Lead - Partner Onboarding & Due Diligence

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end onboarding of banks, payment partners and financial institutions across multiple geographies. 

• Coordinate partner KYC/KYB, AML, financial crime due diligence and risk assessments in collaboration with Compliance and other relevant teams. 

• Conduct ongoing and periodic due diligence reviews of existing partners, ensuring documentation and approvals remain up to date. 

• Assess partner documentation, identify gaps and follow up with partners and internal stakeholders to ensure timely completion of onboarding and review requirements. 

• Maintain accurate partner records, due diligence documentation, approvals and review timelines. 

• Manage partner queries and coordinate the resolution of onboarding and due diligence-related issues. 

• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Treasury, Operations, Product and other internal teams to facilitate onboarding and ongoing partner reviews. 

• Build and maintain effective relationships with banking and payment partners to support timely onboarding and ongoing compliance requirements. 

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in payments, fintech, banking or financial services. 

• Experience in partner onboarding, KYC/KYB, due diligence or financial crime compliance within banking or financial services. 

• Strong understanding of AML, financial crime risk, regulatory requirements and due diligence processes. 

• Familiarity with banking and payment partner documentation, risk assessments and periodic review processes. 

• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills. 

• Excellent attention to detail, documentation and organisational skills. 

• Ability to manage multiple onboarding and review activities independently while meeting deadlines. 

• Exposure to cross-border payments, correspondent banking, SWIFT/BIC and payment networks and Knowledge of legal entity structures and designations across jurisdictions, such as Pte. Ltd. in Singapore and equivalent entity types in other markets and Experience working with banking partners across multiple regions and regulatory environments.