AML Analyst
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- دوام كامل
Reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets.The Team
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Founded by Harvard grads / 3rd-time founders --- also founded Segovia (successful exit) and GiveDirectly (
300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO).
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Top performers from top and varied organizations (e.g., Bain, Bolt, Google, McKinsey, SafeBoda, Uber, Zipline) --- we like moving fast, and we hire people that do as well.
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Driven by mission, guided by values (see below) - in deed, not just word.
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Team as global as the mission,
30 languages from 25 countries (i.e., if you're interested in learning to make Chicken Moambe, we're the place).About Us
Taptap Send is backed by top VCs (Spark, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, etc.), rapidly growing and a great place for those looking for both impact and a fast-paced tech startup environment. Read more about the journey in Reid Hoffman's or TechCrunchLaunched in 2019, Taptap is tapping into a transformative shift in global finance: from banks to phones. While this has affected wealthier countries as well, it has been nothing short of a revolution for the emerging markets where the overwhelming majority of population had been unable to access digital finance previously. Taptap Send allows immigrants to send money home instantly and with no fee*, saving money in the process. With a formal market size of
700B alone, we've got a lot more saving to do for our users. Our mission is to reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets. And that's just the beginning...*We charge fees for transfers on fixed exchange rate corridors (e.g., XOF, XAF).Our Investors
Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital (Jim Breyer), Unbound (Shravin Mittal), Wamda (Fadi Ghandour), Firstminute Capital, Slow Ventures (Sam Lessin), Helios Partners (Souleymane Ba), Crossbeam Ventures (Ali Hamed), Nikesh Arora, Samih Toukan, and many other context-specific angelsThe RoleTaptap Send is seeking an AML Analyst with 1+ years of experience, which is a licensed payment institution regulated in several jurisdictions. The role is full-time and based in Casablanca. You will report directly to the AMLCO and work closely with our Heads of Compliance and the wider Taptap Send financial crime team to implement the compliance and fraud program for Taptap Send's global business.Your role will be primarily to identify risks and prevent any threat of money laundering, terrorist financing and corruption taking place on our platform. You will also work closely without fraud teams and have full understanding of our entire financial crime program.Responsibilities:Using a combination of our technology and third-party software, evaluating transactions that are a high risk of money launderingReviewing potentially sanctioned customers or recipients, and reviewing customers that might be politically exposedEstablishing rapport with customers that you speak to as part of your investigationsReview escalated cases from our Customer Service departmentEscalating suspicious activity to the MLROs, being able to rationalise and defend your decisions as neededPerforming diligence on customers to ensure that we understand who they are and their risk profileAssisting and responding to information requests from local authoritiesSupporting our counter fraud team from time to timeYou have:A good understanding of general AML legislation and regulations1+ years experience in a regulated financial institution in a compliance or compliance-related role. Ideally within a startup fintech environment or a remittance company.An interest in using technology to address fraud and compliance issuesExperience with compliance systems (transaction monitoring, sanction screening, etc)Attention to detail while still seeing the bigger pictureThe initiative to work independently to pursue your analysisGood communication skills and the ability to clearly express opinions and concernsWillingness to work flexible hoursProficiency in English (required) and one other language (ideally French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Arabic or Portuguese. Languages of communities we serve are a bonus too.The right to work in MoroccoImpact firstTeam nextAccept realityPropose solutionsWin with gritBe proactively candid, with yourself and othersLove the particularOwn itCreate positive energyMaybe, even have funTaptap Send is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications, experience and business need. We strongly encourage applications who are members of underrepresented communities to apply.If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Any information you provide us in this respect will only be used to accommodate your requirements.Note: we recognize imposter syndrome is real - any candidate that does not perfectly fit every characteristic of this role is still strongly encouraged to apply.