Tanya C.
McCartney, CAS
Tanya McCartney is a certified anti-money laundering specialist who has been a barrister at law since 1995, admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the Bar of England and Wales at Lincoln’s Inn. She is also a Chartered Banker. Ms. McCartney holds Specialist Certificate in Money Laundering Risk in Betting and Gaming and has worked in the hospitality sector as Director of Business Development and Asset Management. and Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer. Tanya previously served as Managing Director and Regional Manager for Compliance for Caribbean Banking for a Fortune 500 financial institution with responsibility for the following countries: Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean nations. She has also served as legal counsel and compliance officer for a number of international banks and trust companies in the Bahamas.
Tanya is a founding member and former President of The Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers and contributing co-author in the Anti-Money Laundering: International Law and Practice Handbook. She is past president of the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services which is the premier institution in the education and development of professionals, including compliance professionals in the Bahamas financial services industry.