🚨 Save the Date! We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Miami Fintech Financial Crime Prevention Forum, taking place on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST at the University of Miami – Lakeside Expo Center (Room 1078, 1280 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA).

Platinum Event Sponsors: Thomson Reuters and Kaufman Rossin

Speaker Gift Sponsor: Markaaz

Lunch Sponsor: ThetaRay

Happy Hour Sponsor: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Entertainment Sponsor: Ocean Systems

Media Sponsor: Miami Fintech Club

This premier event will bring together experts and innovators in Fintech to explore cutting-edge solutions and foster collaboration in the fight against financial crime. Featured Panels Include:

8:00AM – 9:00AM – REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN

9:00AM – 9:10AM – OPENING REMARKS

9:10AM – 10:00AM – 🤖 RegTech and AI Panel: Transformative technologies shaping the future of compliance.

• Moderator: Jason Chorlins – Principal, Kaufman Rossin
• Panelist 1: John Wingate – CEO, BankSocial
• Panelist 2: Ingo Steinhauser – Senior Risk and Fraud Specialist, Thomson Reuters
• Panelist 3: Mirella Perlin – Compliance Products Manager Ocean Systems
• Panelist 4: Daniel Weinerman, Head of NA Enterprise Relationships, ThetaRay

10:00AM – 10:50AM – 🌎 LATAM Panel: Regional trends and challenges in financial crime prevention in Latin America.

• Moderator: Ray Ruga – Head of Fintech Americas
• Panelist 1: Robert Pargac – General Counsel, InterMex
• Panelist 2: Wilmer Guerrero – SVP, Head of BSA and Consumer Compliance, Banesco USA
• Panelist 3: Eduardo Souza – Head of Visa Direct NA Channel Partners
• Panelist 4: Marina Olman-Pal – Shareholder, Co-Chair, Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

10:50AM – 11:10AM – BREAK

11:10AM – 12:00PM – 🕵 Public Sector Panel: Featuring law enforcement and local regulators, this panel will explore how we can strengthen public-private partnerships to effectively combat financial crime.

• Moderator: Bryant Moravek – Principal, Kaufman Rossin
• Panelist 1: Craig Hirsch – Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
• Panelist 2: Daniel Haggerty – BSA/AML Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank
• Panelist 3: Alan Vega – Supervisory Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations Miami (HSI)
• Panelist 4: Stacy Cleveland – Assistant State Attorney, Economic Crimes Unit, Office of the State Attorney

12:00PM – 1:10PM – LUNCH

1:10PM – 2:00PM – 🏦 Fintech Banking Partnerships: Delving into how sponsor banks and fintechs can forge successful and fruitful partnerships while mitigating compliance risks.

• Moderator: Ian Moloney – Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, American Fintech Council
• Panelist 1: Sumeet Abichandani – BSA/AML & Sanctions Compliance Officer, Mercury
• Panelist 2:  Adam Ingles – Chief BSA Officer, Choice Financial
• Panelist 3: Benjamin Alexander – Chief Compliance Officer, Column
• Panelist 4: Martin Jaundoo – SVP, BSA/AML Program Head, Axiom Bank

2:00PM – 2:50PM – 🚩 Global Sanctions Panel: Navigating the complexities of international compliance.

• Moderator: Victor Cardona, BSA Officer, Golden State Bank
• Panelist 1: Vita Boomstein – Global Sanctions Officer, Popular Bank of North America & Banco Popular de PR
• Panelist 2: Alexander Fortich – Chief Risk Officer, Stern International Bank
• Panelist 3: Jennifer Correa Riera – Financial Crimes Program Lead, Robinhood
• Panelist 4: Gabriel Caballero – Adjunct Professor, FIU – College of Law

2:50PM – 3:00PM – CLOSING REMARKS

3:00PM – 5:00PM – HAPPY HOUR

5:00PM – EVENT CONCLUDES

A special thank you to our Platinum Sponsors Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud Solutions and Kaufman Rossin for their invaluable support in making the Fintech Financial Crime Prevention Forum possible. Your dedication to advancing financial crime prevention is truly appreciated, and we’re grateful to have you as part of this journey. 🚀

💰Interested in sponsoring? Contact us at info@cafc.org.