Ascent Business Solutions partners with de Risk Partners to Establish Sri Lanka’s First Compliance-Led Crypto & FinTech Centre of Excellence

The company sets a Global Benchmark for Virtual Asset Compliance

Ascent Business Solutions has entered a strategic delivery partnership with de Risk Partners, the global Compliance-as-a-Service firm led by Founder & CEO Ravi de Silva, to support a growing portfolio of regulated crypto, fintech, and financial-services clients served from Sri Lanka across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. This milestone establishes Sri Lanka’s first compliance-led crypto delivery operation, grounded in global best practices across anti-money laundering (AML), counter-financing of terrorism (CFT), risk management, and governance.

As digital finance and virtual assets continue to evolve, the demand for robust compliance frameworks has never been greater. Through this partnership, de Risk Partners and Ascent Business Solutions are establishing a secure, transparent, and globally aligned foundation for crypto operations, applying internationally recognized standards including FATF, FinCEN, and FINMA expectations across AML, CFT, sanctions, and virtual asset service provider (VASP) controls.

A central pillar of the partnership is a specialized training programme led by de Risk Partners’ senior practitioners, including former US Federal Reserve Examiners, and former compliance executives from leading global banks, equipping Ascent delivery teams with institutional-grade capabilities in crypto compliance, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and risk assessment. This structured knowledge transfer strengthens local expertise and positions Sri Lanka as an emerging hub for compliant digital finance delivery.

The initiative also lays the groundwork for establishing a Crypto & FinTech Centre of Excellence in Sri Lanka and the partnership extends de Risk Partners Crypto & FinTech Centre of Excellence in Colombo, aimed at fostering continuous learning, innovation, and regulatory alignment that will serve de Risk Partners’ multinational client base from a single, scaled delivery hub.

“This partnership is, in my considered view, genuinely one of a kind. I am not aware of another arrangement in which a Swiss- and US-headquartered compliance firm, serving regulated fintechs, crypto exchanges, banks, and credit unions across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, has established a dedicated delivery and training partnership with a South Asian operator with the specific objective of building a compliance-led fintech and crypto Centre of Excellence.” said Ravi de Silva, Founder & CEO of de Risk Partners and de Risk Suisse. “Offshore delivery from India and the Philippines is well established in banking operations and in general back-office support; it is not established in senior-grade financial crime advisory, fractional Chief Compliance Officer services, and virtual asset compliance. That is the gap this partnership addresses.”

“The convergence of traditional finance and digital assets demands a new caliber of compliance expertise. Our partnership with De Risk allows us to bring together best-in-class capabilities and establish a Centre of Excellence that will set the benchmark for cryptocurrency AML compliance. We are proud to lead this initiative and support De Risk in meeting their global clients' regulatory obligations.”, says Vishwanath Pai, Managing Director of Ascent Business Solutions.

Through this strategic partnership, de Risk Partners and Ascent Business Solutions are moving towards a new trajectory on crypto compliance delivery, enabling secure, complaint, and scalable growth for regulated digital-asset and fintech operators worldwide.