Safeguarding Arrangement Review
E-money issuer, single safeguarding bank
The client asked for a three-week review ahead of an investor diligence pack. Daily reconciliations looked clean on the face of the report; sampling of unmatched settlements showed a recurring same-day float parked in suspense past the firm’s own policy cut-off. Finding #1 required a same-day close procedure and a board attestation update. The signed review letter attached to diligence without rewriting.
Pre-Examination Readiness Assessment
Payment institution facing a compressed notice window
Six weeks remained before the examination file freeze. We ran a document-trail dry run and interview rehearsal for treasury and compliance owners. Missing bank acknowledgement letters surfaced on day four — awkward timing for a lean team, but recoverable before supervisors arrived. The gap register went to the board with owners and dates, not a traffic-light slide.