Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave (India) 2025

Must-Attend Event

Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave (India) 2025

14 October 2025
9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Sofitel Mumbai BKC

As India enters a new chapter in its fight against financial crime following its successful FATF Mutual Evaluation, the Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave aims to bring together principal officers, senior AML/CFT professionals from financial institutions, and regulatory representatives to reflect on progress, share insights, and reinforce collective resolve.

As the premier AML gathering in India, Fintelekt’s conclave offers a platform to address emerging risks, exchange practical strategies, and deepen collaboration to uphold and enhance India’s AML/CFT framework in a complex and evolving financial landscape.

Agenda

8.30 am - 9.30 am

Registration

9.30 am - 10.40 am

Inaugural Session

The inaugural session will set the tone for the day by highlighting contemporary challenges and an understanding of evolving regulatory expectations from reporting entities across sectors in India.

Arpita Bedekar
Chief Operating Officer, Fintelekt

Vikas Tandon
Trainer,
Fintelekt

Keynote Address:
Manish Kumar Hairat
Additional Director,
FIU-IND

10.40 am - 11.00 am

Presentation

Graphs that Inform; Trends that Matter: What Does Processing 2 Trillion Transactions Data for AML Tell Us?

Sarosh Nicholas
Senior Director of Sales, Quantum Data Engines

11.00 am - 11.30 am

Networking and Refreshments Break

11.30 am - 12.30 pm

Panel Discussion: Sustaining AML/CFT Resilience and Raising the Bar

India’s commendable performance in its FATF Mutual Evaluation has bolstered global confidence. However, sustaining this momentum requires continuous reinforcement of risk-based compliance practices, strong sectoral coordination, and regulatory vigilance. This panel will explore how institutions can institutionalize progress and enhance AML/CFT frameworks across sectors.

Panelists:

Vikas Tandon
Trainer, Fintelekt
(Moderator)

Vasud Torsekar
Additional Director,
FIU-IND

Jairam Manglani
Head, FCC, India & South Asia, Principal Officer, Standard Chartered Bank India

Prabhat Gupta
Managing Director – Head, Legal, Compliance and CoSec, and Whole-Time Director, DBS Bank India

Rajesh Kini
SVP and Chief Sales Officer, Ixsight Technologies

Praveen Mohan Dayal
Trainer,
Fintelekt

Sameer Seksaria
Head – Client Service Delivery, HDFC Asset Management

12.30 pm - 1.30 pm

Networking Lunch

1.30 pm - 2.30 pm

Panel Discussion: Strengthening AML Investigations and Reporting Frameworks

With increasing regulatory scrutiny and sophisticated financial crime, robust investigation protocols and high-quality Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) are vital. This panel will explore ways to improve internal investigations, inter-agency coordination, and the quality of reporting to FIU-IND.

Panelists:

Pramod Khandelwal
Trainer, Fintelekt
(Moderator)

Ritu Verma
Head of Compliance, PayGlocal

Arti Shekhar
Sr. Executive VP and Chief Compliance Officer, Kotak Mahindra Prime

Subhashini Iyer
Chief Operating Officer, Quantum Data Engines

Amit Retharekar
Deputy General Manager, KYC & AML Dept Head, The Karad Urban Co-op Bank

Priyanka Gupta
Money Laundering Reporting Officer, PayPal

Nihal Shah
Country AMLCO and South Asia Cluster AMLCO, Citi India

2.30 pm - 3.30 pm

Panel Discussion: Sanctions Compliance: Keeping Pace with Global Developments

As global geopolitical tensions rise, sanctions regimes are becoming more complex and fast-changing. Indian financial institutions must navigate an intricate web of UN, US, EU, and domestic sanctions while ensuring compliance does not disrupt legitimate business. This panel will discuss the strategic and operational aspects of building robust sanctions compliance programmes.

Panelists:

Sharad Nair
Trainer, Fintelekt
(Moderator)

Guneshwor Singh Laitonjam
Head of Compliance and MLRO, BRISKPE

Prashant Sinha
Group Principal Officer, Jio Financial Services

Sagar Tanna
Founder and CEO,
TSS Consultancy

D Y Swamy
Senior Vice President and Principal Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Hemang Sheth
Executive Director Compliance, JP Morgan Chase Bank

3.30 pm - 4.00 pm

Networking and Refreshments Break

4.00 pm - 5.00 pm

Panel Discussion: AML in the Digital Economy: Managing Risks in Payments, FinTech & VASPs

India’s digital financial ecosystem is expanding rapidly, with payments, FinTechs, and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) driving innovation. This panel will explore the risks and responsibilities of new-age financial players, and the need for regulatory clarity, risk awareness, and technological solutions for AML compliance.

Panelists:

Charan Rawat
CEO, Rabobank India and Trainer, Fintelekt
(Moderator)

Jyothi N M
Head of Compliance & AML (Principal Officer/MLRO), BillDesk

Hiral Shah
Compliance Officer and Principal Officer,
Delta Exchange

Arun Shankar Chandrasekaran
Payments Risk Professional and Trainer, Fintelekt

Viral Turakhia
Senior Vice President & Head – Risk & Fraud Management, Razorpay

5.00 pm

Vote of Thanks

Registration

Registrations for this Conclave are now closed.

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 14 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.

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.

Panel Partner

TSS Consultancy Private Limited is a trusted RegTech company with over 15 years of experience, serving 350+ financial institutions, including banks, brokers, insurers, and NBFCs. Specializing in intelligent compliance solutions built on automation, regulatory accuracy.

TrackWizz and Screenzaa, help institutions manage critical areas like Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and surveillance. These solutions embed due diligence at every stage, ensuring seamless compliance and risk mitigation.

Display Partner

Solytics Partners is a global RiskTech100 analytics firm specializing in transforming AML/FCC, Risk, and Data Analytics functions for financial institutions. Our expertise spans transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, alert prioritization, customer segmentation, and model validation for AML/Fraud. With a unique approach to “accelerated services delivery” and “advanced technology solutions,” we empower financial institutions across the US, Europe, MENA, South Africa, and APAC to meet evolving regulatory requirements and strengthen risk management. Leveraging deep domain knowledge and global experience, we help our client’s future-proof their compliance and risk frameworks while enhancing operational efficiency.

Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclaves attract and engage deep industry participation and thus offer a powerful platform for brand visibility, strategic engagement, and thought leadership alignment.

Contact Us

For more information, please contact:

Karishma Dattani
Vice President – Sales
+91 93700 78917
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