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Matthew La`Duke

@matthewladuke

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Senior financial crime and compliance leader specializing in AML, KYC, sanctions and product compliance.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking senior compliance roles where I can lead AML/KYC program design, vendor integrations, product-compliance for payments or securities, and drive regulatory readiness and remediation in collaborative, risk-focused teams.

I am a senior financial crime and compliance leader with broad global experience across banking, payments and securities, focused on AML, KYC, sanctions and new product compliance. I have led program and system implementations, policy authoring, vendor integrations and regulatory responses across EMEA and the Americas.

My career includes senior roles driving AML program design, transaction monitoring and screening migrations, new product risk frameworks and remediation efforts at major banks and fintechs. I have delivered regulatory reporting, audit remediation and governance for issuers, payments and broker-dealer businesses.

I combine technical systems oversight (Actimize, World-Check, Socure, Idology, FinScan, etc.) with regulatory expertise and hands-on program leadership to prepare products and teams for launch readiness and examination responses.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Manager, Emerging Products

Current

Checkout Ltd.

Jan 2025 - Present (9 months)

Global product compliance lead for card issuing, payouts, alternative payment methods and acquiring products; authored new product risk assessment framework and led AML remediation audits and vendor integration for transaction screening across EMEA and North America.

Product Compliance AML KYC Transaction Monitoring Risk Assessment

Head of Financial Crime

Acorns Inc.

Dec 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Head of Financial Crime and Money Laundering Risk Officer for Acorns Securities and payments businesses; led AML/KYC systems oversight, regulatory exam responses and AML/Sanctions risk methodology authoring for card issuing and broker-dealer operations.

AML KYC Sanctions Regulatory Exams Vendor Management Risk Assessment Incident Response

Financial Crime Compliance Lead

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Mar 2020 - Dec 2023 (3 years 9 months)

Led AML program controls and global rollout initiatives across EMEA, owned AML/transaction monitoring policies and MI reporting, and directed systems migrations and tuning (Actimize, SWIFT MX) to improve detection and reconciliation effectiveness.

Transaction Monitoring Actimize KYC

Senior Manager, Financial Crimes

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Aug 2017 - Mar 2020 (2 years 7 months)

Senior manager advising institutional business on AML/CTF policy and controls, co-authored global KYC/CDD standards, and coordinated regulatory reporting and remediation under the Program of Action.

KYC Regulatory Reporting Risk Assessment Stakeholder Engagement Internal Controls

Associate, Financial Crimes

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Jul 2015 - Jun 2017 (1 year 11 months)

2nd line AML advisory for North America Capital Markets and FICC; led EDD policy development, vendor tuning for PEP/adverse media, and coordinated AML audits and client risk assessments.

AML EDD PEP Screening Adverse Media Risk Assessment Stakeholder Management

Analyst, AML Surveillance

UBS Securities, LLC

Jun 2013 - Jun 2015 (2 years)

Performed AML surveillance testing and product risk assessments for investment banking, implemented Actimize tuning and authored MI reporting for financial crime prevention stakeholders.

AML Actimize Risk Assessment Transaction Monitoring

Risk Analyst, Mercer

Marsh & McLennan

Dec 2011 - Jun 2013 (1 year 6 months)

Risk analyst in Global Product Solutions developing insurance and operational forecasting models, producing executive reporting and leading off-target pricing and benefits consulting projects for APAC and Americas clients.

Risk Modeling Forecasting Project Management Product Solutions Derivatives Pricing Analysis