News, Articles, & Updates

Strengthening the Gatekeepers – A New Era in AML strategy

In this article, Cryptocurrency & AML/CFT Advisor Anne Walton and CEO Archana Bae emphasize the urgent need for standardized training and core competencies for AML analysts, who are on the frontlines of combating increasingly sophisticated illicit finance schemes, advocating for a framework modeled after law enforcement and intelligence community standards.

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...

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)....

ACAMS U.S. Capital Chapter Event

December 2024 - Porta Strategies had the privilege of attending the ACAMS U.S. Capital Chapter year-end review and holiday celebration in Washington. Panelists included current and former anti-money laundering, Sanctions, and financial crime leaders from the Federal...

INSA New Member Reception

November 2024 - Porta Strategies CEO, Archana Bae, represented a client and partner at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance New Member Reception in Alexandria, Virginia.