Anthony Luis Rodriguez

About Anthony Luis Rodriguez

A Money Service Business/Fintech Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance Executive with 20+ years experience navigating challenging issues with a pragmatic business-orientated mindset. Rodriguez has obtained licenses in North and South America, Europe, and Asia; and, has comprehensive skills and experience in anti-money laundering, global economic sanctions, privacy, regulatory corporate compliance, enterprise risk management, leading global teams, managing complex global compliance initiatives, regulatory audits, and the implementation of technologies for transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, investigations, case management and SAR reporting. Rodriguez is currently an Advisory Board of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at the University of New Haven, an ACAMS Advisory Board representing the MSB industry, as well as, a Board member of Operation Warrior Shield which provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, first responders and their families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, employment, prevention of homelessness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources. Rodriguez has achieved the following qualifications Certified Public Accountant, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified International Privacy Professional, a Diploma in Investment Compliance (UK) issued by the Charter Institute for Securities and Investments, and a Certificate in Cyber Security Oversight issued by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, and Certified CryptoCurrency Risk Specialist.

Experience

1. Chief Compliance Officer, Cross-border Payments

   Corpay

   Sep 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Responsible for modernizing and optimizing the compliance operations, managing and engaging with important third parties, such as banks and regulatory agencies and the management, development, efficiency and effectiveness of a global team of 50+ people in 4 different regions (North America, UK, EU, and APAC). In addition to the following: • Provide strategic advice to business partners across the Corpay Cross-Border Payments Division • Responsible for working with various stakeholders to identify optimization initiatives and leading and managing compliance-led initiatives • Work alongside internal and external stakeholders, including C-Suite Executives, to identify and manage Corpay compliance risk while supporting revenue growing initiatives • Responsible for ensuring ongoing effectiveness of various financial crimes compliance systems • Key stakeholder to manage key relationships with bank and non-bank financial institutions globally • Liaise with the different statutory and regulatory authorities • Maintain corporate governance framework through ongoing reporting and communication with various Boards and Senior Executives • Monitor, implement, and manage new rules and regulations applicable to Corpay • Continually assess the inherent risk of the business as well as the effectiveness of mitigating controls to minimize the residual risk of reputational damage, regulatory consequences, and other operational risk • Oversee regular training to staff and specialized training, as needed, to address ad hoc regulatory issues.

Education

• Rutgers University–Newark

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting

  1991 — 1994