Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave (Maldives) 2025

Must-Attend Event

Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave (Maldives) 2025

Wednesday, 19 November 2025
9.00 am to 3.00 pm
Malé, Maldives

Fintelekt’s AML Leadership Conclave in the Maldives is designed as a strategic gathering of stakeholders focused on elevating AML/CFT frameworks in the country.

Against the backdrop of the Maldives’ growing financial sector and vulnerability to financial flows linked to tourism, real estate, and offshore structures, the Conclave will foster high-level dialogue on managing jurisdiction-specific risks. Participants will engage in peer learning, share regional experiences, and collaborate on strengthening institutional resilience in line with global standards.

Agenda

8.30 am - 9.00 am

Registration

9.00 am - 10.10 am

Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks
Shirish Pathak
Managing Director, Fintelekt

Inaugural Address
Melissa Sevil
Director – TA & Typologies, Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering

Keynote Address
Ismail Sajid
Head of Financial Intelligence Unit – Maldives

10.10 am - 10.30 am

Presentation: From Assessment to Action: Navigating AML/CFT Compliance After Mutual Evaluation

Jonathan Sanam
Vice President – Sales, Quantum Data Engines

10.30 am - 11.00 am

Networking and Refreshments Break

11.00 am - 11.40 am

Presentation: Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Identification

In the Maldives, identifying the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) can be particularly complex due to layered ownership structures, offshore company involvement, and limited corporate transparency. This session will delve into practical techniques for tracing beneficial ownership, highlighting regional risks like real estate-linked money laundering and the misuse of shell entities. Attendees will gain clarity on regulatory expectations, red flags specific to the Maldivian economy, and tools that can support enhanced UBO detection and verification efforts.

Charan Rawat
CEO, Rabobank India and Trainer, Fintelekt

11.40 am - 12.00 pm

Presentation: Beyond The Rulebook - Outsmarting Financial Crime with AI

Shailesh Verma
Principal Advisor-Financial Crime Compliance, Jocata

12.00 pm - 1.30 pm

Networking Lunch

1.30 pm - 2.45 pm

Panel Discussion: Effective Implementation of the Risk-Based Approach to AML/CFT

This panel will explore the practical application of the risk-based approach in the Maldivian context, where financial institutions must navigate unique challenges such as limited access to informal financial channels, and risks stemming from cross-border flows tied to tourism and trade. Panellists will discuss how to tailor customer risk profiling, enhance due diligence controls, and balance regulatory expectations with operational realities in an island economy.

Panelists:

Arpita Bedekar
Chief Operating Officer, Fintelekt
(Moderator)

Mariyam Hameed
Chief Compliance Officer, Bank of Maldives

Sarosh Nicholas
Senior Director of Sales, Quantum Data Engines

Charan Rawat
CEO, Rabobank India and Trainer, Fintelekt

2.45 pm - 3.00 pm

Closing Session

Registration Request

Participation in the conclave is by invitation only and is restricted to AML or compliance professionals from Regulated Entities.

If you would like to apply for a seat (restricted to two seats per organisation), kindly submit your details in the form below.

Please note that submission of this form does not guarantee a seat. If your request is accepted, you will receive an email confirmation separately.

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.

Gold Partner

Jocata (a subsidiary of BillDesk) is a leading B2B FinTech & RegTech platform provider for 50+ large financial institutions across India, ASEAN and the Middle East. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in India, Jocata offers a robust Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) product suite and expertise empowering banks, NBFIs, insurance and payment companies to drive efficiency and keep up with the dynamic & complex regulatory landscape. With the growing burden of sophisticated forms of financial crime, and evolving consumer expectations for innovation, Jocata offers an integrated FCC solution comprising of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Regulatory Reporting, Negative Screening, Fraud Monitoring & Customer Risk Categorization. Jocata platform is powered by advanced AI analytics empowering financial institutions with precise, fast and adaptable intelligence layer.

Educational Partner

The Maldives National University (MNU) is the oldest and most outstanding academic institution in the Maldives. The mission of MNU is to create, discover, preserve and disseminate knowledge that are necessary to enhance the lives and livelihoods of people and essential for the cultural, social and economic development of the society.

The main campus is located in Male’, the capital of Maldives. MNU has four more campuses across the nation. Kulhudhufushi Campus is in the North whilst the Gan, Hithadhoo and Thinadhoo campuses are found in the Southern atolls. MNU welcomes international students and works to create a learning environment that includes all.

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
[email protected]