Alia is a qualified risk and compliance professional with over a decades’ experience working with global financial institutions and Fintechs advising on legal, risk and compliance processes to deliver cross business innovative control solutions.

Completing her undergraduate in Law from the London School of Economics and Legal Practice Course followed by a Masters of Law from BPP University, she started her career in criminal law as a trainee solicitor. With a mission to proactively disrupt organised crime and help reduce the myriad of financial crimes taking place, she transitioned to a career in financial crime and regulatory compliance at HSBC, Qatar National Bank, OakNorth, Revolut and Algbra, to be at the frontline in combating financial crime risks and safeguarding organisations and communities from being used and abused by criminal organisations.

As part of Global Regulatory Affairs team at ComplyAdvantage, Alia supports product, marketing and commercial teams with building world leading financial crime detection tools and is the ‘voice of the customer’ as Customer in Residence.