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Fidias Cuarezma

Analyst

About

Fidias Cuarezma has over 16 years of specialized experience in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) within the financial services industry. He focuses on analysis, documentation reviews, investigations and control testing to mitigate the risk that financial crimes pose on international and domestic financial institutions, safeguarding them from fines and other regulatory demands. His work contributes to improving compliance deficiencies and validating corrective actions connected to domestic and foreign financial institutions, foreign correspondent banks, transaction monitoring solutions, OFAC procedures, and AML risk assessments.

Mr. Cuarezma holds certifications as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a FIBA – FIU Anti Money Laundering Certified Associate (AMLCA) and is FIBA Correspondent Banking AML-Certified. His expertise extends to assisting financial institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean with customer due diligence, high-risk reviews, complex and confidential investigations, suspicious activity monitoring and reporting, and evaluations of foreign correspondent banking relationships. His knowledge encompasses U.S. financial, economic, and commercial sanction regulations, including the BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC.

Mr. Cuarezma brings extensive work experience to the firm’s clients, having worked as a project consultant for over ten (10) domestic and international banks including but not limited to, Banco Santander International, Eastern National Bank, Brickell Bank (formerly Banco Espirito Santo) and Helm Bank USA.

He previously worked as a Due Diligence Analyst for Bank United, N.A. and focused on AML screening, customer due diligence, and Know-Your-Customer documentation for the bank’s customers.

Mr. Cuarezma began his career at Banco de Credito del Peru where he spent seven (7) years as a Compliance Analyst and was responsible for investigating financial transactions, validating compliance alerts, and ongoing compliance reviews of high-risk customers.

He holds a B.A. in Finance from Florida International University.

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