The Data Advantage: Optimizing AML Due Diligence & the Customer Experience

Andrew Davies is Global Head of Regulatory Affairs at ComplyAdvantage. In this role, he works with ComplyAdvantage customers, prospects and regulators around the world to design and deploy effective risk management solutions to mitigate financial crime risks with particular focus on compliance, money laundering and fraud. He is also responsible for seeking new markets and applications for ComplyAdvantage’s data, screening and monitoring solutions.

Davies joined ComplyAdvantage in 2022. He has worked in the software industry for more than twenty five years supporting many of the world’s largest financial institutions, both private and public. Davies’ experience covers anti-money laundering, risk mitigation of financial crime risk, real-time payments, frontoffice trading, settlement risk, and more.

Davies previously worked for Logica and Nomura, the Japanese bank, in the London prior to moving to the US. Most recently he previously worked at Fiserv, in global market strategy for financial crimes risk management. He joined Fiserv through the acquisition of AML trailblazer NetEconomy. He has worked on many diverse programs including secure UK Government projects, distribution systems, trading systems, derivatives pricing projects and SWIFT connectivity for payment systems. Since moving to the United States, he has concentrated on financial crime detection systems and has worked with a variety of institutions to deploy such systems including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Continuous Linked Settlement Bank, ING, ABN AMRO, Manulife Financial, Guardian Life, Deutsche Bank and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi among others.

Davies studied Pure Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Wales. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and has worked with customers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Africa and Asia. He is a respected industry speaker having presented at SIBOS, ABA events, CBA events, numerous webinars, and he is a frequent writer on industry issues and has contributed to articles in the American Banker, Credit Union Journal, finextra.com, PYMNTS.com among other publications and websites

With over three decades of experience in the financial services sector, Claude Baksh is a distinguished expert in compliance, governance, and risk management. As co-founder and President of Grace Compliance Services Inc., he advises financial institutions on meeting their most complex regulatory and governance challenges.

Claude's career is marked by a history of leading and coaching international teams in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and Asia. He has a unique ability to develop sustainable risk management programs that address compliance, governance, operational risks, and financial crimes, all while building strong regulatory relationships. His past executive leadership roles include serving as Chief Compliance Officer, Chief AML Officer, and Chief Risk Officer at Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as well as Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer for Sun Life Financial Asia and Global Chief AML Officer for Sun Life Financial.

Shellie Schumaker serves as Vice President of Global Compliance at Tala, a leading fintech digital lender operating in Kenya, the Philippines, and Mexico. With more than 25 years of experience in compliance and risk management, Shellie has led high-performing teams across internal audit, regulatory compliance, anti–money laundering (AML), vendor management, and ethics programs.

Prior to joining Tala, Shellie held senior compliance leadership roles in the automotive captive finance sector, where they developed and implemented robust compliance frameworks to meet complex regulatory demands. Known for fostering a culture of integrity and operational excellence, Shellie brings a strategic, solutions-oriented approach to navigating global compliance challenges in dynamic and highly regulated markets.