Brazil
• Dynamic and results-driven professional with 15+ years of global leadership in payments, compliance, and regulatory strategy across LATAM, EMEA, and APAC. • Proven expertise in shaping governance, licensing, and market-expansion frameworks that enable fintechs, banks, and emerging startups to scale with precision, profitability, and purpose. • Renowned for building high-performing payments and compliance programs from the ground up, securing regulatory licenses, leading AML/KYC/KYT modernization, and driving cross-border expansion initiatives. • Adept at turning complex regulatory ecosystems into competitive advantages by transforming compliance into a strategic growth driver rather than a cost center. • A passionate advocate for the future of money, financial innovation, and sustainable governance, I excel in high-growth environments where regulation and innovation intersect. My mission is to empower organizations to scale responsibly, build trust with regulators and markets, and shape the next generation of financial ecosystems across LATAM and beyond.
• Lead Conduit’s LATAM banking and regulatory expansion across Latin America, negotiating partnerships with Banks, PSPs, and liquidity providers to unlock more than USD 200 million in transactional capacity. • Design and execute the regional licensing roadmap and FIU registrations to ensure full regulatory readiness for fiat-to-crypto and cross-border settlements. • Develop and implement a unified AML/CFT and Travel Rule framework that integrates real-time transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and enhanced due diligence automation, aligning with both global and local standards. • Standardize KYC/KYB and merchant onboarding for retail, corporate, and institutional clients to reduce friction by 40% and speed up compliance approval cycles by 35%. • Direct regulatory and audit engagement with central banks and FIUs, strengthening Conduit’s reputation as a trusted partner for financial institutions and regulators. • Partner with global leadership to shape LATAM’s compliance governance and product approval matrix, aligning innovation and regulatory assurance. • Foster a “compliance-as-growth” culture, establishing Conduit as a regional leader in responsible fintech expansion and regulatory excellence.
Membership id 242299.
• Drove global investment and expansion strategy: Directed SIAM’s multi-continent expansion across LATAM, Africa, and EMEA, integrating regulatory precision with investor-grade financial structuring. Designed scalable governance and funding models that accelerated access to strategic mineral and commodities assets under ESG, tax, and compliance standards. • Secured multi-million-dollar financing and operating licenses: Led institutional negotiations with investors, lenders, and governments, resulting in project-finance commitments exceeding USD $ 100 million and new operating permits in high-value jurisdictions. • Built a high-impact compliance and risk governance framework: Implemented comprehensive AML/CFT, anti-corruption, and environmental-compliance systems aligned with international financial and sustainability standards (UN PRI, IFC Performance Standards). Strengthened SIAM’s position as a trusted foreign investor in emerging markets. • Optimized capital governance and transparency: Developed a unified investment control framework integrating financial oversight, ESG reporting, and anti-fraud controls — ensuring zero regulatory penalties and full audit traceability across all project entities. • Led stakeholder engagement at sovereign level: Represented SIAM before regulators, ministries, and capital-market authorities, securing government approvals and institutional partnerships critical to long-term project continuity. • Transformed SIAM into a model of compliant, ethical growth: Bridged corporate leadership, regulators, and capital markets to turn SIAM’s investment operations into a benchmark for responsible, transparent, and sustainable development in frontier economies.