Services

Use this when:
You are onboarding, reviewing, or reassessing individuals, companies, suppliers, or counterparties with Mexico or Latin America exposure.

What this service provides:
We conduct enhanced due diligence focused on identifying beneficial ownership, control, influence, and material risk indicators that may not surface through standard screening tools.

This includes:

• Ownership and control structures

• Reputational, sanctions, and PEP exposure

• Financial, corporate, and relational risk indicators

• Cross-border risk factors specific to Mexico and LATAM

Compliance context:
Our work supports enhanced due diligence expectations under FATF Recommendations, International AML directives, and internal institutional compliance frameworks, and is designed to complement, not replace existing controls.

Engagements are scoped on a case-by-case basis following an initial confidential consultation. Asset & Value Mapping

Use this when:
Traditional due diligence is insufficient to explain behaviors, connections, inconsistencies, or unexplained risk signals.

What this service provides:
Structured analysis of communications, digital footprints, and records-based indicators to support identity verification, relationship analysis, and risk assessment.

This may include:

• Analysis of digital indicators relevant to identity verification and risk assessment

• Communications and activity pattern analysis

• Digital and transactional indicators relevant to compliance or investigations

Compliance note:
All work is conducted in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory frameworks and is scoped based on jurisdictional requirements.

Engagements are scoped on a case-by-case basis following an initial confidential consultation.

Use this when:
You require clarity around allegations, unexplained risk signals, adverse information, or potential exposure tied to specific individuals, entities, or transactions.

What this service provides:
Targeted investigative analysis to assess material risk, hidden relationships, and contextual exposure, supporting legal, compliance, and executive decision-making.

This may include:

• Targeted background and association analysis

• Network and relationship mapping

• Corruption, fraud, or crime exposure indicators

• Litigation, arbitration, or internal inquiry support

Approach:
All investigations are analytical and verification-focused, with clear scope definition and jurisdictional sensitivity.

Engagements are scoped on a case-by-case basis following an initial confidential consultation.

Use this when:
Your operations, suppliers, or counterparties operate in regions where organized crime, corruption, or governance gaps materially affect risk.

What this service provides:
Region-specific risk analysis that accounts for local dynamics, criminal governance, and industry exposure not captured by global risk tools.

This may include:

• Geographic risk mapping

• Criminal governance and territorial control analysis

• Industry-specific exposure (logistics, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, finance)

Key principle:
Geography materially alters risk. Our analysis reflects how local conditions affect compliance, reputation, and operational exposure.

Engagements are scoped on a case-by-case basis following an initial confidential consultation.

Use this when:
You represent a government agency, financial institution, or international organization requiring discreet analytical support.

What this service provides:
Analytical and advisory support for cross-border risk, compliance, and investigative matters, delivered with institutional discipline and discretion.

This may include:

• Case support and analytical assessments

• Cross-border advisory and analytical support

• Strategic risk and threat analysis

Engagements are scoped on a case-by-case basis following an initial confidential consultation.

Our work is designed to support enhanced due diligence, sanctions compliance, and risk management obligations under EU and international frameworks, including FATF recommendations and internal institutional controls.

Engagements are structured to complement existing compliance, legal, and risk processes, providing additional context where standard tools offer limited visibilities here.

Obsidian Group Analytics provides discreet intelligence and risk advisory support for clients operating in select West African environments where political dynamics, security conditions, and regulatory realities are often opaque and rapidly changing.

Use when:
You are evaluating investments, partnerships, projects, or operations in markets where governance, security, and commercial activity intersect.

What we do:
We provide ground-informed intelligence and risk context that traditional due diligence, media reporting, and database tools cannot capture.

Includes:

• Political and security risk context

• Governance and regulatory exposure analysis

• Local influence, control, and operational realities

• Cross-border and transnational risk considerations

Engagements are scoped on a case-by-case basis following a confidential consultation.