On-shore / Near-shore Delivery
Global reach. Local expertise. Seamless operations.
Lysis Group provides flexible on-shore and near-shore delivery models designed to optimise cost, scale, and quality—while maintaining full compliance and operational control. Our delivery teams operate across the UK, EU and South Africa, ensuring we can support clients wherever they are and however they choose to structure their operations.
South Africa: A Strategic Near-shore Hub
Our South African centre of excellence is a key pillar of Lysis Group’s near-shore model. Located in a well-established financial services hub, our South Africa operation offers:
• Highly skilled, English-speaking professionals with deep financial crime and compliance experience
• Time zone alignment with the UK and EU, enabling seamless collaboration and real-time service delivery
• Proven delivery across KYC, AML, transaction monitoring, remediation, onboarding and more
• Scalable teams across analyst, team lead and QA levels
• Cost-effective resourcing without compromising on quality or regulatory standards
With strong local infrastructure and a culture of service excellence, South Africa enables us to deliver robust, responsive support at scale.
Service Coverage
Our on-shore and near-shore teams support a wide range of services including:
• AML / KYC processing
• Transaction monitoring and investigations
• Client onboarding and refresh
• Remediation and backlog clearance
• Quality assurance and controls
• MI, reporting, and documentation
All services are underpinned by Lysis Group’s governance framework, ensuring consistency, accountability, and performance monitoring across all locations.
Delivery Options
Lysis offers flexible delivery models to meet your operational, regulatory, and risk appetite:
• On-shore – UK- or EU-based teams delivering from client sites or Lysis offices
• Near-shore – South Africa-based teams with Lysis management and oversight
• Hybrid – A blend of on-shore expertise and near-shore scale to optimise outcomes
• Managed Services – Outcome-focused delivery with defined SLAs and KPIs
Why Clients Choose Our Near-shore Model
• Regulatory confidence: Consistent quality aligned with UK/EU standards
• Scalable capacity: Rapid mobilisation of teams to meet demand
• Cost optimisation: Lower total cost of delivery with no compromise on capability
• Operational resilience: Business continuity built into every engagement
• Proven track record: Successfully supporting global banks, fintechs, and crypto firms
Looking to build a high-performing AML/KYC operation—on-shore or near-shore?
Talk to Lysis about how our UK and South Africa-based teams can deliver the right blend of quality, scale, and efficiency.
On-shore / Near-shore Delivery
Global reach. Local expertise. Seamless operations.
Lysis Group provides flexible on-shore and near-shore delivery models designed to optimise cost, scale, and quality—while maintaining full compliance and operational control. Our delivery teams operate across the UK, EU and South Africa, ensuring we can support clients wherever they are and however they choose to structure their operations.
South Africa: A Strategic Near-shore Hub
Our South African centre of excellence is a key pillar of Lysis Group’s near-shore model. Located in a well-established financial services hub, our South Africa operation offers:
• Highly skilled, English-speaking professionals with deep financial crime and compliance experience
• Time zone alignment with the UK and EU, enabling seamless collaboration and real-time service delivery
• Proven delivery across KYC, AML, transaction monitoring, remediation, onboarding and more
• Scalable teams across analyst, team lead and QA levels
• Cost-effective resourcing without compromising on quality or regulatory standards
With strong local infrastructure and a culture of service excellence, South Africa enables us to deliver robust, responsive support at scale.
Service Coverage
Our on-shore and near-shore teams support a wide range of services including:
• AML / KYC processing
• Transaction monitoring and investigations
• Client onboarding and refresh
• Remediation and backlog clearance
• Quality assurance and controls
• MI, reporting, and documentation
All services are underpinned by Lysis Group’s governance framework, ensuring consistency, accountability, and performance monitoring across all locations.
Delivery Options
Lysis offers flexible delivery models to meet your operational, regulatory, and risk appetite:
• On-shore – UK- or EU-based teams delivering from client sites or Lysis offices
• Near-shore – South Africa-based teams with Lysis management and oversight
• Hybrid – A blend of on-shore expertise and near-shore scale to optimise outcomes
• Managed Services – Outcome-focused delivery with defined SLAs and KPIs
Why Clients Choose Our Near-shore Model
• Regulatory confidence: Consistent quality aligned with UK/EU standards
• Scalable capacity: Rapid mobilisation of teams to meet demand
• Cost optimisation: Lower total cost of delivery with no compromise on capability
• Operational resilience: Business continuity built into every engagement
• Proven track record: Successfully supporting global banks, fintechs, and crypto firms
Looking to build a high-performing AML/KYC operation—on-shore or near-shore?
Talk to Lysis about how our UK and South Africa-based teams can deliver the right blend of quality, scale, and efficiency.
On-shore / Near-shore Delivery
Global reach. Local expertise. Seamless operations.
Lysis Group provides flexible on-shore and near-shore delivery models designed to optimise cost, scale, and quality—while maintaining full compliance and operational control. Our delivery teams operate across the UK, EU and South Africa, ensuring we can support clients wherever they are and however they choose to structure their operations.
South Africa: A Strategic Near-shore Hub
Our South African centre of excellence is a key pillar of Lysis Group’s near-shore model. Located in a well-established financial services hub, our South Africa operation offers:
• Highly skilled, English-speaking professionals with deep financial crime and compliance experience
• Time zone alignment with the UK and EU, enabling seamless collaboration and real-time service delivery
• Proven delivery across KYC, AML, transaction monitoring, remediation, onboarding and more
• Scalable teams across analyst, team lead and QA levels
• Cost-effective resourcing without compromising on quality or regulatory standards
With strong local infrastructure and a culture of service excellence, South Africa enables us to deliver robust, responsive support at scale.
Service Coverage
Our on-shore and near-shore teams support a wide range of services including:
• AML / KYC processing
• Transaction monitoring and investigations
• Client onboarding and refresh
• Remediation and backlog clearance
• Quality assurance and controls
• MI, reporting, and documentation
All services are underpinned by Lysis Group’s governance framework, ensuring consistency, accountability, and performance monitoring across all locations.
Delivery Options
Lysis offers flexible delivery models to meet your operational, regulatory, and risk appetite:
• On-shore – UK- or EU-based teams delivering from client sites or Lysis offices
• Near-shore – South Africa-based teams with Lysis management and oversight
• Hybrid – A blend of on-shore expertise and near-shore scale to optimise outcomes
• Managed Services – Outcome-focused delivery with defined SLAs and KPIs
Why Clients Choose Our Near-shore Model
• Regulatory confidence: Consistent quality aligned with UK/EU standards
• Scalable capacity: Rapid mobilisation of teams to meet demand
• Cost optimisation: Lower total cost of delivery with no compromise on capability
• Operational resilience: Business continuity built into every engagement
• Proven track record: Successfully supporting global banks, fintechs, and crypto firms
Looking to build a high-performing AML/KYC operation—on-shore or near-shore?
Talk to Lysis about how our UK and South Africa-based teams can deliver the right blend of quality, scale, and efficiency.
The difference between the two
A health check refers to a high-level review of the design of a framework and can identify major problem areas in a framework. A maturity assessment is more advanced and provides a detailed review of a firm’s framework which includes the testing of the effectiveness of the framework itself.
Health Check
Maturity Assessment
Increase effectiveness,
focus on efficiency
To optimise firms’ FC controls, require an increase in effectiveness of processes along with a dedicated focus on high efficiency which will facilitate sustainable processes to demonstrate effective FC controls under scrutiny.
Firms must also view the improvement of their FC controls as a good commercial investment by focusing on the business advantages these could have for the firm.
Developing Effective Financial Crime (FC) Frameworks
The following directional indicators provide a high-level overview of the implementation and ongoing assessment of sustainable FC controls.
Assessment of FC risk & controls effectiveness (“FCRA”)
Understand the FC risk and the effectiveness of existing controls.
Create and maintain a library of existing FC risks & controls (tested & untested)
Conduct the mandatory annual FCRA, to drive decisions on: Improvements /transformations; Resources; Management of gaps and de-risking activities; Prioritisations and budgets; MLRO report.
Cost / benefit analysis and assessment of FC controls
Provide clearer understanding of the real cost of compliance.
Continuous risk/benefit assessment to drive controls enhancement and optimisation across FC operations (KYC/KYCC, TM, Screening, escalation);
Effectiveness of FC risk and controls reporting (MI – complete,
accurate and timely);Costs and impact analysis on:
De-risking – cost/benefit, strategy, action;
Customer experience
FC specialist resources and activities (FC ops)
FC activities as part of BAU.
Optimisation of FC controls - Sustainability
Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of FC controls driving sustainability.
Prioritisation & decision – FC governance - supported by complete, accurate & timely MI;
Budgets – Senior executive and board approval
Supporting resources planning for 6 months/12 months/3 years to
support:Lean FC governance and robust 3LoD structure and capabilities;
Clear and realistic objectives taking into consideration the 10
universal outcomes of Principled Performance;Adequate resources with the necessary skills and expertise to drive
high performance.
Automation focus on optimisation across:
FC operational activities; and
Assessment and reporting.
Assurance and Testing
Assess, measure, and provide ongoing assurance.
Development of assurance plan and control testing – assess and measure;
Reporting into a functional FC Governance structure to support decisions:
Executive decisions;
Committees & forums.
Escalation and decision on tactical/planned improvements.
