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Dana Lawrence, CAMS

Senior Director of FinTech Compliance
Pacific West Bank

Dana Lawrence (CIA, CRMA, CFSA, CAMS, CRVPM, CCA) is the Sr. Director of Fintech Compliance at Pacific West Bank and Board Member for Technology Association of Oregon. With 20 years in financial services and technology, Lawrence has spent the last 10 years in governance leadership positions building fintechs (first neobank - Simple, fintech for SMBs- Azlo, fintech aggregator - Sila), working productively with regulators and navigating challenges and opportunities. In her role at Pacific West Bank, she established a sound banking as a service program that prioritizes a close relationship with each fintech partner and strong regulatory compliance outcomes.

Lawrence is a global community builder and thought leader on governance in emerging technology, speaking frequently to various professional groups (IIA, ISACA, ACAMS, ACFE), tradeshows (Money2020, Fintech Meetup), government and private sector. She’s provided live training to over 80,000 professionals, averaging 25 speaking engagements per year. In 2022, she launched a popular LinkedIn Live show called “In Fintech We Build Trust” which is dedicated to the trust builders in fintech, Web3, payments and traditional financial services, featuring the best of the best globally for educational conversations. In 2024, she was shortlisted as a global Governance, Risk and Compliance Innovator of the year. In 2025, she launched a Linkedin Live show called “The Fintech Bridge” highlighting leaders and having conversations about the future of financial technology.