Who we are

Ottilie+Blanche (named after founder’s daughters) is an independent FCC audit and assurance strategy house, dedicated to helping clients strengthen their defence against financial crime. Our independence and strategic approach ensures trusted, regulator-ready assurance and sustainable value for boards, executives, and stakeholders.

We help clients build credibility in their FCC programme and framework to demonstrate compliance with the spirit and letter of the laws and regulations, using board-grade expertise and AI-enabled, regulator-ready methods.

Our values

  • Integrity over optics: Truth-first advice, independent assurance.

  • Accountability and Rigor: For actions and decisions through regulator-grade methods, reproducible and defensible artefacts.

  • Human-centred AI: Automate ethically and intelligently; keep expert judgment in the loop.

  • Stewardship & trust: Protect clients, the financial services and market integrity and support UK’s economic growth.

  • Global mindset: Multijurisdictional depth; culturally aware delivery.

"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters," - Alan K. Simpson

Vision

Be the most trusted independent Financial Crime Compliance Audit and Assurance partner, setting the benchmark for AI-native, regulator-ready audits that tangibly reduce financial-crime risk(s) and strengthen credibility in our clients’ FCC programme while managing cost-to-comply.

Ottile+Blanche

Ottile+Blanche

Empowering Compliance with Expertise & Innovation.

Purpose

Protect the integrity of the financial system by turning complex regulation into simple, auditable operating discipline—delivering profitable solutions without creating social or ethical harm.

Mission

Design and deliver independent FCC audit, assurance and operating-model strategy, powered by data and AI so clients can evidence control effectiveness, accelerate remediation and earn stakeholder trust.

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Our Clients

Tier-1-3 banks and payments firms, start-ups and high-growth FinTech and RegTech (SaaS) firms, embedded-finance platforms, Private Equity/Venture Capital portfolio companies seeking pre-deal FCC diligence or post-deal uplift, and boards/risk committees.

Testimonials

  • "The industry of financial crimes compliance is a small one and real talent is few and far between. Edwin brings such talent to the forefront and is one of the few individuals I would happily vouch for as being a true financial crimes professional. Edwin's technical knowledge is sound along with his understanding of practical application, and when combined with the passion Edwin yields, he is first class."

    Global Financial Crimes Executive – Tier-I American Investment Bank

  • “Excellent technical and regulatory knowledge in the field of Financial Crime Compliance”, Having worked with Edwin on coverage of financial crime compliance across multiple European jurisdictions, I found his knowledge, familiarity and understanding of the application of UK and US AML rules to be exemplary.”

    Financial Crime Risk Officer - Tier-I American Investment Bank

  • “Edwin consistently demonstrated solid leadership, project management, stakeholder management, and structured and strategic thinking while, overall, exemplifying the role model dimension. He also has a good work ethic, is collegial, entrepreneurial, and exceptionally talented in Financial Crime. As a result, he led and delivered high quality audits and issue validation work.”

    Governance, Risk and Compliance – Financial Service Principal Management Consultant

  • “Edwin is a diligent, courteous and conscientious AML Compliance Officer, who appreciates the external industry risks, as well as good understanding of internal systems and controls.”

    Monitoring Officer, Large European Wholesale Bank