Niki Kapasouris

Business Analyst @ Bank of America | MS in Quantitative Finance

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

About

Financial Engineering Master's candidate (May 2026) combining four years of industry experience at Bank of America with advanced training in derivatives, stochastic calculus, and computational finance. Seeking quantitative roles in risk, derivatives, or model-driven financial analysis. Excited to combine years of experience in STEM with knowledge and a passion for finance.

Experience

  • Business Analyst at Bank of America
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    - Led delivery of credit fraud detection initiatives for card products and third-party partners (Visa, Mastercard, TSYS), gaining hands-on exposure to transaction data flows, fraud risk logic, and system-level credit risk modeling. - Collaborated with technology and risk teams to translate business requirements into system solutions, contributing to data-mapping and solution design for 2 large-scale annual projects and multiple release-cycle initiatives. - Ensured regulatory compliance and audit readiness across simultaneous projects. Developed expertise in risk controls, documentation standards, and quality assurance within a financial services environment. - Recognized as the primary point of contact for cross-functional stakeholders including technology, compliance, andoperations teams. Drove faster resolution of blockers and higher-quality deliverables across all assigned initiatives.

  • Product Research/ Data Analysis Intern at CrossTower
    Jun 2021 - Feb 2022 · 9 mos

    • Conducted in-depth investigations and reports on over thirty digital assets, focusing on supply, demand, and compliance. • Collaborated with the Data Analysis team to develop Python programs for market data extraction from APIs. • Created SQL queries on public databases, formatting them into API links for token and blockchain market information.

  • Calculus Tutor at Self Employed
    Sep 2019 - Mar 2020 · 7 mos