A boutique firm offering custom financial crime management consulting
Helping you design success!
ABOUT BRAINS CAPITAL
A Team Of Experts At Your Disposal
Our clients often appreciate our combined skillset to help move projects forward and build simple but effective controls.
Protecting the privacy of your customers’ data while managing all the other risks can be challenging so let us help you figure it out.
The hand-selected team has the perfect combination of compliance, strategy, technical, analytical and project development experience to drive your projects to success.
The Options
- Fractional Compliance Officer
- Daily operations support
- Subscription part-time or full-time monthly support on an ongoing basis
- Custom scope-specific projects are also a great option.
Our Specialty
Whether you're just starting out or looking to evaluate and optimize your current state, we've got you covered. Our mantra is: analyze, identify, advise, execute. Our mission is to create trust, not transactions. Our promise is that we'll be there, as questions or issues arise, every step of the way.
WHO WE ARE
Different types of Brains
From various industry backgrounds from large FI, credit bureaus, software providers, big 4 firms, we have created a specialized team of industry experts with all the skills your organization could ever require.
MELANIE GAGNE
FOUNDER & CEO
Melanie has been in the Financial Crime industry for over 20 years. She founded Brains Capital after spending years seeing fraud evolve across all industries. Her team wants to help organizations of all sizes build layers of protection and build scalable compliance programs.
JEFFREY HACKETT
HEAD OF CLIENT RELATIONS
Jeffrey is a leader in financial crime, risk management, and data analytics with over 18 years of experience and has obtained his ACFCS. He has held managerial positions and worked on many large-scale projects in his field. He always takes an analytical approach to risk management.
SEAN PARKER
SR. DIRECTOR ADVISORY
Sean is a seasoned Financial Crime Specialist with over a decade of experience. He obtained his CFE and CAMS designations and is a payment, reporting, and transaction monitoring specialist who has worked for several large financial institutions.
ANNE-MARIE KELLY
SR. DIRECTOR ADVISORY
Anne-Marie is a seasoned executive specializing in KYC fraud strategies, AML compliance, and digital identity security. With 25+ years of experience, she advises global organizations on mitigating fraud risk and enhancing customer protection.
PURVI RASTOGI
DIRECTOR ADVISORY
Purvi is a well-versed Financial Crime expert with over 12 years of experience and the ACFE, CAMS, ACFCS certifications. She is specialized in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, building complete Programs and Operations for her clients.
VENTURO LUNA
DIRECTOR ADVISORY
Venturo is a software expert with more than 15 years of experience in the Authentication and Fraud Solution space. He is passionate about making sure that clients take a lifecycle approach to prevention, detection and response.