Samar is the Regional Lead for Exiger in EMEA.

Samar brings over two decades of experience in financial services, having previously served in senior compliance, assurance and audit roles in banking and consulting. Samar works with clients across EMEA to help them solve compliance and risk management challenges through tech-enabled solutions and practical advice, helping them to strengthen their financial crime compliance and risk management controls across the three lines of defence. Since joining Exiger, Samar has also led Skilled Person reviews for the Financial Conduct Authority and led independent examinations of financial crime compliance programmes for US Authorities. Her work regularly brings her into contact with regulators in key financial centres around the world, providing her with insight into current and emerging regulatory expectations.

She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS®), a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Audit Specialist (CAMS®-Audit) and Vice-Chair of the UK ACAMS Chapter Board.

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