Episode 48

Olga Gladkova, Vice President and BSA officer at Northwest Bank.

Olga Gladkova, Vice President and BSA officer at Northwest Bank, discusses the impact of geopolitical events on financial institutions and the importance of CDD and EDD. She highlights the challenges of dealing with false positives in OFAC screening and the need for robust monitoring and infrastructure. Olga also explains the significance of politically exposed persons and Russian oligarch proxies in AML compliance. Her advice for banks is to continue implementing strict monitoring, EDD, and vetting customers to ensure compliance and safety.

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