Bio

A Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), a qualified CertPAY professional (London Institute of Banking and Finance), a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), who also holds a Diploma in Financial Crime and Compliance. Completed the Executive Program in 2018 with MIT for AI and Machine Learning, with practical application for the financial crime industry. A multi-award winning Risk market specialist with 15+ years industry experience both in the UK and Middle East. Held the role of Group Secretariat for the MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group (MENA FCCG), since its' inception in September 2016. A permanent member of the Advisory Panel of the MENA Chapter of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime since 2021. After 6 years in the UAE, most recently acting as Head of Market Development for Risk (MEA), relocated to London in August 2019, as Global Partner Director - Financial Crime & Compliance. In 2022 moved into a Head of Strategy role for the Risk business. www.menafccg.com Expertise - Sanctions, Watch List and Risk Intelligence Data - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Payments - Screening and Transaction Monitoring - Fraud and ID Verification - Company Data - Beneficial Ownership - Enhanced Due Diligence (Risk Reports) - Media and Adverse Media - Compliance Risk, Due Diligence, Supply Chain, Fraud and M&A - Competitor and Market Entry Analysis - Anti-Bribery & Corruption