Petra Hrachova

Prior to joining Ankura, Petra provided fintech consulting to banking clients as a consultant and VP of banking compliance. In this role, she was involved with developing fintech programs and implementing and managing fintech specific BSA monitoring. In prior roles, Petra worked with large and small money service businesses on developing AML risk assessments and compliance programs. She led BSA/AML/OFAC independent reviews of bank and non-bank financial institutions and performed validation of transaction monitoring systems. She managed a large-scale project consisting of developing and updating a variety of compliance training modules for an online compliance training provider.

Petra’s prior experience also includes serving as a senior assistant bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank, where she routinely participated in supervisory activities for community and regional state member banks. She also started a de novo bank, where she successfully created and managed compliance, BSA, and credit administration programs. She has worked with large and small bank institutions and has deep knowledge of all functional areas of banking.

Petra’s current focus is on providing regulatory consulting to banking clients, specifically guidance related to fintech business lines and remediation plans and establishing fintech regulatory compliant programs.