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Patrick
Horgan
Patrick is CEO & Co-founder of valid8Me, an award-winning digital identity and customer onboarding due diligence platform, transforming how businesses meet their AML & KYC obligations to enhance their compliance, whilst providing their customers a more secure and frictionless onboarding experience.
Patrick is responsible for leading the development and global rollout of valid8Me, comprising general operations, business development strategy, and client relationships. He is recognised, along with his co-founder, as a pioneer in the reusable digital identity movement, which is now championed by a number of government and regulatory bodies globally as playing a key role in addressing some of the fundamental challenges faced in AML compliance today.
Patrick has extensive experience in helping a broad range of clients in AML remediation engagements and future proofing their AML compliance through perpetual KYC programmes via valid8Me. He has presented and participated on numerous conferences, events and podcasts in the areas of AML, financial crime and financial technology.
Patrick has over 18 years experience in the financial technology space. He was presented with a leadership award in 2021 by the prestigious global asset management trade association, NICSA, in recognition for his service and innovation in the industry.
In addition to leading the SaaS RegTech valid8Me, Patrick is an experienced leader in the investment management and professional services industries. Previously Head of Technology Projects with quantitative hedge fund, Aspect Capital, in London where he led in new product launches of their multiple systematic trading strategies and investment solutions. Prior to Aspect Capital, Patrick worked for Accenture as a financial services technology consultant for banking and insurance clients across London and Zurich.