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In queueOperated AML compliance for Swiss financial intermediaries.
Custora is the outsourced compliance desk for SRO-supervised firms. We take operational ownership of your AML programme so your team can stay on the business.
Confidential. We respond the same business day.
custora.ch / desk
Customers in play
ActiveOpen alerts
AssignedInbox
Questionnaires and reviews assigned to the desk
| Reference | Subject | Status |
|---|---|---|
| INT-2408 | Corporate client onboarding | In review |
| INT-2405 | Document refresh | In review |
| TX-1182 | Flagged payment | Officer review |
Swiss SRO frameworkVQF-supervised operatorsNamed AML officersZurich, SwitzerlandItemised monthly reportingAudit-ready evidence
The problem
AML rarely fails on regulation. It fails on execution.
Most intermediaries know what they must do. Few have a desk that runs it continuously, documents it properly, and stays accountable to the board.
- Fragmented ownershipConsultancies deliver projects. Internal hires turn over. Responsibility for AML sits across vendors, inboxes, and spreadsheets.
- Opaque operationsBoards and auditors receive reports, not a running record of who did what, when, and on what basis.
- Slow stand-upPolicies, officers, screening, monitoring, and evidence take quarters to assemble when every component is procured separately.
The platform
One operating surface for the full AML programme.
Custora is compliance as a service, backed by an internal platform that keeps officers, clients, screening, monitoring, risk, and audit on one record.
The standards we hold client firms to are the standards we work under ourselves as VQF-supervised operators.
Custora · Zurich
custora.ch / desk
Awaiting review
In queueCustomers in play
ActiveOpen alerts
AssignedInbox
Questionnaires and reviews assigned to the desk
| Reference | Subject | Status |
|---|---|---|
| INT-2408 | Corporate client onboarding | In review |
| INT-2405 | Document refresh | In review |
| TX-1182 | Flagged payment | Officer review |
Capabilities
Four functions. One accountable desk.
01
Onboarding and client reviews
Questionnaires, document collection, and officer review run on one desk. Work stays assigned, traceable, and within policy.
Inbox · Company AGLive desk
Corporate client onboardingIn review
Document refreshAwaiting documents
Officer assignmentOn file
02
Screening and transaction monitoring
Screening providers and monitoring rules are configured to your programme. Alerts route to named officers with context attached.
Payments · Open alertsLive desk
Flagged paymentOfficer review
Wallet screening batchCompleted
Travel Rule matchCleared
03
Risk assessment and policy alignment
Assessments follow your AML policy. Results, overrides, and sign-off are stored against a hash so positions remain defensible.
Risk · Latest runLive desk
Policy pack v3.2In effect
Category A · retailWithin appetite
Next reviewScheduled
04
Evidence and monthly reporting
Every act is recorded. Each month you receive an itemised statement of work performed, by whom, and for how long.
Monthly statementLive desk
Client reviewsItemised
Screening checksItemised
Officer hoursItemised
How it works
Assess. Activate. Operate. Report.
A defined path from first conversation to a running programme with monthly accountability.
Assess
One confidential conversation. We map your regulatory position, define scope, and quote the service.
Activate
Officers appointed, policies in place, providers arranged. Your programme goes live in weeks, not quarters.
Operate
Custora runs day-to-day compliance: onboarding, reviews, monitoring, and record-keeping on a continuous desk.
Report
Your board and auditors receive activity, evidence, and a monthly statement. No black box, no surprise invoices.
Outcomes
What changes when AML is operated, not outsourced in fragments.
Accountability on file
Named officers, assigned work, and an append-only record your board can inspect.
Continuity of execution
The same desk handles obligations month after month. No project handoffs.
Defensible evidence
Assessments, decisions, and operational acts stored for audit, not scattered across email.
Enterprise trust
Built for firms that answer to auditors, not slide decks.
Swiss operating model
Custora is based in Zurich and built for SRO-supervised financial intermediaries under Swiss AML rules.
Operator pedigree
Built by operators who also run VQF-supervised payment businesses under the same Swiss AML rules.
Internal platform
We use our own operating platform so work is consistent and traceable. You buy the service, not seats.
Controlled access
Staff actions, client submissions, and audit events are recorded with role-based access throughout.
Sectors
SRO-supervised firms we serve.
- VASPs and crypto businessesFirms under Swiss AML supervision where onboarding volume and regulatory scrutiny are both high.
- Payment institutionsPlatforms and ramps that need a compliance function without building an internal department.
- Asset managers and advisorsIntermediaries that must meet affiliation and conduct duties while keeping client work moving.
- SRO-supervised firmsAny regulated intermediary that wants AML handled as a professional service, not as a side project.
FAQ
Common questions before engagement.
Custora is a Swiss compliance desk. We operate the AML programme for SRO-supervised financial intermediaries as a service, not as a one-off project or a software licence.
Request a confidential briefing.
One conversation. A clear scope. A desk that stays with you.