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VASP Financial Crime & Blockchain Analytics Specialist
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VASP Financial Crime & Blockchain Analytics Specialist
Fractional/part-time consultancy or full-time
UK, hybrid/remote
Banking, payments, digital assets and cryptocurrency
Day rate based on experience you offer
Role overview
We are seeking an experienced financial crime professional to support the development and operation of a bank’s Virtual Asset Service Provider proposition.
The individual will bring practical experience of financial crime risk within cryptocurrency or digital assets, together with hands-on knowledge of blockchain analytics tools. They will help establish an appropriate control framework and support the assessment, monitoring and investigation of VASP customers and cryptocurrency-related activity.
Key responsibilities
- Advise on the financial crime risks associated with VASPs, cryptoassets and blockchain-based transactions.
- Support the design or enhancement of the VASP financial crime framework, including policies, risk appetite, controls and operating procedures.
- Conduct or oversee due diligence and enhanced due diligence on VASPs, crypto businesses and related customers.
- Assess customer business models, ownership structures, jurisdictions, products, transaction flows and exposure to higher-risk activity.
- Use blockchain analytics tools to trace transactions, identify wallet exposure and investigate suspicious activity.
- Develop blockchain monitoring rules, alert scenarios, escalation criteria and investigation procedures.
- Review exposure to sanctions, fraud, scams, darknet markets, mixers, privacy-enhancing services and other illicit activity.
- Support transaction monitoring investigations, suspicious activity reporting and regulatory or law-enforcement enquiries.
- Provide practical guidance and training to compliance, onboarding and investigations teams.
- Work with commercial, risk, technology and product teams to ensure controls are proportionate and workable.
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Required experience
- Strong financial crime experience within banking, payments, fintech, cryptocurrency or a regulated VASP.
- Direct experience assessing or monitoring VASPs and cryptocurrency-related activity.
- Hands-on experience with blockchain analytics platforms such as Chainalysis, Elliptic or TRM Labs.
- Good knowledge of AML, CTF, sanctions, KYC, KYB, EDD and transaction monitoring.
- Experience investigating blockchain transactions and interpreting wallet risk and exposure.
- Understanding of UK regulatory expectations relating to cryptoassets and financial crime.
- Ability to explain complex blockchain findings clearly to senior, commercial and non-technical stakeholders.
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Desirable experience
- Experience developing or implementing a VASP or crypto banking control framework.
- Previous work within a UK-regulated bank, EMI, payments provider or cryptoasset firm.
- Experience supporting regulatory applications, remediation programmes or control reviews.
- Relevant qualifications such as CAMS, ICA, CFCS or recognised blockchain analytics certification.
- Knowledge of Travel Rule requirements and cross-border crypto regulation.
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