About Daniel Argent

Daniel Argent, Senior manager and subject matter expert with demonstrable experience in financial crime programs, risk management strategies and FCA systems and controls. Specialties: Financial crime frameworks, Sanctions, Transaction monitoring, Customer due diligence, AML and Fraud prevention. Daniel Argent is an FCA-approved SMF17. As a senior manager and subject matter expert, he has demonstrable experience in financial crime programs, risk management strategies, and FCA systems and controls. Specialties: Financial crime frameworks, Sanctions, Transaction monitoring, Customer due diligence, AML, and Fraud prevention. He is a dynamic leader with over 10 years of experience driving financial crime prevention across UK challenger banks, Tier 1 and Tier 2 global financial institutions. He specializes in building and scaling multi-disciplinary Line 1 and Line 2 teams, while designing and implementing robust fraud and financial crime frameworks that effectively mitigate risk. Recently, he led the creation and deployment of comprehensive fraud and financial crime risk frameworks for a startup bank, overseeing the process from initial design to successful regulatory approval, launch, and early scale-up. He has deep knowledge of UK and EU AML/CTF regulations, with a proven track record of developing Financial Crime Target Operating Models (TOMs), policies, and procedures tailored to the banking and payments sectors. Known for being a driven and articulate leader, he is dedicated to continuously optimizing financial crime technologies to detect, mitigate, and manage risks in fraud, financial crime, and sanctions. Daniel Argent has been working in the financial services industry since 2013. Daniel began their career as an Associate for Financial Services in 2013 and then moved to the Metropolitan Police in 2008, where they worked as a Police Officer. In 2015, they joined HSBC Global Banking and Markets as an Associate in the FIG Enhanced Due Diligence team. In 2016, they moved to Wells Fargo as an Assistant Vice President in the Financial Crime Consultant group. In 2018, they joined Deutsche Bank as a Senior Assistant Vice President of Anti Financial Crime and also began working at Newcastle Strategic Solutions as a Leading SME Savings proposition and development. Most recently, in 2021, they became the Head of Financial Crime and MLRO at GB Bank. Daniel Argent's education history includes attending the University of the West of England from 2004 to 2007, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, General. Daniel also attended Ysgol Dyffryn Traf from 1997 to 2004. In 2015, they obtained an Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Institute. Daniel also obtained an ICA International Diploma in Anti Money Laundering from the International Compliance Association in 2021. In 2015, they obtained an ICA Specialist Certificate in Money Laundering Risk in Correspondent Banking from the International Compliance Association. In 2014, they obtained a Group Risk & Healthcare Insurance degree from The Chartered Insurance Institute, as well as an IF7 Healthcare Insurance Products certification.