SpeciTec board member Alberic Vaillant de Guelis has working at the wealthtech firm for more than 15 years, leveraging his expertise across credit risk, client lifecycle management, and compliance. This includes client onboarding and know-your-client (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance workflows, Automatic Exchange of Information, Lombard credit monitoring, credit risk, forex controls, management information systems, and tax reporting. Combined with his role as regional director and senior partner in Singapore, de Guelis has been strengthening SpeciTec’s footprint and building long-term partnerships across Asia Pacific.
And with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the firm is now undergoing an evolutionary path with the launch of SpeciTec AI Lab. The strategic initiative is designed to help private banks identify, prototype, deploy, and govern agentic AI co-pilots securely, transparently and, where required, on-premise. This includes high-value uses cases including AI co-pilots for credit file analysis, breach management, market risk, KYC onboarding, Source of Wealth review, sanctions and Politically Exposed Person (PEP) screening, AML monitoring, and regulatory reporting.
Specifically for APAC, the AI opportunity is critical as banks across the region are under pressure to modernise faster, improve productivity, strengthen regulatory control and deliver more responsive client services, while maintaining the highest standards of data protection and governance.
Globally, SpeciTec supports more than 150 private banks with modular solutions designed for complex and highly regulated environments. Moving from project kick-off to a live demonstration using client data requires a structured, collaborative process aligned with each institution’s systems, data requirements, security controls and governance framework. The platform has maintained nearly 100% uptime over the past 12 months. Beyond operational performance, de Guelis’ vision is to position SpeciTec as a trusted technology partner for private banking institutions seeking precision, regulatory confidence and sustainable growth.
“Precision builds trust. Trust builds long-term partnerships,” he commented.
