Compliance Audit Services: All You Need to Know

Fraxtional helps fintech, banking, crypto, and financial services teams turn compliance audits into a practical path forward. From independent program reviews to SOC 2 preparation, AML controls, and board-ready findings, our director-led experts identify risk, organize documentation, and guide remediation so your business is ready for regulators, sponsor banks, investors, and growth.

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Our Compliance Audit Services

Audit-ready support for regulated businesses facing examiner, investor, sponsor bank, or board scrutiny.

Independent Audits

Objective third-party compliance audits for fintech, banking, and crypto firms, including BSA/AML controls, transaction monitoring, gap findings, and board-ready remediation recommendations.

SOC 2 Readiness

Guidance for SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 preparation, aligning audit goals with client expectations, mapping controls, and organizing documentation for auditor review.

AML Reviews

Executive-led AML audit support covering BSA obligations, OFAC sanctions, due diligence workflows, global mandates, and program effectiveness for regulated financial businesses.

Risk Assessments

Comprehensive reviews of compliance, product, people, vendors, operations, privacy, cyber risk, and control implementation with prioritized findings and practical fixes.

Policy Documentation

Audit-ready policies and procedures tailored to business operations, with clear responsibilities, version tracking, and formatting designed for bank and regulator review.

BaaS Oversight

Compliance audit readiness for sponsor banks and fintech partners, including third-party risk, BSA/AML, UDAAP, Reg E, and program responsibility alignment.

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Our Compliance Audit Process

Define Scope and Audit Objectives

We start by clarifying the audit purpose, regulatory drivers, business model, product risks, and stakeholder expectations, including sponsor bank, investor, board, or examiner requirements.

Review Controls and Documentation

Identify Gaps and Risk Factors

Deliver Board-Ready Findings

Support Remediation and Follow-Up

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Client Success

Fraxtional supports fintech, banking, crypto, and financial services teams through high-stakes compliance reviews.

"After looking around at various options, including the hiring of a full-time BSA Officer, we were convinced that having a fractional resource provided us the most flexibility, but also the most expertise at the best price. Fraxtional met that need for us, delivering a Director that supported us in discussions..."

CEO, Series B FinTech

"Our small community bank was looking for expertise related to compliance around sponsor banking. While we had great internal experience to rely on, we needed deeper FinTech compliance perspectives to help guide our next steps. We engaged with Fraxtional and could not have been more pleased. Working with a firm..."

Director, Sponsor Bank

"I was referred to Fraxtional by another Founder at Y Combinator. Everything I was told about their flexibility and desire to grow with us turned out to be true! From the very beginning, Ryan and his team understood our needs and understood our budget. With that, they provided us a..."

Co-Founder, Seed Stage FinTech

"Ryan and his team of Directors have been beyond responsive and flexible with our startup. Having a partner that understands our global business and makes sure to provide great value at a fair price is exactly what we wanted."

Founder, Series A Global FinTech

"The Fraxtional team is precisely what our company needed. They helped us find a new sponsor bank to carry our products, wrote our policies and procedures, and completely embedded with our full-time team in a way that was seamless!"

Founder, Series A FinTech

"Fraxtional helped us switch banking partners without disrupting our operations. Their team knew exactly what the bank wanted to see."

COO, Lending-as-a-Service Company

"After looking around at various options, including the hiring of a full-time BSA Officer, we were convinced that having a fractional resource provided us the most flexibility, but also the most expertise at the best price. Fraxtional met that need for us, delivering a Director that supported us in discussions..."

CEO, Series B FinTech

"Our small community bank was looking for expertise related to compliance around sponsor banking. While we had great internal experience to rely on, we needed deeper FinTech compliance perspectives to help guide our next steps. We engaged with Fraxtional and could not have been more pleased. Working with a firm..."

Director, Sponsor Bank

"I was referred to Fraxtional by another Founder at Y Combinator. Everything I was told about their flexibility and desire to grow with us turned out to be true! From the very beginning, Ryan and his team understood our needs and understood our budget. With that, they provided us a..."

Co-Founder, Seed Stage FinTech

"Ryan and his team of Directors have been beyond responsive and flexible with our startup. Having a partner that understands our global business and makes sure to provide great value at a fair price is exactly what we wanted."

Founder, Series A Global FinTech

"The Fraxtional team is precisely what our company needed. They helped us find a new sponsor bank to carry our products, wrote our policies and procedures, and completely embedded with our full-time team in a way that was seamless!"

Founder, Series A FinTech

"Fraxtional helped us switch banking partners without disrupting our operations. Their team knew exactly what the bank wanted to see."

COO, Lending-as-a-Service Company

"After looking around at various options, including the hiring of a full-time BSA Officer, we were convinced that having a fractional resource provided us the most flexibility, but also the most expertise at the best price. Fraxtional met that need for us, delivering a Director that supported us in discussions..."

CEO, Series B FinTech

"Our small community bank was looking for expertise related to compliance around sponsor banking. While we had great internal experience to rely on, we needed deeper FinTech compliance perspectives to help guide our next steps. We engaged with Fraxtional and could not have been more pleased. Working with a firm..."

Director, Sponsor Bank

"I was referred to Fraxtional by another Founder at Y Combinator. Everything I was told about their flexibility and desire to grow with us turned out to be true! From the very beginning, Ryan and his team understood our needs and understood our budget. With that, they provided us a..."

Co-Founder, Seed Stage FinTech

"Ryan and his team of Directors have been beyond responsive and flexible with our startup. Having a partner that understands our global business and makes sure to provide great value at a fair price is exactly what we wanted."

Founder, Series A Global FinTech

"The Fraxtional team is precisely what our company needed. They helped us find a new sponsor bank to carry our products, wrote our policies and procedures, and completely embedded with our full-time team in a way that was seamless!"

Founder, Series A FinTech

"Fraxtional helped us switch banking partners without disrupting our operations. Their team knew exactly what the bank wanted to see."

COO, Lending-as-a-Service Company
The Fraxtional Difference

Why Choose Fraxtional?

Fraxtional brings flexible, director-led compliance expertise to complex audit and regulatory challenges.

Director-Led

Every client receives direct oversight from experienced compliance Directors, not generic checklist reviewers.

Audit-Ready

Reports and documentation are structured for boards, banks, investors, auditors, and regulators.

Specialized

Deep expertise across fintech, banking, crypto, BaaS, AML, licensing, and cross-border operations.

Flexible

Engagements scale from focused audit advisory to embedded fractional compliance leadership.

Meet The Fraxtional Team

Experienced compliance leaders for regulated financial businesses.

Fraxtional was built around a simple idea: growing financial companies need senior compliance judgment without always hiring a full-time executive. The team supports fintech, crypto, banking, embedded finance, money transmitter, and private equity clients with practical guidance that stands up to sponsor bank, investor, auditor, and regulator scrutiny. With a global footprint spanning the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, Fraxtional brings cross-border perspective to complex operating models. Its director-led approach gives clients daily access to deep compliance experience, flexible engagement models, and a sustainable path for meeting obligations as products, transaction volumes, and regulatory expectations evolve.

Global CoverageServing clients across the U.S., Canada, UK, and European Union
Director-Led ModelExperienced Directors provide direct oversight for every engagement
Trusted Client BaseSupporting fintech, banking, crypto, and private equity-backed companies

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do compliance audits cost?

Compliance audit costs vary based on scope, business model complexity, regulatory obligations, documentation quality, and whether the review covers one program area or a full compliance framework. A focused AML or policy review may require less effort than a fintech, crypto, or BaaS audit involving transaction monitoring, vendor risk, and board reporting. Fraxtional scopes engagements around practical audit objectives and required deliverables.

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Awards and Recognition

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T100 Finance Award

Recognized as a Leader in Compliance.

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Director-Led Model

Senior oversight for every client engagement.

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Global Compliance Expertise

Support across U.S., Canada, UK, EU.

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