Ekaterina is a seasoned Financial Crime Prevention leader with deep expertise in regulatory transformation, anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption (ABC), fraud risk management, and complex investigations. She brings a strategic perspective shaped by over a decade of leading high-impact compliance initiatives across global financial institutions. Ekaterina began her career in international criminal justice, pivoting into financial crime compliance where she has held leadership roles across an AML-focused fintech, a Big Four consultancy, and several Tier 1 European banks. She has led compliance transformation programmes, guided institutions through regulatory inspections, and built robust Anti-Financial Crime frameworks aligned with evolving global standards. In 2024, she founded TIME 2 COMPLY, an independent Financial Crime Compliance advisory firm, offering strategic and executional support to financial institutions navigating complex regulatory environments.