Who Should Attend?
Compliance Officers
Compliance Managers
Risk Management Professionals
BSA Officers
FinTech Executives
Licensed Money Transmitters
Industry
Money Services Businesses (MSBs)
Cryptocurrency Firms
Banks
Payments Companies
Fintechs
Topics
KYC/KYB Best Practices
Software Implementation
Enhanced Due Diligence
Strategic Partnerships
Brandi Reynolds, CAMS-Audit, CCAS
Brandi B. Reynolds is Managing Director of AML & Compliance at Bates Group with nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry supporting companies in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Fintech and Banking Compliance. Ms. Reynolds was President and Chief Executive Officer of CorCom, LLC (now part of Bates Group), a consulting firm specializing in federal compliance and risk management offering services in BSA/AML/OFAC Program Development, Risk Management, Training, and Independent Reviews, and specializing in areas such as AML, Financial Crimes Prevention, and Consumer Lending. Prior to CorCom, she was an in-house Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for 11 years. Ms. Reynolds recently partnered with the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) to re-develop their advanced certification course, CAMS-Audit and is a frequent speaker at the International Money Transmitter Conferences (IMTC) and events.
John Ashley, CIPP/US, CCRS, CRCMP
John Ashley is a Bates Managing Consultant who has over seven years of experience in financial regulatory compliance with startups WorldRemit Corp. and Etana Custody. He specializes in establishing and maintaining robust and productive working relationships with U.S. financial regulators both during license application, and license maintenance. John has experience in compliance program, policy, and procedure development; product compliance; regulatory analysis; and consumer protection programs. In addition, John has experience in the cryptocurrency space, including development of KYC and transaction monitoring programs and procedures specific to cryptocurrency risk. He also specializes in U.S. data privacy compliance and holds a CIPP/US certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Lauren Benjamin
Lauren Benjamin is currently the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer / BSA Officer for Kraken’s US Operating Entity. In her over 5 years at Kraken, she has served as CDD Sr. Manager, and began her career in crypto in the Enhanced Due Diligence team at Kraken. Before joining the Payward Group in 2019, Ms. Benjamin was a Compliance Officer, AVP, with the Global Governance Group at Bank of the West, where she focused on program and policy development and management, risk assessments and compliance control governance. Throughout her career in Global Financial Crime Compliance, Ms. Benjamin has also served as Senior Investigators with Financial Investigative Units at Bank of the West and Union Bank (MUFG). Ms. Benjamin is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist with ACAMS, CACS certified and holds a Chainalysis Reactor Certification.
Nailya Dovletova
Nailya Dovletova is a seasoned executive compliance officer with over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has held key leadership roles, including Vice President of Risk and Compliance at Realpage Inc., Senior Director of AML and Payments at AppFolio Inc., and Head of Compliance Americas at The Currency Cloud Inc. Nailya is a recognized expert in BSA/AML management and U.S. financial regulations, such as the BSA, USA Patriot Act, and FinCEN requirements. Throughout her career, she has successfully built and scaled compliance teams, developed and implemented robust compliance programs, and managed complex regulatory engagements with entities like the FINCen, CFPB, and the FTC.
Vaishali Gada
Vaishali Gada has been a part of the Compliance force for 18 years with a broad experience in financial Institutions, payments, crypto and cannabis. Currently, she serves as Sr. Director for KYC and Sales Compliance at Circle working closely with different members of the Compliance and business teams to establish Global Policies and frameworks. As part of her previous experiences, she has overseen and provided guidance on compliance programs.