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Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave (Nepal) 2026

Agenda
Partners
Registration

7 April 2026
8.30 am to 4.00 pm
Hotel Aloft, Kathmandu

As Nepal intensifies its efforts to strengthen the effectiveness of its AML/CFT framework and progress towards exiting the FATF Grey List, Fintelekt’s AML Leadership Conclave (Nepal) 2026 aims to bring together senior compliance leaders, regulators and subject-matter experts to focus on what truly works in practice.

The discussions move beyond policy intent and regulatory checklists to examine how financial institutions can generate high-quality financial intelligence, support meaningful investigations, and demonstrate tangible AML/CFT outcomes.

Agenda

8.30 am - 9.00 am

Registration

9.00 am - 10.00 am

Inaugural Session
Welcome Remarks
Shirish Pathak
Managing Director,
Fintelekt
Inaugural Address
Kirsty Struthers
A/g Director, Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering

10.00 am - 10.30 am

Emerging AML Typologies: Are We Ready for the Digital Shift?

Digitalisation is rapidly transforming financial services, creating new efficiencies while introducing increasingly sophisticated financial crime risks. As digital payments, fintech ecosystems, and data-driven services expand, compliance approaches must evolve to address emerging vulnerabilities. This session will explore changing financial crime typologies in the digital era and the growing expectations on compliance and risk functions, while sharing insights on strengthening monitoring frameworks, leveraging technology and data, and building resilient strategies to stay ahead of emerging risks.

Anisha Dsouza
Quantum Data Engines

10.30 am - 11.00 am

Networking and Refreshments Break

11.00 am - 12.15 pm

Panel Discussion
Improving the Quality and Usefulness of Financial Intelligence

This panel will examine how financial institutions can move beyond high-volume regulatory reporting towards generating high-quality, actionable financial intelligence that genuinely supports investigations and prosecutions. Panelists will discuss common weaknesses in STR quality, effective use of transaction monitoring and contextual analysis, and what FIUs and law enforcement expect from reporting entities. The session will focus on practical ways compliance leaders can strengthen narratives, typology identification, and feedback loops to ensure financial intelligence adds real value to Nepal’s AML/CFT framework.

Key Discussion Points
Shirish Pathak
Managing Director,
Fintelekt
Sarosh Nicholas
Senior Director - Sales, Quantum Data Engines
Anita Upadhyay
Head of AML/CFT, Laxmi Sunrise Bank
Sanjay Pant
Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Nepal
Chandan Gupta Rauniyar
Head AML/CFT, Siddhartha Bank

12.15 pm - 12.45 pm

7 Things For A World Class Built-For-Nepal AML Solution

As Nepal’s financial sector expands—driven by remittances, digital payments, and a growing fintech ecosystem—the need for stronger AML technology is becoming clearer. Many institutions still rely on legacy or fragmented systems with limited watchlist coverage, shallow PEP datasets, weak analytics, and inefficient STR/TTR reporting workflows, making compliance slower and more costly. At the same time, FIU-Nepal is moving toward a more intelligence-led approach, supported by the goAML reporting platform and more structured reporting processes. These developments highlight the need for modern, cost-efficient AML systems designed for Nepal’s realities—combining stronger detection capabilities, practical AI use cases, integrated reporting, and scalable architecture aligned with global standards and local constraints. This presentation outlines seven key elements that a world-class AML solution for Nepal should include.

Abhishek Bali
CEO, ZIGRAM

12.45 pm - 1.30 pm

Networking Lunch

1.30 pm - 2.30 pm

Making AML/CFT Effective: Demonstrating Outcomes, Not Just Compliance

This presentation will focus on the shift from rule-based compliance to outcomes-driven effectiveness, a core expectation under FATF’s assessment methodology. Using practical examples, it will explore how financial institutions can evidence the impact of their AML/CFT programmes through improved risk identification, stronger escalation and investigation processes, and measurable results such as high-quality STRs and asset restraint. The session will help compliance leaders understand how to demonstrate effectiveness to regulators and assessors without adding unnecessary complexity or cost.

Gopal Parameswaran
Air Veteran and Former Principal Officer, Paytm

2.30 pm - 3.45 pm

Panel Discussion
Strategies to Accelerate Nepal’s Exit from the FATF Grey List

As Nepal works to address the remaining gaps under its FATF action plan, this panel will explore what meaningful progress looks like in practice from the perspective of regulators, supervisors, and the private sector. Discussions will focus on priority areas such as risk-based supervision, effective investigations, asset freezing and confiscation, and demonstrable outcomes. The session will highlight how compliance heads can align institutional efforts with national objectives and play a proactive role in supporting Nepal’s journey towards exiting the FATF Grey List.

Key Discussion Points
Shirish Pathak
Managing Director,
Fintelekt
Uma Venkataraman
Co-Founder & CEO, Ixsight Technologies
Munni Rajbhandari
Chief Operating Officer, Nepal Clearing House Limited

3.45 pm

Closing Session

Partners

Platinum Partner

Over the past 13+ years, Quantum Data Engines (QDE) has built suites of products that leverage powerful algorithms (ML and Al) that parse banking data to detect patterns and aid faster business-critical decision-making. QDE’s impact reverberates across borders, currently serving banks in 16 countries. Processing over 1 billion transactions daily, our products are the cornerstone of operational excellence, providing an unprecedented advantage in the fast-paced world of BFSI. QDE understands the needs of banking and financial institutions, especially the nuances and differences in various global markets, and has crafted robust solutions tailored across three critical areas.

Gold Partner

ZIGRAM is a RegTech (Regulatory Technology) organization with a focus on anti-money laundering (AML), financial crime compliance (FCC) and emerging risk areas. We provide our proprietary ‘AML RegTech Stack’ and the ‘Complete AML System’ as part of the risk application ecosystem. This enables our clients to comply in a simple, comprehensive and cost-effective manner.

Our products are designed to be cloud native, self-serve, low friction and with bundled flexibility. We serve our clients to help address over 40 risk use cases such as anti-money laundering, fraud, anti-bribery compliance, supply chain risk, and third-party risk. ZIGRAM operates a risk data library has over 3,200 watchlists, 9 billion content items covering 250 global jurisdictions and 45 languages.

Panel Partner

Ixsight Technologies focuses on Deep-Tech and End-User Centric IP-based products designed to mitigate onboarding risks, prevent money laundering, ensure regulatory compliance, manage fraud, and enhance advanced KYC screening processes. With a steadfast commitment to ongoing innovation and a keen understanding of end-user requirements, Ixsight has positioned itself as a leader in addressing the complex and vast data landscape in India, serving major registries, bureaus, and the financial industry. The company was among the pioneers in adopting artificial intelligence and natural language processing, seamlessly incorporating these technologies into its solutions.

AML Complai offers a robust platform for comprehensive anti-money laundering checks throughout the entire customer journey, screening against over hundreds of local and global lists, while providing real-time KYC and alert monitoring. Additionally, Deduplix, another cutting-edge solution from Ixsight, delivers a range of micro-services for fraud screening, face matching, and group exposure metrics. The Deduplix Engine continuously monitors 2 million records against 1 billion records in real-time across the nation, supporting the CERSAI-CKYC initiative.

Display Partner

Dow Jones is a renowned publishing and financial information company, founded in 1882. Global leader in providing trusted global news, data, and analytics to institutions and professionals worldwide. The company is the force behind major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and Financial News, offering high-quality business journalism across print, digital, mobile, and live platforms. Within Dow Jones, the Risk & Compliance division specialises in helping organisations manage regulatory, reputational, and financial crime risks. It provides a comprehensive suite of AI-powered solutions tailored to address challenges like anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions compliance, third-party risk, and geopolitical threats.

At the heart of its services is an advanced screening platform that offers real-time data on watchlists, politically exposed persons (PEPs), and adverse media, sourced from thousands of global sources. The screening data is constantly updated to ensure proactive risk management. Innovative tools like Advanced Screening and Monitoring (ASAM) use AI and machine learning for efficient, low-false-positive screening. Additionally, Integrity Check—developed with Xapien—leverages generative AI and NLP to deliver fast, auditable due diligence reports. These solutions empower compliance teams to identify risks earlier and make faster, more confident decisions.

We invite technology providers, consulting firms and other service providers to explore partnership opportunities. Why should you consider partnering with this conclave?

  • Build thought leadership with the target audience by speaking on your area of expertise
  • Build new relationships and deepen the existing ones with clients, decision makers and influencers
  • Enhance your sales pipeline in banking, financial services, insurance, regulatory and other reporting sectors
  • Showcase your brand, product and solutions in front of a highly relevant and targeted audience

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Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion: Improving the Quality and Usefulness of Financial Intelligence

  • Moving from high volumes of STRs to fewer, higher-quality and more actionable reports.
  • Gaps between transaction monitoring alerts and real money-laundering and fraud typologies.
  • Weaknesses in STR narratives, contextual analysis and supporting documentation.
  • Limited feedback loops between FIUs, law enforcement and reporting entities.
  • Skills, tools and accountability needed to strengthen analytical capability within compliance teams.

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion: Strategies to Accelerate Nepal’s Exit from the FATF Grey List

  • Demonstrating effectiveness and outcomes under FATF’s Immediate Outcomes framework.

  • Implementing risk-based supervision and controls in high-risk sectors.

  • Practical challenges in asset tracing, freezing and confiscation.

  • Gaps in public-private coordination and information sharing.

  • Role of financial institutions in supporting national AML/CFT priorities and FATF commitments.