Livia Benisty brings more than 15 years of experience in financial crime and AML to the Banking Circle team. She currently leads a team developing stringent AML processes – identifying how AI can be applied to enhance the effectiveness of AML, and reducing the incidence of false positives.

Previously Livia was Head of AML, EMEA, for Citi's Trade and Treasury Solutions. She has also worked at BBVA Group and ComplyAdvantage, where she gained experience in the role technology can play in managing and mitigating financial crime risk.

Christian currently leads the Advanced Analytics development at Banking Circle, with a core focus on developing an in-house solution for AML in close collaboration with the Business AML and Compliance functions.

Christian started his career with McKinsey & Company Digital Labs where he developed state-of-the-art decision support tools, addressing data problems faced by modern global enterprises. He also spent time building and leading an Advanced Analytics team in Ørsted.

Christian has deep expertise in network analytics, optimisation and AI/machine learning combined with strong business and commercial acumen.

Esther has an extensive background in strategy and execution, sales and business development, digital transformation, and building high-performing teams in the Banking and FinTech industry.

Esther currently advises Holland FinTech, a digital finance community in the Netherlands, and is an Executive Board member at the European Women Payments Network. Esther was formerly a partner at Innopay, a Dutch strategy consultancy firm in digital transactions, where she led the Banking, Payments and FinTech practice. Prior to joining Innopay, Esther spent more than 10 years in global transaction services at ABN Amro and the Royal Bank of Scotland.