Financial Crime Risks in Digital Assets: A Breakfast Panel
As digital assets move from the margins into core financial infrastructure, financial crime risk (FCR) teams face a widening set of challenges—from divergent regulatory expectations to the operational realities of scaling compliance across new product lines.
Join our panel during TOKEN2049 Week in Singapore as senior voices from legal, compliance, and industry unpack how financial institutions and digital asset firms are adapting their financial crime programs for this evolving landscape.
The conversation will cover:
How financial crime operations differ between digital assets and traditional finance, and where those lines are blurring
The evolving path to securing and managing US licensing applications
Structuring reliance arrangements with parent companies or broker-dealer partners
Operating crypto within a multi-product financial institution
FCR's expanding remit as products diversify — from prediction markets and perpetuals to retail and stablecoin offerings
Striking the right balance between rigorous onboarding controls and a seamless client experience
Moderator:
Anir Bhattacharyya, Partner, AlixPartnersSpeakers:
Ali Burney, Partner, Steptoe
Anna Gates, Senior Advisor, AlixPartners
Peter Woo, Director - Crypto Compliance, Moomoo Crypto
Brandon O'Shea, Director - FCSO Digital Asset Investigations, Standard Chartered