- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2023-10-19T17:30:00
Rezaul Karim is assistant vice president, risk and compliance at HSBC Bangladesh. His areas of expertise include know your customer (KYC) compliance, anti-money laundering (AML) investigations, risk governance, and handling various other financial crime and regulatory compliance issues.
Karim is a strong advocate for AML awareness, education, and training for global professionals.
Karim spoke with Compliance Week to discuss changes in KYC/AML compliance during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, how new technology is shaping the banking industry, and strategies for building and leading effective AML teams.
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