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Richard Banks

Richard Banks

Hammersmith,London

Summary

A driven professional specialized in Digital Payment Compliance.


Refined communication and relationship management skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Compliance

Axel Private Market
Bangkok, Thailand
01.2024 - Current

Head of Compliance for an ASIC Market Maker licensed brokerage foussed primarily on APAC / EMEA regions. AML and Sanctions are major considerations. Responsible for the full Compliance Programme's publication and its implementation, as well as website accuracy.


Standard duties: improving operational efficiency, auditing / oversight, and development of policy. Also requireing leading onboarding with Payment Service Providers. This includes Payments Gateways, EMIs, Banks, Exchanges or Digital Wallet Providers.


Reporting directly to the CEO and Board of Directors. Also counted on for active problem solving with live issues and independently responsible for inter-departmental coordination.

Lead Complaince Officer

The Edwardian
Manchester
02.2022 - 12.2023

- Ensuring legal and company framework compliance by Operations.

- AML administration.

- Audits reporting to CCO.

- Compliance Training.

- Maintaining relationships across team and departments.

Channel Manager

H2Ecommerce
Crewe, Cheshire
01.2019 - 01.2022

- Key toner brands across Cartridgepeople.co.uk and two other websites.

- Ensuring legal, regulatory, and policy compliance, including contractually.

- Providing compliance training, and conducting relevant audits.

- Pricing decisions, building products, maintaining listings, analysing sales.

- Reporting monthly to senior management on progress with analysis.

Merchant

Rosser Retail
Nantwich
09.2017 - 01.2019

- Self-employment online marketplaces for wholesale and retail simultaneously.

- Managed sourcing primarily through Alibaba and a few neiche sites.

- Independent distribution operation.

- Highly competitive pricing and bulk orders to ensure pricing share.

- Payments managed through Paypal but accepting other deposit methods.

Teacher

Reaseheath College
Nantwich, Cheshire
06.2013 - 09.2017

- Speciality in 1:1 education.

- Effective communication with individuals whatever the challenges.

- Higher Education levels.

- Administrative duties such as GDPR and Data Privacy.

- Public speaking.

Education

Master of Arts - History

University of Manchester
Manchester
06.2017

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester
06.2013

Skills

  • Client Management
  • Fintech
  • FCA
  • AML
  • KYC
  • GDPR

Timeline

Head of Compliance

Axel Private Market
01.2024 - Current

Lead Complaince Officer

The Edwardian
02.2022 - 12.2023

Channel Manager

H2Ecommerce
01.2019 - 01.2022

Merchant

Rosser Retail
09.2017 - 01.2019

Teacher

Reaseheath College
06.2013 - 09.2017

Master of Arts - History

University of Manchester

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Manchester Metropolitan University
Richard Banks