How Athlos Capital scaled compliance across two brands with spektr

Athlos Capital is a boutique investment firm regulated by CySEC, providing a comprehensive range of investment services to private clients, institutional investors, and other financial institutions. Its core offerings include wealth management, institutional solutions, and fixed income sales and trading.

Building on years of successful operations and recognition in the financial markets, Athlos Capital proudly launched Sophic, a fintech platform  providing individuals and companies with seamless access to invest in Treasury bills, Money Market Funds (MMFs) and short-term government bonds.

Known for delivering precise and exceptional results, Athlos Capital continues to expand its influence and capabilities. Through partnerships with top-tier institutions and the integration of cutting-edge technology, Athlos Capital ensures a seamless and highly efficient investment experience for its clients.

The Challenge

As Athlos rapidly expanded its client base and diversified its product offering, the complexity of its compliance operations increased in tandem. Managing compliance across two distinct brands (Athlos Capital and Sophic) meant overseeing a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, all under the regulatory framework of CySEC. This presented a significant operational challenge: how to maintain rigorous standards across multiple business lines without sacrificing speed or scalability.

The stakes were high. Manual processes, particularly during onboarding and risk assessments, were consuming too much time and creating bottlenecks. With regulatory scrutiny intensifying and internal expectations rising, Athlos needed a solution that would allow them to scale operations while preserving complete control and visibility.

“Manual onboarding and risk reviews took significant time, and our teams needed more visibility across client risk profiles,” says Maria Kapsali, Head of Compliance at Athlos. “With rapid growth and stricter regulations, we weren’t willing to compromise efficiency or oversight.”

The firm began looking for a next-generation compliance platform, one that could automate key workflows, handle vendor integrations, and deliver customized risk scoring, all without burdening their operations or slowing down time-to-market for new client accounts.

The Vision

Maria and her team didn’t view compliance as just a regulatory obligation; they saw it as a function that, when designed right, could actively support business growth and client experience. Their ideal solution needed to unify operations across both brands while being flexible enough to adapt as regulations evolved and the business expanded.

“We wanted a platform that could deliver everything in one place, from automated onboarding to sophisticated risk logic and ongoing monitoring,” Maria explains. “It had to be flexible enough to handle future regulatory changes, too.”

From their initial outreach to spektr, the Athlos team was met with both technical clarity and operational speed. The platform’s configurability and the team’s responsiveness helped build trust quickly.

“spektr stood out for their clear expertise and speed; from our first inquiry to kickstarting the process of going live took only two weeks,” Maria notes.

That level of velocity was rare and a strong signal that the partnership would be a good fit. Mikkel Skaranger, CEO at spektr, reflects on those early conversations:

“We immediately saw that Athlos had a forward-thinking compliance team. They knew what they wanted, and our goal was to help them get there without compromise or delay.”

The Build

Once aligned on goals, the collaboration moved fast. spektr worked closely with Athlos to tailor the platform to their specific structure, supporting both Athlos Capital and Sophic with distinct onboarding flows, risk logic, and monitoring strategies.

This included integrating external vendors to streamline KYC and AML processes, as well as building features that not only served Athlos’s immediate needs but could benefit other clients in the broader spektr ecosystem. The flexibility of the platform allowed the Athlos team to maintain their regulatory rigor while reducing operational drag.

Both brands now use spektr to manage onboarding processes for individuals and businesses alike. The system's advanced scoring logic ensures that investor risk and suitability are assessed in real time, helping compliance teams act with confidence at every stage.

“Our compliance team relies on spektr’s case management for full oversight,” Maria says. “We have a unified view of risk status and can easily adapt processes as regulations evolve.”

Erik Wagner, co-founder of spektr, adds:

“Athlos is a great example of how a multi-brand firm can unify complex workflows into one intelligent compliance framework. We built with flexibility in mind, and it’s exciting to see that principle put into action.”

The Advantage

With spektr, Athlos has transformed its compliance function into a streamlined, scalable engine that supports growth rather than constraining it. Automated onboarding ensures rapid, compliant account activation, while real-time monitoring provides continuous insight into risk posture.

“It’s streamlined our compliance and freed us to focus on delivering value and service,” says Maria.

Today, Athlos teams spend less time managing repetitive tasks and more time delivering strategic value. As regulations continue to evolve, the firm is well-positioned to respond quickly without needing to overhaul their processes or infrastructure.

What began as a need for efficiency has evolved into a compliance strategy that is proactive, data-driven, and future-ready. For the team at spektr, that’s exactly the outcome they set out to enable.

“When clients like Athlos trust us with their most complex processes, it pushes us to keep innovating,” says Mikkel Skaranger. “This isn’t just compliance; it’s infrastructure for growth.”