Role Title: KYC Specialist Role Summary: The KYC Specialist is responsible for conducting end-to-end KYC reviews for SME and Corporate Banking clients, including onboarding, periodic reviews, enhanced due diligence (EDD), and event-driven reviews. The role involves reviewing customer information and documentation, assessing AML/KYC risks, engaging customers to obtain required information, and working with internal stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are met. Primary responsibilities: Review KYC information and documentation to ensure completeness and compliance with regulatory requirements. Conduct KYC/CDD and EDD reviews, including background checks, customer interviews, business assessments, and AML risk profiling. Perform periodic and event-driven reviews of customer profiles. Engage customers to obtain required KYC information and supporting documents, and address related queries or clarifications. Support AML activities, including screening reviews and transaction monitoring investigations, and obtain additional customer information where required. Assess customer responses, identify information gaps, and follow up where necessary. Collaborate with Compliance, AML, Operations, and other stakeholders to resolve KYC-related issues and escalations. Support process improvements, UAT, MI/reporting, training activities, and ad-hoc projects. Summary of Requirements: Minimum 2 years of KYC Operations experience supporting SME and/or Corporate Banking clients, including UBO identification and ownership structure drill-down . Good knowledge of Singapore AML/CFT regulations and guidelines. Hands-on experience in KYC/CDD, EDD, periodic reviews, and customer risk assessment. Fluent in English and Mandarin (spoken, written, and reading) to support Hong Kong and Taiwan markets. Strong communication, stakeholder management, and customer service skills. Able to organize and prioritize workload and deliver within deadlines with minimal super
Regulatory Compliance and AML Manager
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Xendit is the financial technology platform built for businesses that move fast. We give companies one unified platform for payment acceptance, payouts, treasury and financial services, replacing fragmented local integrations with a single infrastructure layer. We serve businesses of every size, from high-growth startups to global enterprises, processing high-volume transactions across Southeast Asia and beyond, with more markets on our global expansion roadmap. About the Job We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Regulatory Compliance and AML Manager to join our team in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In this independent contributor role, you will be the driving force behind ensuring our company's adherence to all relevant Malaysia regulations, internal policies, and ethical standards. You will identify and address compliance needs autonomously, taking initiative to conduct risk assess
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Minimum qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Management, or a related field; 7-10 years of experience in AML and regulatory compliance, preferably in the FinTech space
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