Vikas Tandon is an executive with 27 years of experience in banking, of which 17 years has been dedicated to AML/ KYC /CFT, In-Business Control, Fraud Risk, Compliance and Operational Risk Management. Until recently, he was the global head for the Citi institutional client group, operations risk and control, primarily engaged in compliance and banking related advisory functions. He has designed and implemented programs, policies and procedures for enhanced operational efficiency and standardisation, coupled with experience of working in the banking sector across Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA, within Consumer and Institutional Banking departments, International Compliance, Audit and Training. During his career, he has networked with regulators across Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Vikas has written a book on KYC/ AML / CFT, and has authored several articles in journals published by professional institutes and financial magazines, with the ability to train banking professionals, senior executives and board members. Vikas has been an empaneled trainer with Fintelekt since 2022 and has successfully delivered several Fintelekt training programmes for regulators, FIUs, banks, and other financial institutions across the region. ​