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Georgios Sampaziotis

@georgiossampaziotis

Compliance & Risk Consultant • AML/KYC/CDD Specialist

Compliance & Risk Consultant with 8+ years of experience in KYC/CDD/AML and Financial Crime Compliance across banks, fintechs and other financial institutions. Experienced in complex client reviews, remediation, quality assurance, transaction monitoring and compliance advisory combining analytical judgement with a pragmatic, riskbased approach.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Owner-Founder/ Consultant

Current

Talos Risk Services

Jul 2022 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Founded and led an independent consultancy specializing in KYC, CDD, AML, and financial economic crime. Conducted assessments, gap analyses, and workflow evaluations, and developed policies and procedures aligned with Dutch and EU regulations.

KYC CDD AML Financial Crime Gap Analysis Policy Development QA Frameworks Training WWFT WTT EU AMLD AMLR

Interim Senior Associate - Risk & Compliance

Equiom (Netherlands) BV

Dec 2024 - Jun 2025 (6 months)

Performed Compliance Monitoring Programme testing, handled transaction monitoring alerts, provided compliance advisory, and maintained compliance registers. Managed monthly compliance reports and supported board/group reporting, audits, and regulatory inspections.

Compliance Monitoring Transaction Monitoring Compliance Advisory Compliance records Reporting LBAC Training Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Project Management – DNB Thematic Review

Robert Walters

Dec 2024 - Jun 2025 (6 months)

Supported a DNB Thematic Review project by coordinating tasks and stakeholders, performing data quality assurance, and tracking project progress.

Project Management Data Quality Assurance Stakeholder Management DNB Thematic Review

Interim Legal/CDD Officer - Compliance Project

Hawksford (Netherlands) BV

Sep 2024 - Nov 2024 (2 months)

Conducted gap analysis on KYC/Compliance files and assisted with a compliance alignment project in preparation for an upcoming acquisition.

Gap Analysis KYC Compliance CDD

Freelance Senior KYC Analyst

PraxisIFM Netherlands BV

Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 (6 months)

Drafted working instructions, KYC procedures, and CAF/CAM templates. Conducted periodic reviews for high-risk clients under Wtt/Wwft and provided quality assurance and training to analysts.

KYC CDD remediation Working Instructions CAF CAM Quality Assurance Training WTT WWFT

Freelance Senior CDD Analyst - Remediation

PFS/ Triodos Investment Management

Apr 2023 - Oct 2023 (6 months)

Performed periodic and event-driven reviews on high-risk debt/equity investees across multiple jurisdictions. Conducted CDD on impact investments in financial inclusion, energy, climate, sustainable food, and agriculture.

CDD KYC Periodic Reviews Event Driven Reviews Impact Investing

Freelance Senior KYC Officer Remediation

The Citco Group Limited

Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 (4 months)

Conducted corporate periodic reviews and client risk assessments on hedge funds, mutual funds, and investment firms. Performed KYC/CDD on complex corporate and investment structures across multiple jurisdictions.

KYC CDD Periodic Reviews Customer Risk Assessment Hedge Funds Mutual Funds Investment Companies

Independent Quality Checker - DFC

ABN AMRO NV

Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year)

Performed periodic and event-driven reviews on commercial banking clients, including commercial real estate, religious organizations, and non-profit organizations.

Financial Crime Periodic Reviews Event Driven Reviews Commercial Banking

Client Risk Analyst

TMF Group

Dec 2019 - Jun 2021 (1 year 6 months)

Handled client onboarding, mandate reviews, preliminary intake assessments, and client risk assessments. Liaised between operations and compliance, monitored overdue issues, and conducted corporate structure analysis and UBO identification.

Client Onboarding Mandate Review PIA MAF CRA UBOs Transaction Monitoring PEP Sanctions Adverse Media RiskScreen WWFT WTT EU AML Directives (4 5 6AMLD)

CDD Investigator Analyst

Safened/ Fourthline

Mar 2019 - Oct 2019 (7 months)

Conducted digital client onboarding, CDD/KYC, fraud detection, and enhanced investigations. Investigated PEP/sanction hits, performed OSINT research, and provided quality assurance and training.