Chris
Bagnall, CAMS-FCI, CFE
Chris has worked within the anti-financial crimes space since 2007. Previous positions were held at two mid-size banks and a large bank leading various teams focused on building/enhancing transaction monitoring/detection technology and analytics, Financial Crimes risk assessments, high-risk customer reviews, AML and fraud investigations, Quality Assurance/Control testing, training & awareness, Economic Sanctions, and exam/audit management, among many other tasks. He has worked closely with the OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Bank examiners and has extensive experience working with industries such as money service businesses, third-party payment processors, and Prepaid Cards.
Chris is also CAMS-FCI and CFE certified as well as regularly assists ACAMS with various initiatives including certification development/enhancement, training, and article writing for ACAMS Today, including being the primary contributor to the Back-to-the-Basics column. Chris was a recipient of the 2023 ACAMS Today article of the year for his collaborative work on the article “Understanding Human Trafficking.” Chris also sits on the Advisory Council for the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative.
Since 2020, Chris has been leading a collaborative initiative with his banking peers to develop a new Financial Intelligence solution and leading technology to change the paradigm of anti-financial crimes program innovation, risk mitigation, and intelligence sharing. Since December 2022, Chris has been working with Quantexa as a Solutions Director focused on this initiative.