Senior Financial Crime Investigations Expert

Our client, a leading FinTech firm is seeking to appoint at Senior Financial Crime Investigations Expert - Digital Payments to join a growing team in London.

Our client, a leading FinTech firm is seeking to appoint at Senior Financial Crime Investigations Expert - Digital Payments to join a growing team in London. As the Senior Financial Crime Investigations Expert, you will have a broad and varied remit and lead on detecting and preventing illegal financial activities such as money laundering, fraud, and corruption, with a focus on eCash and Digital Wallet solutions. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with a strong investigative mindset and a keen eye for complex transaction analysis. You'll be working with large data sets to uncover suspicious activity, drive improvements in detection processes, and help shape the future of financial crime prevention.

Key responsibilities.

• Lead investigations into fraud and money laundering on digital wallet and eCash platforms
• Analyse complex transaction patterns and customer behaviours to identify financial crime risks
• Collaborate with internal teams such as data science, analytics, compliance, and account management
• Liaise with external partners, banks, and merchants to coordinate investigations
• Ensure timely regulatory reporting to bodies such as the FCA, CBI, and Italian FIU
• Monitor industry trends and contribute to evolving detection strategies and tools
• Support the automation of financial crime detection systems
• Navigate complexities across various products, geographies, and payment channels

The successful candidate will have strong experience in financial crime investigations in payments, banking, eCommerce, or gaming coupled with proficiency in SQL and data visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau) and risk systems (e.g., Feedzai, ThreatMetrix). Additionally, the ideal candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills.

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