Tareq Badarin
Tareq is a highly skilled AML professional with over five years of experience in UAE Anti-Money Laundering, Compliance, and Financial Crime Prevention. He demonstrates immense expertise in transaction monitoring, risk assessment, and regulatory reporting, with a solid understanding of UAE’s DNFBP AML/CTF regulations and compliance standards, including FATF guidelines.
Additionally, he is adept in providing training and supervision in enhanced due diligence (EDD), managing high-risk customer portfolios, and ensuring full compliance with KYC and CDD requirements. More still, he is well-versed in developing and implementing AML policies and internal controls, liaising with regulatory bodies, and handling audits and inspections.
Selected AML Experience
- Filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
- Supporting internal and external AML audits and regulatory.
- Identifying and mitigating AML/CTF risks.
- Documenting internal controls and compliance monitoring plans.
- Designing and delivering AML/CTF training sessions for employees.
Expertise
- FATF guidelines, and global AML/CTF standards.
- Familiar with sanctions screening (OFAC, UN, EU) and sanctions risk management.
- Skilled in reviewing and analyzing alerts for suspicious activity.
- Proficiency in conducting KYC/CDD and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD).
- Hands-on experience with KYC platforms and customer onboarding systems.
Certificates
- ICA
- ACAMS
- SMBB
- TCA
