Year Experience
About us
Who We Are
Our Mission
To protect and strengthen financial institutions operating across UK, EU, and Sub-Saharan Africa corridors by delivering independent, expert-led AML audit, advisory, and compliance support, and to build lasting financial crime resilience across Africa by helping local banks, rural banks, and microfinance institutions attain globally recognised FATF standards, making the African financial ecosystem safer, more inclusive, and internationally credible.
Our Vision
A world where every financial institution, from micro finance institution or community bank to global bank, operates with the financial crime resilience to grow, connect, and thrive across Africa and its international corridors.
Year Experience
About us
Our Approach
Where We Operate. What We Know. Why It Matters.
We specialise exclusively in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and other financial crime risk across UK, EU, and Sub-Saharan Africa corridors, the payment flows, regulatory environments, and institutional relationships that connect these markets.
- Remittance and diaspora payment corridors serving UK and EU-based communities
- Cross-border trade finance and trade-based money laundering typologies
- Correspondent banking dynamics and de-risking pressures affecting African financial institutions
- Regulatory frameworks across the FCA, EU AML Directives, and key Sub-Saharan African jurisdictions
Our Values
| Integrity | Independent, ethical, and objective in every engagement — our advice serves your long-term interests, never short-term convenience. |
| Accessibility | High-quality compliance expertise should not be the preserve of large institutions. We make it practical and affordable for financial institutions of all sizes, from global banks to community lenders across Africa. |
| Regional Expertise | Our solutions are built on genuine knowledge of local markets, cross-border corridors, and international regulatory frameworks — not generic templates applied to complex environments. |
| Capability Building | We work alongside clients to build compliance functions that last — transferring knowledge, strengthening teams, and creating resilience that outlives any single engagement. |
| Excellence | Practical, risk-based solutions constructed to withstand regulatory scrutiny, support sustainable growth, and deliver real outcomes — not theoretical recommendations. |
| Purpose | We are committed to preventing financial crime and reducing its harm to individuals, businesses, and communities — building safer, more resilient financial systems across Africa and its global corridors. |
Our Approach
Where We Operate. What We Know. Why It Matters.
We specialise exclusively in financial crime risk across UK, EU, and Sub-Saharan Africa corridors, the payment flows, regulatory environments, and institutional relationships that connect these markets.
This includes deep working knowledge of:
- Remittance and diaspora payment corridors serving UK and EU-based communities
- Cross-border trade finance and trade-based money laundering typologies
- Correspondent banking dynamics and de-risking pressures affecting African financial institutions
- Regulatory frameworks across the FCA, EU AML Directives, and key Sub-Saharan African jurisdictions.
This is not a secondary market for us. It is the primary market we work in — and that focus is what makes our advice reliable, specific, and immediately applicable.
| Integrity | Independent, ethical, and objective in every engagement — our advice serves your long-term interests, never short-term convenience. |
| Accessibility | High-quality compliance expertise should not be the preserve of large institutions. We make it practical and affordable for financial institutions of all sizes, from global banks to community lenders across Africa. |
| Regional Expertise | Our solutions are built on genuine knowledge of local markets, cross-border corridors, and international regulatory frameworks — not generic templates applied to complex environments. |
| Capability Building | We work alongside clients to build compliance functions that last — transferring knowledge, strengthening teams, and creating resilience that outlives any single engagement. |
| Excellence | Practical, risk-based solutions constructed to withstand regulatory scrutiny, support sustainable growth, and deliver real outcomes — not theoretical recommendations. |
| Purpose | We are committed to preventing financial crime and reducing its harm to individuals, businesses, and communities — building safer, more resilient financial systems across Africa and its global corridors. |
Our Approach
Where We Operate. What We Know. Why It Matters.
We specialise exclusively in financial crime risk across UK, EU, and Sub-Saharan Africa corridors, the payment flows, regulatory environments, and institutional relationships that connect these markets.
This includes deep working knowledge of:
- Remittance and diaspora payment corridors serving UK and EU-based communities
- Cross-border trade finance and trade-based money laundering typologies
- Correspondent banking dynamics and de-risking pressures affecting African financial institutions
- Regulatory frameworks across the FCA, EU AML Directives, and key Sub-Saharan African jurisdictions.
This is not a secondary market for us. It is the primary market we work in — and that focus is what makes our advice reliable, specific, and immediately applicable.
Team
Nana Mantey
Founder | AML, Financial Crime & Regulatory Compliance — UK, EU & Africa
Nana brings more than 15 years of retail, corporate, and correspondent banking experience, combined with over 8 years of regulatory consulting advising banks, fintechs, MSBs and payment firms operating across UK, EU and Sub-Saharan African markets.
With deep knowledge of FCA regulatory expectations, AML and CTF frameworks, and the correspondent banking and remittance ecosystems connecting the UK, EU and Africa, Nana provides guidance that is both regulator-ready and operationally grounded.
Areas of Expertise
AML & CTF Frameworks Sanctions Compliance Correspondent Banking
Cross-Border B2B Payments Remittance & Diaspora Corridors FCA Authorisation
Regulatory Response Cross-Border Financial Crime Risk Trade-Based Money Laundering
Qualifications & Education
- ICA Certificate in Governance, Risk & Compliance
- MBA
- BA (Hons) Economics & Sociology
- Certificate in Cybersecurity
- Certificate in Data Analytics
Institutions Worked With
- FCA-regulated banks
- Traditional, Neo & Challenger Banks
- E-Money Institutions
- Fintechs & Payment Startups
- MSBs across the UK–Africa Corridor
About us
Our Approach
Where We Operate. What We Know. Why It Matters.
We specialise exclusively in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and other financial crime risk across UK, EU, and Sub-Saharan Africa corridors, the payment flows, regulatory environments, and institutional relationships that connect these markets.
⦿ Remittance and diaspora payment corridors serving UK and EU-based communities
⦿ Cross-border trade finance and trade-based money laundering typologies
⦿ Correspondent banking dynamics and de-risking pressures affecting African financial institutions
⦿ Regulatory frameworks across the FCA, EU AML Directives, and key Sub-Saharan African jurisdictions
Team Credentials
Email Us: nana.mante@opselcompliance.com
Nana Mantey
Founder | AML, Financial Crime & Regulatory Compliance — UK, EU & Africa
Nana brings more than 15 years of retail, corporate, and correspondent banking experience, combined with over 8 years of regulatory consulting advising banks, fintechs, MSBs and payment firms operating across UK, EU and Sub-Saharan African markets.
With deep knowledge of FCA regulatory expectations, AML and CTF frameworks, and the correspondent banking and remittance ecosystems connecting the UK, EU and Africa, Nana provides guidance that is both regulator-ready and operationally grounded.
Areas of Expertise
AML & CTF Frameworks Sanctions Compliance Correspondent Banking
Cross-Border B2B Payments Remittance & Diaspora Corridors FCA Authorisation
Regulatory Response Cross-Border Financial Crime Risk Trade-Based Money Laundering
Qualifications & Education
- ICA Certificate in Governance, Risk & Compliance
- MBA
- BA (Hons) Economics & Sociology
- Certificate in Cybersecurity
- Certificate in Data Analytics
Institutions Worked With
- FCA-regulated banks
- Traditional, Neo & Challenger Banks
- E-Money Institutions
- Fintechs & Payment Startups
- MSBs across the UK–Africa Corridor
What Our Clients Say About Us
Afin Bank LTD
Testimonial from Chief Risk Officer – Patrick Ferguson “Nana clearly understood the AML & CTF issues and the expectations of banks from the FCA in this regard and was good at imparting that knowledge and experience to us. Opsel’s support enabled us to make rapid progress and was a cost-effective solution, giving us access to a real depth of experience and knowledge base. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Opsel to other banks and e-money institutions with operations in Africa in particular, and overseas more generally.“Get in Touch
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