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Peter Leško

@peterleko

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Expansion leader at bunq who led Slovakia’s regulatory approval and co-created a European market-entry playbook.

Slovakia

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What I'm looking for

I'm interested in Head of Expansion, Director of Expansion, Regulatory Expansion Lead, Transformation Director, and Head of Strategy and Operations opportunities in banking and fintech. I’m looking for fully remote international roles with regular business travel.

At bunq, I lead regulatory expansion and market-entry work across European markets. I led Slovakia’s regulatory process through approval in approximately four months, coordinating regulator engagement, branch registration and operational readiness.

I also co-created a company-wide country expansion playbook. Earlier, I led risk and compliance at OTP Banka Slovensko, a.s., developed fintech plans at Sunvest Digital, and advised businesses on transformation and operational improvement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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AML Branch Manager – Slovakia | Regulatory Expansion & Market Entry

Current

bunq

Apr 2026 - Present (6 months)

Lead regulatory expansion, market-entry coordination and branch-establishment work across European markets, with responsibility for operational readiness.
My remit has expanded beyond AML branch management in Slovakia to international expansion and cross-functional delivery.
• Regulatory approvals: led the Slovakia regulatory process through approval in approximately four months.
• Regulatory enga

Management Consultant | Business Transformation & Operations

Freelance

Aug 2016 - Oct 2026 (10 years 2 months)

Advised lenders, investment groups and smaller businesses on business transformation, operational improvement and management reporting.
• Translated business strategy into implementation plans, project priorities and clear responsibilities.
• Structured transformation and operations projects around defined business outcomes.
• Improved management reporting and visibility of delivery progress, risk

Customer service supervisor

VCFC.Finance

Jan 2026 - Apr 2026 (3 months)

Completed a four-month contract focused on customer service operations, business-client onboarding and relationship management in a regulated financial-services business.
• Reduced business-client onboarding time from almost one month to approximately five business days.
• Supervised customer service and managed business-client relationships during the engagement.

Founder / Program Lead — Sunvest Digital (fintech setup)

Sunvest Digital

Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years)

Led fintech development, regulatory preparation and operating model design for Sunvest Digital.
Connected the proposed business model with regulatory requirements, operational processes and user journeys.
• Coordinated preparation for engagement with the National Bank of Slovakia.
• Defined the operating model, policies, governance and responsibilities needed to support the business.
• Coordinated

Head of Risk & Compliance (Executive Management)

OTP Banka Slovensko, a.s.

Oct 2011 - Aug 2016 (4 years 10 months)

Led risk management and regulatory compliance at executive-management level, aligning portfolio decisions with business strategy, governance and operational processes.
• Led managers and analysts and engaged with regulatory stakeholders.
• Coordinated changes to retail and SME risk processes with IT and Operations.
• Developed early-warning workflows and portfolio actions to identify and address e

Head of Retail Risk

Raiffeisenbank CZ

Apr 2009 - Sep 2011 (2 years 5 months)

Led retail risk management, working across Product, IT and Operations to connect credit risk decisions with business requirements and operational execution.
• Coordinated retail risk requirements with product development and operational implementation.
• Standardised change controls and management reporting.
• Worked on decision processes and operational throughput while maintaining audit readines