What financial service firms does ABM Global Compliance support?

We assist firms in banking, payments, electronic money, capital markets, and other financial-services sectors with compliance, regulatory authorisation, AML/CTF, risk management, governance, and ongoing compliance support.

Do you help with regulatory licensing and authorisation?

Yes. We provide support with preparing applications, understanding requirements, capital, governance, policies, and liaising with regulators for financial services licensing.

What AML/CTF obligations do financial service firms need to meet?

They need to have customer due diligence (KYC/KYB), transaction monitoring, reporting of suspicious transactions, sanctions screening, risk assessment, record keeping, staff training, and internal oversight.

How often should financial service firms review and update their compliance frameworks?

At minimum annually, or sooner if there are regulatory changes, internal incidents, or business model changes that affect risk or operations.

What is regulatory reporting and how can you help?

Regulatory reporting includes periodic or ad-hoc filings required by regulators. We help firms prepare, review, submit these reports accurately and on time, and advise on new reporting requirements.

Why are governance & internal controls important in financial services?

Good governance ensures accountability, oversight, risk awareness, and helps maintain regulatory compliance. Internal controls help prevent errors, fraud, non-compliance, and protect the firm and its customers.

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Regulatory Licensing & Registration

We support licensing for MSBs, fintechs, payment firms, and VASPs under CBUAE, VARA, and SCA frameworks. Our services include assistance with MSB licensing, payment service provider approvals, and VARA VASP licensing.

Compliance Framework Development

We build compliance frameworks covering AML, CFT, KYC, data protection, and risk management. Each framework is tailored to UAE laws and harmonized with FATF recommendations and international best practices.

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AML/CFT Programs

We design robust AML/CFT programs aligned with CBUAE, SCA, and MoE guidelines. Services include sanctions compliance, EDD, transaction monitoring, and STR filing.

Internal Audit & Compliance Reviews

ABM provides independent reviews of AML/CFT and governance programs against UAE requirements. Our gap analyses and remediation plans prepare firms for regulator inspections.

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Ongoing Compliance Support & Outsourcing

We offer outsourced MLRO, CCO, and DPO functions for fintechs, VASPs, and MSBs—ensuring continuous compliance monitoring and reporting.

Regulatory Inspections & Enforcement Preparation

We conduct mock inspections to prepare clients for CBUAE, SCA, VARA, or MoE reviews. Our support includes corrective action planning and regulator communication assistance.

Training & Capacity Building

Our tailored compliance training covers UAE AML/CFT laws, VARA crypto rules, sanctions compliance, data protection, and ethical conduct. We deliver both board-level briefings and hands-on staff training.