Market and sector studies
Regulatory perimeter, products, channels, customer groups, technology, informality, cross-border exposure and financial-crime vulnerabilities.
Research, consultancy and advisory
Independent evidence for stronger financial-integrity decisions.
Applied studies, risk assessments, typology development, compliance assurance and implementation support for public institutions, regulated businesses and development programmes.
Research studies
African evidence, disciplined methods.
Research questions are translated into a documented methodology, evidence plan, ethics and confidentiality controls, technical review and practical outputs.
Policy studies
Implementation gaps, institutional arrangements, legal and operational interfaces, statistics, effectiveness and policy options.
Emerging-risk studies
Virtual assets, fintech, cyber-enabled crime, AI and deepfakes, environmental crime, illicit trade and evolving sanctions-evasion methods.
National and sectoral risk assessment
Governance, threat and vulnerability modules, data collection, rating calibration, validation and action planning.
Institutional enterprise-wide risk assessment
Customer, product, channel, geography, transaction and control-effectiveness analysis linked to governance and controls.
Specialised assessments
PF, sanctions, VASP, NPO, correspondent banking, remittance, trade finance, payment, product and geographic risk.
Case and pattern research
Structured case intake, anonymisation, feature extraction, pattern comparison and assessment of confidence and limitations.
Analytical products
Typology reports, indicators, red-flag guidance, strategic intelligence papers, executive briefs and practitioner casebooks.
Project management
Concept note, work breakdown, stakeholder map, milestones, review gates, quality controls, publication plan and dissemination.
Compliance framework advisory
Policies, procedures, risk models, monitoring, sanctions, customer risk, escalation, board oversight and regulatory reporting.
Supervisory advisory
Risk-based supervision frameworks, data returns, off-site tools, inspection methodology, findings and remediation monitoring.
Implementation support
Action plans, management dashboards, training needs, working groups, documentation, change support and post-project mentoring.
Risk assessment services
Methodology that can be explained and defended.
A risk assessment should support decisions, not merely produce a score. AFCP's proposed approach separates inherent exposure, control effectiveness, residual risk, evidence strength and uncertainty.
- Scope and governance
Decision purpose, users, ownership, stakeholders, exclusions and review criteria. - Evidence and analysis
Data catalogue, interviews, documents, validation, scoring rationale and limitation register. - Response and monitoring
Risk treatment, owners, milestones, indicators, approval and review cycle.
Typical assignments
- Enterprise-wide ML/TF/PF risk assessment
- Independent assessment for a reporting institution
- Sectoral assessment for a supervisor
- National or multi-agency assessment support
- Product, channel, country or customer assessment
- VASP, fintech, NPO, PF or sanctions risk assessment
Public-sector or sensitive assignments require appropriate contracting, information-security and conflict controls.
Typologies and strategic analysis
Understand how risk manifests in practice.
AFCP can support a full research cycle or strengthen an institution's own analytical team through methodology, quality review and project mentoring.
Frame
Define the strategic question, audience, decisions, indicators and evidence thresholds.
Collect
Design structured case templates, data calls, interviews and source-handling procedures.
Analyse
Compare patterns, test hypotheses, evaluate alternative explanations and document limitations.
Communicate
Produce actionable findings, indicators, caveats, briefings and dissemination materials.
Consultancy and technical advisory
Targeted support without generic consulting.
Every engagement starts with a clear decision problem, defined deliverables and boundaries. AFCP should not accept work where competence, independence, confidentiality or delivery capacity cannot be demonstrated.
Independent AML/CFT review
Governance, risk assessment, CDD, monitoring, sanctions, reporting, training, assurance, recordkeeping and remediation.
Framework and control design
Risk appetite, policies, procedures, customer-risk models, monitoring scenarios, escalation, management information and oversight.
Programme and strategy development
National, sectoral or institutional strategies, action plans, Recommendation 33 statistics frameworks and performance monitoring.
Mutual-evaluation readiness
Evidence mapping, technical and effectiveness gap analysis, coordination, statistics, interview preparation and action tracking. No outcome is guaranteed.
Board and executive advisory
Risk briefings, accountability, challenge, governance, resource decisions, risk appetite and remediation oversight.
Data and analytical support
Data definitions, quality controls, analytical specifications, dashboards, trend analysis and decision-focused reporting.
Engagement process
Five controlled stages.
Enquiry and conflict check
Clarify the institution, need, decision context, confidentiality and potential conflicts.
Scope and proposal
Agree objectives, method, deliverables, responsibilities, assumptions, budget and timeline.
Evidence and delivery
Execute approved workplan with secure information handling, progress reporting and quality gates.
Validation and handover
Test findings, resolve factual issues, deliver outputs, brief decision-makers and close securely.