Banking Crypto Firms: Understanding Exposure and Formulating Policies

Alison K. Jimenez is President of Dynamic Securities Analytics, Inc. where she utilizes her extensive background in the financial industry to consult and provide expert witness testimony on complex matters involving financial crime, fraud, and Anti-Money Laundering (‘AML’). Ms. Jimenez’s expertise in illicit finance has been sought out by federal and international agencies including DOJ, DOD, DHS, and the United Nations.

Ms. Jimenez has been retained as a testifying expert in federal and state courts, domestic and international arbitration, and criminal and regulatory enforcement actions on a variety of financial crime issues including corruption, business email compromise, cryptocurrency scams, and Ponzi schemes.

Alison has published original research on financial crime topics including cryptocurrency crime, human smuggling, and Suspicious Activity Reports. The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, American Banker, and government agencies have cited Alison’s research.

Ms. Jimenez frequently presents on AML and fraud issues at national and international conferences including at Interpol, the World Bank, and the North American Securities Administrators Association. In addition, Alison testified before the House Financial Services subcommittee on Digital Assets on the use of cryptocurrency in illicit activity.

Alison serves on the Irregular Warfare Center- Defense of the Homeland and Counter Threat Finance working groups and previously served as a member of U.S. Special Operations Command- Working Group on Counter Threat Finance. Alison also serves on the Fraudulent Virtual Assets Services working group of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime. Ms. Jimenez previously served on the Education and Examination Task Forces for the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

Prior to this role, Alison worked at a large financial services firm and was a securities regulator. Ms. Jimenez holds a master’s degree in economics and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.

Carie Kelly has 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in data-driven, digital transformation and acquisition efforts. Carie has transitioned dozens of financial institutions all over New England from focusing solely on traditional business lines to becoming leaders in the digital space. She has a passion for banking new and emerging markets, including cryptocurrency and banking-as-a-service (BaaS), in particular, the intersection of the two. Carie currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, at BankProv, where she supports the evaluation of bankwide strategic initiatives, including developing business cases, building financial models, and working closely with internal leaders and external advisors. She is a Certified Blockchain Expert, has Google AdWords & Google Analytics Certifications, and formerly served as Vice President of the New England Financial Marketing Association’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Kemmerling is the CEO and Founder of CRB Monitor, which empowers financial institutions to manage risk and monetize opportunity in emerging, high-risk industries including Cannabis and Crypto.  Our best-in-class cannabis corporate intelligence platform identifies, categorizes and monitors 95,000+ Businesses, 250,000+ cannabis licenses, 146,000+ Owners, and 1,400+ Securities directly related to the industry.  Clients utilize our data for screening, EDD/KYC, initial on-boarding, on-going monitoring, deal-originations and market/risk analysis.  Our database(s) can be accessed via our on-line UI, API integrations and bulk datafeeds, including integrations with multiple KYC software and data partners.  Clients include commercial banks with over $5.5 trillion in assets.

Financial Crimes professional with experience in both traditional financial institutions, including JPMorgan and MUFG, as well as within the FinTech sector with Paxos. Contributed comprehensive knowledge and insights in sanctions advisory and blockchain monitoring departments, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and effectively managing trade based, and payments related sanctions risks. 

Shilpa Raina is currently the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at Anchorage Digital. In this capacity, she oversees all aspects of compliance for Anchor Labs (the parent company). This includes licensing and regulation, compliance programs, AML, sanctions, anti-fraud, anti-bribery programs for the brokerage and international businesses of Anchorage Digital and she supports the federally-regulated Anchorage Digital Bank. Before joining Anchorage Digital, Shilpa was Vice President of Global Financial Crimes at Morgan Stanley, managing the advisory function for the U.S. banks and Wealth Management. Shilpa joined Morgan Stanley through their acquisition of E*TRADE Financial where she served as a Director in their Anti-Money Laundering group. She holds a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University and the CAMS and CIA designations.