News, Articles, & Updates
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, consultancies,...
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 Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.