Elliptic, the global firm focused on crypto-asset risk management, announced a partnership with The Ascent Group, an independent global fund administrator.
The Singaporean company will leverage Elliptic’s real-time wallet transaction screening capability, which is “supported by Elliptic’s cross-chain and cross-asset Holistic Screening technology.”
This suite will help the company “build a robust anti-money laundering (AML) due diligence framework for cryptoasset transactions.”
With Elliptic’s wallet screening solution, The Ascent Group will “perform effortless and accurate due diligence on crypto wallets before transactions take place – effectively mitigating the risks associated with illicit financial activities.”
The Ascent Group will screen crypto wallets “in real-time and uncover links to sanctioned entities, terrorist financing and money laundering with holistic risk profiles of a wallet that takes into account all transactions across all major blockchains and assets.”
Elliptic’s tool will help The Ascent Group “achieve the highest standards of regulatory compliance, while optimizing operational efficiency.”
Elliptic covers 99% of digital assets “by market capitalization, and with over 100 billion data points, it provides accurate insights to ensure that companies can mitigate risk and remain compliant.”
The Ascent Group’s Chief Operation Officer Samuel Chen said:
“The main reason we partnered with Elliptic was for its asset coverage and in-depth data intelligence, which reduces the number of false positives we get and ensures we only act on those that are of high risk. This allows our business to keep scaling, without requiring additional compliance resources to investigate crypto transactions.”
Jackson Hull, Elliptic’s Chief Technology Officer, said:
“Together, we’re enhancing compliance procedures and ensuring a robust AML framework that allows The Ascent Group to scale efficiently and effectively. We share a similar vision of delivering the highest quality of service and standards to our customers, and I look forward to a long-term partnership to achieve this.”
As noted in the update, the Ascent Group is “an independent global fund administrator dedicated to delivering independent and customized fund administration services for fund managers in the alternative investment industry.”
With a strong focus on operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and customer-centricity, The Ascent Group “serves as a trusted partner for fund managers looking to emerge, lead and transform in the alternative investment industry.”
As mentioned in the announcement, Elliptic is the global firm focused on cryptoasset risk management “for crypto businesses, governments and financial institutions worldwide. Recognized as a WEF Technology Pioneer and backed by investors including J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, SBI Group and Santander Innoventures, Elliptic has assessed risk on transactions worth several trillion dollars, uncovering activities related to money laundering, terrorist fundraising, fraud, and other financial crimes.”
Elliptic is headquartered in London with offices in New York, Singapore, and Tokyo.