Our Vision
A World Free of Financial Crime
Our Mission
Our noble defenders deliver transformative solutions to fight financial crime. We help our clients reduce risk, save money and grow their business, while also making the world a better place.
Our Strategy
To grow by providing the most robust SaaS KYC, AML and fraud prevention solutions for financial institutions and corporates anywhere, anytime.
Alessa at a Glance
Founded in 2006 in Jamaica
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Trusted by over 150 companies across multiple industries
Deployed across 20 countries
A consistent award-winner year in and year out
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100+ employees across North America, Caribbean, and the UK
Meet Our Leadership
Holly Sais Phillippi
Chief Executive Officer
With over 18 years of experience in the compliance industry, Holly leads the Alessa team as Chief Executive Officer. In a previous role managing partner relationships, Holly worked with numerous AML/KYC and fraud software providers to implement solutions to clients of all sizes, in a variety of industry verticals. This front-line experience allowed Holly to garner a deep foundational knowledge of the nuances of the fraud and compliance landscape, leading to her recognition as a thought leader in the compliance space. Her speaking engagements at AML and fraud panels, often discussing the convergence of the two fields, showed an industry need for a solution able to provide a comprehensive view of clients. This recognition of clients’ needs to consolidate point solution vendors into a singular platform, providing greater efficiency and accuracy, has allowed for a natural transition to Holly’s leadership of Alessa, an all-encompassing solution that brings together KYC, KYB, AML, and fraud into a singular platform.
Jeff Woods
SVP of Sales
As SVP of Sales, Jeff oversees Alessa’s sales operations. Prior to joining Alessa, he honed his skills leading field-based SaaS teams and fostering strong partner sales channels at Traliant, Skillsoft, and Thomson Reuters. At Thomson Reuteurs, Jeff played a key role in leading the World-Check business to year over year double digit growth over a 6-year period. He utilizes this wealth of experience in the AML and Due Diligence space to develop and execute Alessa’s sales strategies.
Corie Murray
VP of Engineering
Corie is responsible for driving the technology platform and cloud strategy at Alessa. He has built a talented team of engineers, creating our AML compliance and continuous controls monitoring platform. Prior to Alessa, Corie was Senior Developer at SymSure, leading a team of 5 developers to create the SymSure Continuous Controls Monitoring platform.
Alessa Through the Years
An Award-Winning Solution
Latest Insights
Top 10 Anti-Money Laundering Risk Scoring Factors Across All Industries
Learn the top 10 factors that AML compliance professionals should be scoring to ensure they have a complete picture of client risk.
Primary and Secondary Sanctions: Definition and Best Practices
Learn about primary and secondary sanctions, their impact on global trade, and best practices for compliance to manage risks and maintain regulatory adherence.
Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs: An Overview & Recent Updates
Explore the evaluation of corporate compliance programs to ensure ethical operations, risk management, and adherence to evolving regulations.
Real-Time AML Monitoring: The Challenges and Opportunities for Financial Institutions
An overview of the benefits and challenges that real-time AML monitoring can bring to financial institutions striving for compliance.
Alessa & RZOLUT
Discover how the Alessa and RZOLUT partnership delivers seamless compliance functionality from IDV to automated regulatory reporting.
Risk Scoring Module
Learn how Alessa’s risk scoring module can strengthen your establishment’s AML compliance program by providing a full view of client risk.
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