Dr. Henry Balani has worked in the regulatory technology and consulting sectors of the financial services industry for more than 28 years. As Head of Delivery Services & Customer Success at Encompass Corporation, he oversaw client-related delivery operations and continued platform use.
As Global Head of Industry & Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Balani now drives important discussions on how to more effectively combat financial crime using regulatory technology solutions by promoting Encompass’s work with top industry experts and regulatory bodies.
Dr. Balani has advised international government organizations including the World Bank and the IMF and has spoken at significant regulatory compliance conferences all around the world. He has also offered advice on new money laundering avenues like trade finance, cryptocurrencies, real estate, and high-value assets.
As a professor, Dr. Balani conducts courses on global management and financial crime compliance. He also publishes studies on the effects of AML laws and fines on the values of the US and European banking sectors.
Dr. Balani has been honored to speak at numerous industry and academic conferences, including the United Nations and prestigious universities all over the world. He is passionate about compliance, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, know your customer, artificial intelligence, payments, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital asset issues. He has had leadership roles in both established and developing technology services companies, such as Accuity, Accenture, IBM, and Pegasystems. He has broad expertise in financial services products and consulting.
About Encompass Corporation
Encompass provides corporate customers with quick, precise identity validation and verification, as well as a gold standard approach to KYC. In order to generate and manage digital risk profiles, its renowned corporate digital identity (CDI) technology combines real-time data and documents from reliable international public data sources with private client information.Encompass may be easily integrated into current workflows and systems by using the knowledge of a global transformation team consisting of KYC and banking industry specialists, as well as key data, technology, and consultancy relationships. The top banks in the world use Encompass to reduce risk and maintain regulatory compliance while increasing commercial prospects and improving client experiences.