Name
Paul Laffan
Job Title
Head of Financial Crimes Compliance (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
Company
State Street
Speaker Bio
Paul is the Head of Financial Crime Compliance at State Street Bank and Trust Company for Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Money Laundering Reporting Officer for State Street in the UK. An English qualified lawyer (barrister), Paul has extensive experience tackling money laundering and other financial crime matters.

He joined State Street in July 2016 from a leading European bank where he had been the Head of Anti-Bribery and Corruption for the UK, Middle East, Africa for 3 years. Prior to this, Paul was a prosecutor and investigator for 7 years in the Enforcement and Financial Crime Division at the FCA / FSA. Before working at the FCA and qualifying as a lawyer, Paul was an experienced fraud and financial investigator, specialising in money laundering and asset recovery cases under the Proceeds of Crime Act.