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Mohamed Elbanna

Abu Dhabi,UAE

Summary

Experienced and driven Compliance Officer with a
proven track record of helping to lead companies
by ensuring they are functioning in complete
compliance with all national and international rules
and regulations. I possess excellent communication
skills, allowing for the cultivation of positive and
mutually beneficial business relationships, while
keeping strong ethics at the forefront of my goals. I
bring forth a superior knowledge of compliance laws
and regulations, as well as standard business law.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Specialist-Payments Sanctions Monitoring

Wio Bank
Abu Dhabi, UAE
05.2025 - Current
  • First and second Level Investigation and
    clearance of Payments Screening alerts along
    with recording the rationale for clearance for
    array of clients across UAE and International
    geographies.
  • Conducting enhanced due diligence
    investigations in support of policies and
    procedures.
  • Record and retain the alerts and cases in line with
    record keeping requirements of the respective
    jurisdictions.
  • Support the implementation of Internal Audit,
    Regulatory Compliance and Group Compliance
    SLOD recommendations for findings pertaining to
    Sanctions Payment Screening.
  • Gather supportive information from a list of
    internal and external databases based on global
    standard process.
  • Responding to FIU investigations requirements through Integrated Enquiry Management System (IEMS).

Specialist Payments Sanctions Monitoring

FAB
Abu Dhabi, UAE
12.2022 - 04.2025
  • First and second Level Investigation and
    clearance of Payments Screening alerts along
    with recording the rationale for clearance for
    array of clients across UAE and International
    geographies.
  • Escalate cases not cleared by investigation to
    respective CIB/PB Risk & Control Alert
    Management support unit or related unit within
    the Group Compliance SLOD.
  • Gather supportive information from a list of
    internal and external databases based on global
    standard process.
  • Conducting enhanced due diligence
    investigations in support of policies and
    SAS AML procedures.
  • Identify opportunities for continuous
    improvements to Sanctions Payment Screening
    related systems, processes and practices based
    on risks and control deficiencies identified.

AML Compliance Officer (Transaction Monitoring)

FAB
Abu Dhabi, UAE
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Ensure the rules and alerts written for monitoring
    high-risk products are appropriately tuned and
    maintained.
  • Monitoring, reviewing and investigating
    transactions.
  • Reporting suspicious transactions
    Carrying out surveillance and periodic reviews
    Assist in the tuning and implementation of
    monitoring rules to prevent and detect money
    laundering, fraud or other financial crime
    responding to emerging trends.

AML Compliance Officer (Transaction Monitoring)

Emirates NBD
Dubai, UAE
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • Conduct investigation on suspicious transactions
    Prepare high-quality suspicious transaction reports to
    the authorities concerned.
  • Perform AML risk review / assessments.
  • Establish and review the Bank's AML / sanctions
    related policies and procedures.
  • Provide professional advice on AML-related issues for
    business units.

Compliance Officer

Al Ansari Exchange
Kuwait, Kuwait
11.2019 - 01.2021
  • Drafting and Reviewing of Policies and
    procedures for the company which is based on
    the requirements of Central Bank of Kuwait & best
    international practices this shall be updated
    periodically or as warrants by the Central Bank of
    Kuwait.
  • Receive Internal Suspicious Transaction Report
    (STR) from the branches and Compliance team to
    investigate and to take suitable action on case to
    case basis by filing STR reports to Kuwait Financial
    Intelligence Unit. The summary of such STRs filed
    shall be notified to the board on a periodic basis
    (MLRO).
  • Respond promptly to any request made by the
    Enforcement Unit or regulatory authority /
    Correspondent banks.
  • Monitor the day-to-day transactions based on the
    Red Flag Alerts / parameter kept in the system.
  • Providing AML training to all the Front Line Staff
    (FLS) of Al Ansari Exchange. Furnish periodic report
    to Board of Directors of Al Ansari Exchange about
    the gaps/findings/corrective actions taken based
    on the External AML Audit.

Compliance Officer

Al Mulla International Exchange
Kuwait, Kuwait
11.2017 - 11.2019
  • Direct the development, operations and
    management of compliance programs.
  • Identify and contain compliance risk with the
    Compliance Manager for monitoring and reporting
    of suspicious Transactions to Kuwait Finance
    Intelligence Unit (KFIU) Collaborate with
    management team to ensure departmental support
    and full understanding of compliance responsibility
    Assist Compliance Manager to design, create and
    update compliance forms and AML/CFT policy
    documents.
  • Work with legal team to address existing compliance
    cases and form corrective action plans to eliminate
    similar incidents.

Education

Bachelor of Law -

Tanta University
Egypt
09.2003 - 05.2007

Skills


  • Sanctions Monitoring
  • Investigation of Suspicious
    Activity
  • Customer Screening
    Auditing
  • Law and Regulations
  • Regulatory Reporting
  • Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)


Certification

  • CAMS, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
  • ICA, International Advanced Certificate in Regulatory Compliance

Software

  • Firco Soft (Firco Continuity)
  • SAS AML
  • Purple TRAC
  • IEMS


Timeline

Specialist-Payments Sanctions Monitoring

Wio Bank
05.2025 - Current

Specialist Payments Sanctions Monitoring

FAB
12.2022 - 04.2025

AML Compliance Officer (Transaction Monitoring)

FAB
08.2022 - 12.2022

AML Compliance Officer (Transaction Monitoring)

Emirates NBD
01.2022 - 08.2022

Compliance Officer

Al Ansari Exchange
11.2019 - 01.2021

Compliance Officer

Al Mulla International Exchange
11.2017 - 11.2019

Bachelor of Law -

Tanta University
09.2003 - 05.2007

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