About Natasha Powell

Natasha Powell,  a European regulatory policy expert at the Financial Services Authority (the precursor to the Financial Conduct Authority) Natasha went on to spend 10 years in senior compliance roles in RBS, Schroders and Barclays Capital. Most recently Natasha led her own independent consultancy specialising in regulatory transformation and innovation and providing regulatory compliance and financial crime prevention management advice to European hedge funds, asset managers and prime brokerage firms. Natasha is responsible for managing the company’s global compliance and financial crime prevention governance framework. Natasha Powell, Chief Compliance Officer of the cryptocurrency payment company BCB Group, announced her resignation. Powell will continue to support the company as a non-executive director of BCB Payments. This marks the fifth executive departure from the company within 18 months. Powell stated that she will no longer be responsible for the company's daily operations but declined to disclose her new position. Previously, on September 5, BlockBeats reported that BCB Group had received an acquisition offer. The acquisition interest was initiated by a potential buyer, and the London-based company is currently exploring Series B financing. In January 2022, BCB completed a $60 million Series A financing round, co-led by Foundation Capital, with participation from BACKED VC, PayU, and others. Natasha Powell is an experienced compliance and risk management professional with a comprehensive background in the financial services sector. Currently serving as Chief Compliance Officer at BCB Group since May 2022, Natasha previously held the position of Director of Risk and Compliance at White Oak from April 2021 to May 2022. Prior experience includes roles as Director at Fox Valentine Ltd and RBS, as well as Senior Advisor at Schroders. Natasha started their career at Barclays Capital PLC as Director Of Compliance and worked as a Policy Associate at the Financial Conduct Authority.