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from South Texas College of Law – Houston. in History and Government (dual major) from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. A native Texan who grew up in Houston, Chris holds a B.A. He is also a licensed Type 1/4/9 responsible officer under the SFC, is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas, and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. Before moving to the investment world, he was a special counsel with the global law firm Baker McKenzie, focusing on corporate finance and fund formation in the Asia-Pacific region.Ĭhris serves on the board of directors of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) NYC and is active with the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM). Chris also currently serves on the advisory boards of tech companies FiscalNote, Booqed and Zectr, and is a partner with BridgeWood Alternatives in Hong Kong. Among other roles, Chris established the firm’s operations, served on the investment committee, and led venture capital and external asset manager investments. Recently, Andres led and participated in centralized audits for governance, regulatory reporting (LCTR/EFTR), sanctions screening for 2nd Line functions, Trade Finance Canada & Mexico, KYC Review in LATAM, Global AML Transformation initiative and international banking regulatory audit reports (Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Caribbean and Central America).Ĭhris Shen is the co-founder and COO of Revere, where he leads business development and operations, while jointly overseeing investments and strategic initiatives.Ĭhris is also a Founding Partner (non-executive) of West 22nd Capital Advisers, a Hong Kong-based single family office and investment firm that is licensed by the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC). He also worked on AML and fraud investigations, FINTRAC reporting, regulatory AML remediations, quality assurance program design and testing, compliance training and strategy, Centre of Excellence processes and AML internal control audits. Throughout his career, Andres worked with different financial institutions and advisory firms on regulatory compliance effectiveness reviews of reporting entities with operation hubs in multiple jurisdictions including Canada, the United Kingdom, U.S. This also includes adherence to bank policies and regulatory requirements, particularly those related to AML, anti-terrorist financing (ATF) and sanctions risk management. As a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Financial Crime Specialist, Andres works in the Global AML Audit Centre of Excellence for Scotiabank, which assess the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls. Topics include: evaluating systems in advanced data analytics, cloud computing, middleware, embedded finance, data management, KYC, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, AML, robotics, machine learning, APIs and more.ģ00+ financial executives | 50+ industry speakers | 1 day of top-quality discussion contentĪndres Betancourt has more than 10 years of experience in compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) within the financial services industry including the Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada and Grant Thornton LLP. To stay on top, there is a need for financial institutions to be flexible and innovative, while constantly evaluating consumer business risk.Ĭ-suite, VP, Directors, and head of department will be sharing their perspectives on three major subject areas (the “Tech Stack”, AML, and Fraud), in order to discuss, collaborate, and share best practices among peers. Transform Finance West Coast North America brings you Tech Stack, AML, and Fraud, for a content-focused day, invigorating discussion with excellent networking opportunities alongside a select group of leading technology suppliers.Ĭhanging customer expectation, new technology, system transformation, and cyber security fears are disrupting commercial banking and the financial services landscape.