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About Adventure Consultancy Solutions

Driving FinTech Innovation Across APAC

At Adventure Consultancy Solutions, we are a FinTech company dedicated to empowering organisations with technology-driven solutions — from treasury and lending platforms to sustainability advisory and talent acquisition across the APAC region.

Accelerating Platform Delivery

ACS has delivered a 30% reduction in go-live timelines on LoanIQ implementations through structured project acceleration and proprietary migration toolkits. We bring the same rigour to treasury, lending, and test automation platform deployments across APAC.

Automating Quality at Scale

Our AV360 platform has automated over 4,000 test cases for a single APAC client, achieving 94% test coverage within six months. We replace manual regression bottlenecks with AI-ready automation that scales with your release cadence.

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Building Internal Capability

ACS consultants embed within your team to transfer knowledge through structured workshops, documentation, and hands-on mentoring. The goal is a self-sustaining capability that operates independently after our engagement — not a permanent dependency on external consultants.

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Navigating APAC Regulation

From APRA CPS 220 and MAS Notice 612 to mandatory climate disclosures under SGX and HKEX, ACS helps institutions maintain continuous compliance across multiple APAC jurisdictions — reducing regulatory risk and avoiding penalties associated with late or inaccurate reporting.

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Bridging Domain and Technology

ACS is not a generalist IT consultancy. Our team combines deep financial services domain expertise — treasury, lending, capital markets, sustainability — with hands-on engineering capability across LoanIQ, Murex, and modern cloud architectures. This dual fluency eliminates the translation gap that slows most technology transformations.

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Our Guiding Principles: The ACS Code

Outcome-Driven Delivery

Every engagement starts with agreed KPIs and measurable targets. From 30% go-live acceleration on LoanIQ implementations to 94% test coverage within six months, we track and report against the outcomes that matter to your organisation.

Embedded Collaboration

ACS consultants work alongside your teams — not in isolation. We embed within your organisation to ensure knowledge transfer, build internal capability, and deliver solutions your team can own and evolve after we step back.

Sustainability Leadership

As a strategic partner of Unravel Carbon, ACS helps organisations navigate mandatory climate disclosures across APAC — from TCFD reporting to Scope 1-3 carbon assessments aligned with SGX, HKEX, and ASX requirements.

Practitioner-Led Innovation

Our proprietary solutions — AST360 for treasury analytics, AV360 for AI-ready test automation — are built from real engagement experience, not theoretical frameworks. Each product solves problems we encountered firsthand across APAC banking environments.

Regional Diversity

With teams across Melbourne, Singapore, Manila, and India, ACS brings local market knowledge and cultural fluency to every APAC engagement. Our multilingual, multi-jurisdictional workforce reflects the markets we serve.

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30%
Faster Go-Live Delivery
4,000+
Test Cases Automated
20+
LoanIQ Engagements
4
APAC Offices

* Combined years of experience across our leadership team members as documented in their individual profiles.

Leadership Team

Our leadership team includes market leading experts in each field with a rich pedigree in Financial Services Technology. From Lending, Treasury and Testing across the APAC region to ensure a quality outcome for you our client.

Michael Musgrove, Chief Executive Officer at Adventure Consultancy Solutions

Michael Musgrove

Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer Michael is responsible for the strategic leadership of Adventure Consultancy Solutions and the day to day operations of the business. With over 25 years of financial services experience (13 of those with Finastra) in the APAC region Michael is well placed to assist customers with their technology and services requirements bringing extensive value as a trusted partner.

Steve Shaw, Chief Growth Officer at Adventure Consultancy Solutions

Steve Shaw

Chief Growth Officer

As Chief Growth Officer, Steve specialises in turning fast-moving businesses into compliant, financially sound, and system-driven operations. Building the frameworks that remove bottlenecks from financial modelling and compliance alignment to team expansion and operational discipline. At ACS Steve is accountable for global sales and business development.

Giovanni Zagari, Non-Executive Director at Adventure Consultancy Solutions

Giovanni Zagari

Non-Executive Director

Giovanni (formerly of Finastra, ANZ and Standard Chartered Bank) brings with him 25 years of Financial Services. In his previous role at Finastra he was the Global Head of their Managed Services proposition. As an NED Giovanni will challenge our company strategy, help build deeper customer engagements and help the evolution of our products, capabilities and partnerships.

Ryan Jay Flores, Director of Operations, APAC at Adventure Consultancy Solutions

Ryan Jay Flores

Director of Operations, APAC

As Director of Operations for APAC, Ryan leads ACS’s regional operating model, driving consistency, scale, and operational excellence across technical and consulting delivery. He sets the strategic direction for quality engineering and enterprise test automation, enabling reliable, high-performance outcomes across complex client environments. With extensive experience in banking technology and regional operations, Ryan focuses on governance, delivery maturity, and continuous improvement across APAC supporting scalable services and consistent client outcomes.

Roberto C. Tam, Director of Sales and Business Development (Philippines) at Adventure Consultancy Solutions

Roberto C. Tam

Director of Sales and Business Development (Philippines)

As Director of Sales and Business Development, Rob leads ACS’s growth strategy across priority markets in the Philippines, driving sustainable growth and long-term client partnerships. With extensive experience across APAC, the US, and Europe, he focuses on enterprise engagement, market expansion, and commercial execution. Rob brings a strong track record in building high-performing teams, strengthening pipelines, and aligning business development initiatives with company strategy and customer value.

Ria Buado, Head of Talent Solutions at Adventure Consultancy Solutions

Ria Buado

Head of Talent Solutions

Ria is an experienced HR leader with 15+ years in talent solutions, business development, and client relationships across IT and BPO industries. Passionate about fostering exceptional workplace cultures, optimizing performance management, and driving change. Expertise in HR operations, compliance, and training, delivering impactful results in start-ups and enterprises.

Aissa Jao, Head of Quality Assurance at Adventure Consultancy Solutions

Aissa Jao

Head of Quality Assurance

Aissa Jao has over 15 years experience in the IT industry focused on Software Quality Assurance & Delivery. In her previous role at Finastra she led the managed services quality assurance and regression execution team for over 4 years, accountable for all customer quality certifications. A seasoned professional specialising in test management, test execution, defect management and program delivery.

Our Presence

Four APAC Offices

Local expertise, regional scale — positioned wherever you need us.

HQ
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Melbourne

Australia

Suite 879, 585 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

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Singapore

Singapore

20 Collyer Quay, #09-01, Singapore 049319

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Makati City

Philippines

Unit 902, 9th Floor, Rufino Building, 6784 Ayala Avenue corner V.A Rufino Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, Philippines 1223

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New Delhi

India

165 Khirki Extension, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi 110017

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