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Christine M. Smith
Founder & Principal Consultant
Christine M. Smith is the founder of Creed: Financial Crimes Compliance Firm, where she brings over a decade of expertise in financial compliance, internal controls, and risk management to help organizations strengthen their financial integrity and regulatory posture.
With a career rooted in both corporate accounting and auditing, Christine has led critical compliance functions, including SOX program management, internal audits, and control optimization for both IT and finance operations. She’s known for transforming complex regulatory challenges into streamlined, strategic processes that enhance transparency and reduce risk.
Creed: Financial Crimes Compliance Firm is a non-profit litigation, consulting, and advisory firm dedicated to helping financial institutions, fintech companies, corporations, and government entities detect, prevent, and respond to financial crimes
With deep expertise in
- SOX Compliance
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF)
- Sanctions Compliance
- Fraud Prevention
- Regulatory Advisory
We support clients across industries in navigating high-stakes regulatory environments and complex investigations.


What Sets Us Apart
At Creed: Financial Crimes Compliance, our distinction lies in the way we approach compliance and financial crime prevention. We operate with both an apostolic and prophetic mandate — blending governance and structure with vision and foresight.
Apostolic Strength – We build strong systems of governance, establish order, and lay solid foundations that organizations can depend on. Our approach ensures that compliance is not just a requirement, but a framework for sustainable growth and accountability.
Prophetic Foresight – We see beyond the surface. By discerning patterns, anticipating risks, and interpreting shifts in the regulatory and financial landscape, we position clients to stay ahead of threats before they emerge.
Integrated Impact – By combining the apostolic (building, structuring, establishing) with the prophetic (discerning, foreseeing, guiding), we deliver solutions that are both practical and transformative.
This dual approach sets us apart: we don’t just solve compliance challenges; we transform the environment in which organizations operate, empowering leaders to navigate risk with clarity, confidence, and integrity.
Our Service Dedication
At Creed: Financial Crimes Compliance, we are more than advisors — we are partners in safeguarding organizations and liberating them from the grip of financial crime. What sets us apart is our ability to combine governance and structure with vision and foresight, delivering solutions that are both practical and transformative.
We are dedicated to protecting integrity, building resilience, and ensuring that our clients can operate with clarity and confidence through:
- Litigation Support & Advisory
- Compliance Strategy & Oversight
- Financial Crime Prevention & Risk Management
- Strategic Advisory & Transformation
At Creed, we don’t just respond to financial crime—we work to prevent it, enforce the law, and build systems that uphold ethical and transparent financial conduct.
