Bilal Akhtar, a lifetime in financial integrity
Founder & Lead Compliance ConsultantHis career began in the fraud department at Royal Bank of Scotland. Over the following twelve years, he built deep specialist expertise across some of the UK's most respected institutions, including KPMG, Deloitte, Bank of New York, working at a senior level across Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, and KYC compliance.
That experience gave him a precise understanding of how financial institutions think, what they require, and why. It also revealed a persistent gap in the market.
Regulated firms, banks and VASPs face increasingly complex compliance obligations, from AML programme design and PSC discrepancy detection to PVARA NOC applications and VASP onboarding due diligence. Most lack the specialist depth to handle these efficiently in-house.
KYCifi exists to close that gap. Working with law firms, conveyancers, accountants, UK banks and Pakistani VASPs, KYCifi delivers specialist compliance intelligence and support that transforms complex regulatory requirements into clear, efficient, professionally managed programmes.
Clients benefit from three things that only come with genuine seniority in this field. First, expertise: deep technical knowledge of what regulators actually require, built over 12 years at KPMG, Deloitte and Bank of New York. Second, efficiency: purpose-built tools and workflows that reduce the time and cost of compliance. Third, intelligence: LÆdar surfaces the beneficial ownership structures, PSC discrepancies and risk indicators that matter.
KYCifi is based at No.1 Spinningfields, Manchester. Clients are welcome to meet in person. Engagements across the UK and internationally are conducted by video and telephone.