Cara
Hennessy
Cara Hennessy is an experienced Director of Compliance with a tenured history of working in the regulated financial service sector. Cara is skilled in Compliance, Audit, Risk, Finance, Accounting as well as an adept entrepreneur. Cara is a CIMA approved AMLCO & MLRO and currently works with regulated financial service providers, VASPs and Funds engaging with crypto currency or otherwise operating in the blockchain space, including the tokenization of Real-World Assets.
As a Co-Founder of Digital Asset Compliance - Provenance, Cara and her colleagues are committed to supporting the convergence of traditional finance control regulatory and compliance frameworks with the benefits and efficiencies proffered by the blockchain. Provenance is jurisdictionally agnostic but has deep experience and exposure to multiple regulatory regimes and their nuances. Cara has spent over 20 years in Financial Servies industry, predominantly servicing offshore regulated financial service providers and funds. She has worked in Senior Roles at Fund Administrators, Fiduciary/Corporate Services, Banks, Law Firms and other Financial Service Providers. Throughout her career, Cara has been an active participant in Government initiatives such as the FATF remediation as well as a contributor to industry associations, like the Compliance Association, Blockchain Associations, and others.