Leading compliance and identity verification provider Amiqus has strengthened its commitment to supporting regulated firms by appointing renowned Anti-Money Laundering (AML) expert, Graham MacKenzie as Director of AML and Financial Crime Risk.
With over a decade in AML and financial crime regulatory environments, Graham brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, having previously served as Chair of the UK AML Supervisors Forum, member of LSAG and Head of AML at the Law Society of Scotland.
Graham will drive Amiqus’ efforts to enhance ongoing investment into AML platform capabilities as the company rolls out across high-volume financial services and wealth management clients.
In line with regulatory change and increasing obligations for firms to proactively manage client and staff AML risk factors, Amiqus are set to launch an AML consulting capability to complement on-demand implementation and current support service offerings. Existing and long-standing clients will now benefit from an additional premium support capability, bespoke content, regulatory horizon scanning and dedicated access to guidance and independent audit options.
Callum Murray, CEO of Amiqus, commented:
“We’ve committed to scaling the impact Amiqus has by 10x over the next few years. To do that it’s critically important we’re able to attract the very best people to join us across a wide variety of roles.
I’ve known and respected Graham for a number of years in his previous role and I’m excited for us to put our plans to work, supporting our teams, clients and delivering on the potential we have to fundamentally change the way people are able to reusably access regulated products and services online.”
Graham MacKenzie commented:
“After eight years setting up and running the AML function at the Law Society of Scotland, I’ve gotten to know the team at Amiqus really well. I’ve been impressed not only by the quality of their products and team but their overall approach – growing purposefully, sustainably and helping make access to legal and other professional services simple and repeatable”
“When making the decision to move on from a long standing role within a regulatory environment, it was important for me to identify where I’m able to make an impact whilst also clearly relating to the principles which continue to guide Callum and everyone across the teams at Amiqus.”
“As money laundering and other economic crime risks become ever more complex, and the regulatory landscape expands to keep pace, it’s clear to me that working with technology you can trust is not only a competitive advantage – it has increasingly become an imperative.”
“As an ex-regulator, I’m acutely aware of the pressures which professional firms face in the current environment. There is however, a huge amount of untapped potential to use technology to support and I’m looking forward to using my experience and expertise to support Amiqus and their clients unlock this opportunity across wider AML / economic crime compliance requirements.”
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