Hidden counterparty risk
Nominees, offshore vehicles, brokers, introducers and undeclared beneficial owners can obscure who is actually behind the proposed trade.
OTC desk protection
IYE Fraud Shield for high-value OTC Desks.
Investigative intelligence for OTC desks exposed to hidden counterparties, suspicious fund flows, document fraud, false mandates and off-book risk.
Large trades often fail beneath the surface — through concealed ownership, tainted funds, fabricated proof of funds, broker manipulation, or counterparties who were never genuine.
Where exposure forms
The risks OTC desks face are rarely just compliance issues.
OTC desks need speed, discretion and execution control. Fraud Shield gives decision-makers a deeper intelligence layer before a proposed transaction becomes commercial, regulatory or reputational exposure.
Source of funds uncertainty
Fiat or crypto provenance that cannot be reconciled can create AML, sanctions and banking relationship risk.
Settlement and document fraud
Manipulated bank statements, forged proof of funds and false settlement instructions can derail execution.
Reputational exposure
A single failed decision involving fraud, corruption indicators or tainted flows can trigger lasting scrutiny.
Operational protection
Where IYE Fraud Shield protects the OTC Desk.
Use the controls below to see how Fraud Shield can be embedded at each critical point in the OTC transaction lifecycle.
Stage 01
Counterparty and introducer intelligence
Before a relationship is accepted, Fraud Shield can investigate the individual, company, broker, introducer, mandate holder, beneficial owner and associated network behind the approach.
- Identity, alias and adverse intelligence review
- UBO, associate and network mapping
- Broker, introducer and mandate validation
Investigative solutions
Designed around how OTC Desks actually manage risk.
Fraud Shield does not replace your compliance stack. It gives your team a stronger investigative layer where standard onboarding, automated screening or internal checks do not provide enough certainty.
Counterparty intelligence
Deep review of individuals, companies, funds, trading entities, introducers and concealed associates connected to a proposed trade.
Enhanced KYC & due diligence
Escalated review for high-value clients, politically exposed persons, high-risk jurisdictions and opaque structures.
Wallet and fund-flow intelligence
Investigative review of suspicious wallet behaviour, transaction inconsistencies, layering indicators and unclear provenance.
Proof of funds review
Independent testing of banking documents, funding claims, settlement narratives and financial representations.
Fraud and deception enquiries
Support where impersonation, false mandates, broker manipulation, internal collusion or misrepresentation is suspected.
Strategic complex matters
Bespoke intelligence-led projects for sensitive trades, international counterparties or multi-jurisdictional risk events.
Technical advantage
Human investigation strengthened by Cobra AI intelligence
Cobra AI supports advanced investigative workflows where OTC desks need deeper insight around suspicious counterparties, unusual transaction activity, wallet behaviour and wider fraud indicators.
Findings remain human-led and context-tested. The value is not simply data collection, but clearer interpretation, faster issue spotting and practical risk decisions your desk can use.
How we work
A discreet workflow built for speed, sensitivity and control.
Fraud Shield is structured to protect trading relationships while giving compliance, risk, legal and senior decision-makers clear intelligence before exposure increases.
Initial brief
We assess the transaction context, urgency, risk trigger and the specific intelligence questions your desk needs answered.
Scope design
We define the right blend of background enquiries, EDD, fund-flow review, document verification and cross-border checks.
Investigation
We gather, test and corroborate intelligence to expose inconsistencies, hidden actors, suspicious links and documentary weaknesses.
Decision reporting
We deliver clear findings to help your team proceed, pause, reject or escalate with confidence.
Decision-ready output
Clear intelligence for teams that cannot rely on assumptions.
Proceed. Pause. Reject. Escalate.
IYE Fraud Shield is designed to give OTC desks a practical risk view before the desk inherits the exposure.
Get protected
Understand where your OTC desk is exposed.
Book a consultation with IYE Fraud Shield™. We will assess your desk’s transaction flows, counterparties, introducers, settlement process and operational risk points, then design a tailored fraud and risk prevention structure for your organisation.