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Pauline Nassimbwa

@paulinenassimbwa

Risk & Compliance Manager at Airtel Money, strengthening mobile money controls and reducing AML reporting turnaround from seven days to 24 hours.

Uganda

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At Airtel Money, I lead risk and compliance for mobile money operations, covering operational, transactional, fraud and financial crime risk. I’ve supported governance improvements across Airtel Money, AZA Finance and Stanbic Bank, and introduced Excel-based transaction statement automation at Airtel Money that reduced AML reporting turnaround from seven days to 24 hours.

At AZA Finance, I conducted an Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment that led to closure of a long-outstanding audit item. Earlier at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, I worked across financial crime compliance, monitoring and business intelligence, including money laundering surveillance and compliance risk reporting; I also hold the CAMS credential from ACAMS.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Risk & Compliance Manager

Current

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Lead risk and compliance for mobile money operations, covering operational, transactional, fraud and financial crime risk. Develop risk management policies and procedures, monitor operational risks, and execute control effectiveness reviews.

Risk Management Compliance Fraud Prevention Financial Crime Operational Risk User Acceptance Testing Business Continuity Planning Team Leadership

Compliance & Regulatory Reporting Specialist

AZA Finance

May 2024 - Jun 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Served as Country Money Laundering Control Officer for Uganda and provided global support for South Africa and Nigeria. Monitored statutory reporting, conducted enterprise-wide risk assessments, and designed key risk indicators for remittance operations.

AML CFT Sanctions Regulatory Reporting Risk Assessment Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)Training Transaction Monitoring Customer Onboarding

Manager Compliance

dfcu Bank Limited

Nov 2023 - Apr 2024 (5 months)

Maintained the bank's regulatory universe and policy inventory, translating regulatory developments into action plans. Advised business units on compliance risk management and developed a regulatory interaction matrix to facilitate communication with regulators.

Regulatory Compliance Policy Management Risk Management Stakeholder Engagement Regulatory Liaison

Officer Compliance & Monitoring

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited

Aug 2021 - Oct 2023 (2 years 2 months)

Executed compliance, AML and conduct risk monitoring reviews and risk assessments across the bank. Managed the policy management framework and coordinated regulatory liaison and inspections.

Compliance Monitoring AML Conduct Risk Policy Management Risk Assessment Regulatory Liaison Training

Financial Crime Compliance Analyst

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited

Jan 2019 - Jul 2021 (2 years 6 months)

Conducted money laundering surveillance and reporting to the Financial Intelligence Authority and Central Bank. Provided compliance advisory to retail and corporate segments and led enhanced due diligence on high-risk corporate customers.

AML Financial Crime Due Diligence Compliance Advisory Training KYC Transaction Monitoring

Officer Business Intelligence & Support

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited

Jul 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 5 months)

Prepared compliance risk reports and management information for Risk Management Committees. Maintained the regulatory correspondence repository and coordinated regulatory inspections and audits.

Business Intelligence Risk Reporting Regulatory Compliance Audit Coordination Management Information

Relationship Analyst

Citibank Uganda Limited

Oct 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 9 months)

Handled account opening and conducted enhanced due diligence on Banking, Capital Markets & Advisory clients. Submitted Credit Reference Bureau data returns and monitored daily asset and liability positions.

Due Diligence KYC Credit Bureau Asset Liability Management Customer Relationship Management