Mark Newfield, CAMS is an active member of the anti-financial crime (AFC) community and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

Newfield is currently the head of compliance systems for Emirates NBD Bank. He oversees the implementation and operation of the sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and customer due diligence systems used across the organization.

Newfield has more than 15 years of international banking experience across Australasia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. His time in the AFC industry includes more than 10 years in financial crime compliance. Newfield has extensive experience working with regulators, correspondent banks, compliance training and systems vendors.

Prior to joining Emirates NBD in Dubai, he held positions with Standard Chartered, Morgan Stanley, Travelex and the National Bank of New Zealand based in Singapore, New York, London and New Zealand, respectively. Newfield holds a Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University, and a bachelor’s in computers and mathematical science from University of Waikato.