Vicky is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, member of the ICPAC and CAMS member. She joined ECOMMBX as the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer on April 1st, 2021 after being with PwC Cyprus for 15 years. During her career, Vicky serviced a wide range of financial services clients including credit institutions, EMIs and investment firms, offering advisory services in the areas of risk management, regulatory compliance, governance and internal controls. Through her experience Vicky has been able to assist credit institutions in Cyprus in their journey of transformation during the turbulent times of the Cyprus financial crisis in 2013 and during the more recent changes required due to changes in technology. 

AML, Compliance and Wealth Management professional. Over 25 years combined experience in AML and Regulatory Compliance as well as Private Banking/Wealth Management.

* Mentor, AML trainer and senior subject matter expert, AML auditor. Experienced Board Member.

* Founder and Chair of the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Cyprus Chapter.

* Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Advanced AML Audit Specialist, Certified Advanced AML Risk Management Specialist, Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (ACAMS)

* Certified CAMS trainer / ACAMS Certificate trainer and GCI Accredited Trainer (Global Compliance Institute - Australia).

* Fellow of the International Compliance Association (FICA)

* Awarded ACAMS AML Professional of the Month - June 2017.

Regulatory, AML/TF and Sanctions Compliance Expert with over 15 years of experience in:

· analysing business structure elements to create long-term growth scenarios;

· developing Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) system and Compliance Monitoring Programs tailored to the Company/Group of Companies’ needs;

· preparation and supervision of audits by the Regulators, Auditors;

· transforming templated stereotypes in Compliance into practical solutions for the Company.

I am:

· Holder of Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) Advance certificate

· Holder of “Risk in Financial Services” qualification by The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)

· Member of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) Compliance Committee

· Member of the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS)

· Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)

· Subject matter expert and speaker on Compliance, GRC webinars/forums

Niki Charilaou is the Manager of Financial Crime & Sanctions Compliance, at Bank of Cyprus. She has played a significant role in the cultural transformation of the Bank since 2014 by revamping its AML and Sanctions Compliance Framework. She commenced her career as an auditor and become a Certified Chartered Accountant (ACA). She has been working in banking since 1998, where she held managerial positions in Finance, Investment Banking and Compliance. She is a holder of a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University (USA), and she is also a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and a Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS). She is a member of ICPAC’s Compliance Committee, while recently she has been appointed as a member of EBA’s Technical Expert Group on restrictive measures regimes and targeted financial sanctions.

Harry Patel -Solution Consultant for Digital Onboarding-LSEG/Refinitiv 

Harry joined LSEG over a year ago and has helped organizations digitize their onboarding to optimize organizational efficiency by consulting with key stakeholders. Prior to LSEG he worked for Fenergo as their global business development lead. He has also worked at fintech’s like Pitchbook and Trendrating.

He has an MBA from Imperial College London UK.