February’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Silvana Mesquita, CAMS. Mesquita was recognized for her dedication to the anti-money laundering (AML) field. Mesquita is a subject-matter expert in AML. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and has over 25 years of experience...

January’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Stephen Brent Sargeant, CAMS, CBP. Sargeant was recognized for his experience in the anti-money laundering (AML) field. He presently works as an AML investigator and law enforcement liaison at industry-leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. He has previous...

December’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Mohamed Abouzied, CAMS. Abouzied was recognized for his experience in the anti-money laundering (AML) field. He is a highly motivated contributor who has garnered more than 10 years of professional experience in the AML, counter-terrorist financing...

November’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Isaac Tsang, CAMS. Tsang was recognized for his contributions to the anti-money laundering (AML) field. Tsang is the senior manager of scenario testing and analytics for AML at BMO Financial Group. He utilizes technology and leverages...

October’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Anandan Murugesan, CAMS. Murugesan was recognized for his expertise in the anti-money laundering (AML) field. Murugesan is a senior subject-matter expert in fighting financial crime and he has more than two decades of experience in regulatory...

September’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Cyralene Benskin-Murray, CAMS. Benskin-Murray was recognized for her commitment to the anti-money laundering field. Benskin-Murray is the general counsel/board secretary of the Financial Services Commission, Barbados. She has also acted as the deputy chief executive officer–supervision...

August’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Michel Farah, CAMS. Farah was recognized for his mentorship in the anti-money laundering (AML) field. Farah is a fintech and compliance entrepreneur and former compliance leader at Visa Inc. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist...

July’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Muhammad Rizwan Khan, CAMS-FCI. Khan was recognized for his dedication to the anti-financial crime field. His journey toward becoming a professional in the field of anti-financial crime compliance began with a simple but profound idea more...

June’s AML Professional of the Month  was awarded to Svetlana Schwartzman, CAMS. Schwartzman was recognized for her contributions to the anti-financial crime community worldwide. Schwartzman is the chief compliance officer at Paxful, one of the leading peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplaces. Prior to joining Paxful, she spent...