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Empowering organizations with solutions to better manage risk

Navigate Complexity. Neutralize Risk.

At the forefront of financial crime prevention, we deliver expert risk management and counter-illicit finance services—helping you stay ahead of money laundering,  sanctions, and export control risks.

Whether you’re building a compliance program from the ground up or enhancing what’s already in place, our team partners with you to design strategies that work.

Our elite Financial Crime Investigations training equips your team with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to detect, disrupt, and defeat even the most sophisticated threats.

Trusted by Industry Leaders. Proven at Scale.

Our solutions have touched the lives of 388 million end users across the globe. We’ve partnered with top-tier U.S. and international technology and financial services firms representing $148 billion in combined revenue and $3.35 trillion in assets under management.

Our clients aren’t just successful—they’re recognized innovators, featured on the Fortune Global 500, Change the World, and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies lists.

 

Strategic. Proven. Mission-Driven.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Porta Strategies delivers high-impact risk management solutions to government agencies, financial institutions, and technology companies. With decades of experience, we bring deep expertise and precision to every engagement—supporting complex initiatives with the right talent, tools, and insight.

From sanctions compliance to counter-illicit finance, we don’t just advise—we execute with purpose.

 

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT September 25, 2025

Washington, DC | September 25, 2025 — Porta Strategies LLC is proud to welcome Veronica Byrnes and Braden Schrag to our growing team of expert advisors. Their appointments bring our advisory team to nine members, representing a diverse range of sectors including...

Strengthening The Gatekeepers A New Era in AML Strategy

By Anne Walton, Cryptocurrency and AML/CFT Advisor & Archana Bae, CEO July 24, 2025 The global financial system operates around the clock—cryptocurrency markets never close, global remittances exceed $794 billion annually, and institutions like JPMorgan Chase...

Lurking in the Fog Podcast featuring Archana Bae

Secrets, Sanctions, and Silent Networks Join Archana Bae, CEO & Founder of Porta Strategies, on Lurking in the Fog for an eye-opening episode, Secrets, Sanctions, and Silent Networks. With nearly 25 years of expertise across investigations, intelligence analysis,...

Intelligence Career Conversations Podcast

Archana Bae: Mission and Purpose Join Archana Bae, CEO & Founder of Porta Strategies, LLC, on this week's episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast. Host Jim Donnelly delves into Archana’s impressive career spanning both the public and private...

Porta Strategies receives the SIDVI Foundation award

We are honored that our CEO & Founder, Archana Bae, received the SIDVI Foundation's Excellence in Anti-Financial Crime Award on March 31, 2025. The SIDVI Foundation is an NGO based in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India that aims to improve quality, efficiency...

Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)

The Porta Strategies team attended multiple events with the Intelligence and National Security Alliance during the month of April. 

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT April 3, 2025

Porta Strategies Welcomes Seven New Advisors to the Team  Washington, DC — Porta Strategies, a premier financial crime risk management firm renowned for delivering exceptional advisory services and solutions to the government, financial services firms,...

Porta Strategies Receives SBA EDWOSB Certification

Washington, DC – March 17, 2025 – Porta Strategies LLC, a consulting firm based in Fairfax, Virginia, is proud to announce that it has been certified as an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)....

Women in Financial Crimes Compliance & Fintech

November 2024 – Porta Strategies is honored to have hosted a phenomenal roundtable in partnership with Winston & Strawn LLP and J.S. Held LLC in at the prestigious MetLife building in New York on November 20, 2024. This event brought together leaders from major...

NSIN Foundry

August 2024 – December 2024: Porta Strategies CEO, Archana Bae mentored startup founders with the National Security Innovation Network's Foundry Accelerator program, part of the Defense Innovation Unit's technology innovation initiatives. nFactor, the firm Ms. Bae...

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