectations around governance, risk management, compliance, and transparency.
In the Caribbean context, the effectiveness of financial institutions and DNFBPs is closely linked to market access, correspondent banking relationships, and international credibility.
As regulatory scrutiny continues to increase, stakeholders across financial services and DNFBP face a distinct set of challenges, including:
- Effectively interpreting and implementing international standards, including FATF Recommendations and prudential frameworks
- Managing compliance obligations across multiple regulatory and supervisory regimes
- Strengthening governance, internal controls, and risk management frameworks
- Responding to evolving financial crime typologies and emerging technologies
- Addressing resource and capacity constraints within institutions and supervisory environments
- Mitigating reputational and systemic risk associated with regulatory assessments and grey‑listing
Addressing these challenges requires more than technical compliance. It demands a clear understanding of regulatory intent, institutional accountability, and the practical realities of implementation within resource‑constrained environments.
Our Expertise
We help organizations navigate the complex landscape of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) regulation.
Our expertise includes conducting risk assessments, developing AML/CFT programs, and conducting compliance training, ensuring our clients maintain the highest standards of regulatory compliance.
Our Work
Altus Regional works directly with reporting entities to embed a culture of compliance, ensuring accountability is led from the top. This includes working with boards and senior management to strengthen governance structures, enhance organisational compliance posture, and support teams in responding effectively to regulatory findings, supervisory reviews, and compliance inspections.
We recognise that effective compliance is not achieved through documentation alone, but through systems, accountability, and informed decision‑making.
By approaching AML/CFT compliance as a holistic process rather than a checklist exercise, we contribute to initiatives that enhance compliance posture, reduce exposure to financial crime risk, and support long‑term organisational resilience.
Financial Services Sector Support Services Applied Across Financial Institutions & DNFBPs
Altus Regional provides advisory and capacity‑building support across the financial services ecosystem, engaging with regulated entities, regulators, and supervisory authorities. Our support includes:
Regulatory readiness and assessment support
Preparing national and institutional stakeholders for supervisory engagements, regulatory reviews, and mutual evaluation processes.
Supervisory and regulatory advisory
Strengthening regulatory frameworks, supervisory approaches, and institutional coordination in alignment with international standards and regional realities.
Governance and institutional framework strengthening
Advising boards, senior management, and supervisory bodies on governance structures, accountability frameworks, and oversight mechanisms.
AML/CFT and financial crime risk frameworks
Designing and enhancing risk‑based AML/CFT frameworks, including policies, procedures, and institutional controls responsive to evolving typologies and emerging risks.
Emerging risks and technology‑related considerations
Assessing and responding to risks associated with new products, delivery channels, digital platforms, and emerging technologies.
Capacity‑building and professional development
Designing and delivering targeted training, workshops, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives for financial institutions, DNFBPs, regulators, and supervisors.
Our Training Solutions
AML Compliance Excellence Across the Caribbean Webinar & Workshop Series
Altus Regional is a CPD-accredited training provider.
As part of our capacity‑building work, Altus Regional delivers the AML Compliance Excellence Across the Caribbean Webinar & Workshop Series, a regional platform focused on practical implementation of AML/CFT requirements, emerging risks, and supervisory expectations.
This Free LIVE Series brings together compliance professionals, regulators, financial institutions and DNFBPs to explore evolving typologies, regulatory developments, and implementation challenges within Caribbean contexts.
Learn more about past sessions or view details of our upcoming webinars and workshops.