We’re building

the future of

AI-powered

FinCrime compliance

We’re Building The Future of Compliance With AI-Powered Decisions

the future of

AI-powered

FinCrime compliance

Arva is transforming how financial institutions fight financial crime — combining deep expertise in compliance, AI, and product design to power faster, smarter, and more scalable operations.

Arva is transforming how financial institutions fight financial crime — combining deep expertise in compliance, AI, and product design to power faster, smarter, and more scalable operations.

On a mission to rethink Financial Crime compliance

On a mission to rethink Financial Crime compliance

What drives us

We’re on a mission to make anti-financial crime operations faster and deeper. Arva cuts manual compliance review times by 92%, whilst strengthening compliance controls. We’re backed by Google AI and YC, and already work with top banks in the UK and US.

What drives us

We’re on a mission to make anti-financial crime operations faster and deeper. Arva cuts manual compliance review times by 92%, whilst strengthening compliance controls. We’re backed by Google AI and YC, and already work with top banks in the UK and US.

How we work

Built by a team of financial crime, AI, and machine learning experts, Arva AI is reimagining how institutions tackle Know Your Business (KYB), transaction monitoring, and adverse media. Our goal is to give compliance teams superpowers — cutting through the noise, surfacing relevant insights instantly, and enabling confident decisions at speed.

How we work

Built by a team of financial crime, AI, and machine learning experts, Arva AI is reimagining how institutions tackle Know Your Business (KYB), transaction monitoring, and adverse media. Our goal is to give compliance teams superpowers — cutting through the noise, surfacing relevant insights instantly, and enabling confident decisions at speed.

What we believe

We believe fighting financial crime shouldn't be reactive or slow. It should be intelligent, contextual, and auditable — powered by the best of AI and human judgment.

What we believe

We believe fighting financial crime shouldn't be reactive or slow. It should be intelligent, contextual, and auditable — powered by the best of AI and human judgment.

Meet our team

Meet our team

Leadership

Rhim Shah

Founder & CEO

Rhim Shah

Founder & CEO

Oli Wales

Founder & CTO

Oli Wales

Founder & CTO

Leadership

Rhim Shah

Founder & CEO

Oli Wales

Founder & CTO

Advisors

Robert Wigley

Chairman of UK Finance

Robert Wigley

Chairman of UK Finance

Kevin Moss

ex-CRO at Wells Fargo

Kevin Moss

ex-CRO at Wells Fargo

Jas Randhawa

ex-Head of Fincrime at Airwallex/Stripe

Jas Randhawa

ex-Head of Fincrime at Airwallex/Stripe

Minakshi Yerra

ex-CCO at Ripple

Minakshi Yerra

ex-CCO at Ripple

Pesh Gitungo

Director of Compliance at Wise

Pesh Gitungo

Director of Compliance at Wise

Gowri Narayanan

ex-Head of Strategy at Optum

Gowri Narayanan

ex-Head of Strategy at Optum

Advisors

Robert Wigley

Chairman of UK Finance

Kevin Moss

ex-CRO at Wells Fargo

Jas Randhawa

ex-Head of Fincrime at Airwallex/Stripe

Minakshi Yerra

ex-CCO at Ripple

Pesh Gitungo

Director of Compliance at Wise

Gowri Narayanan

ex-Head of Strategy at Optum

We're backed by

We're backed by

Our values

Our values

Own With Urgency

Speed + ownership is our superpower. We value action over perfection. We're not afraid to get our hands dirty, experiment, and iterate quickly to achieve our goals, and completely own the outcome.

Own With Urgency

Speed + ownership is our superpower. We value action over perfection. We're not afraid to get our hands dirty, experiment, and iterate quickly to achieve our goals, and completely own the outcome.

Customer First, Team Second

Our priority is creating value for our customers. We then focus on building a supportive, growth-oriented team environment, putting individual needs last to ensure collective success.

Customer First, Team Second

Our priority is creating value for our customers. We then focus on building a supportive, growth-oriented team environment, putting individual needs last to ensure collective success.

Transparency

We believe in open communication and full visibility across teams and roles. Decisions, successes, and failures are shared openly to foster trust and collaboration. Collectively we can grow in trust!

Transparency

We believe in open communication and full visibility across teams and roles. Decisions, successes, and failures are shared openly to foster trust and collaboration. Collectively we can grow in trust!

Become an Arvanaut

Arva / ärvə /


1. “Fast” in Sanskrit, with connotations of versatility and power

2. "Strength" in Arabic, symbolising stability and resilience in a metaphorical sense

Become an Arvanaut

Arva / ärvə /


1. “Fast” in Sanskrit, with connotations of versatility and power

2. "Strength" in Arabic, symbolising stability and resilience in a metaphorical sense