Leonardo Pinzón Echeverry

He specializes in leading and building compliance and consumer protection programs, risk management, fraud, transaction monitoring, regulatory reporting, and CFPB remittance transfer rule (Reg E) exams. Leonardo led cross-functional teams and operations across multicultural jurisdictions, ensuring high compliance performance and mitigating organizational risks in global operations. His contributions have improved state rates for license institutions, internal control systems, global sanctions, data protection, AML training, and governance. He brings expertise in leading banks and state examinations, internal audits, risk assessments, consent order remediation, law enforcement investigations, and customer behavior analysis including FIU procedures, Part 504, and CIP protocols.

Prior to Ankura, Leonardo worked at Trans-fast Remittance and Mastercard (Transactional services) as a Compliance Auditor, Field Inspector, and Senior Business Development Manager for the U.S. and Canada. Leonardo later joined Synapse Financial Technologies, supporting BaaS and leading bank partnerships and programs for fintech as a Compliance Manager, before moving to Small World Financial Services as Head of Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer for the Americas.