Thanos Christou

Thanos Christou is an experienced Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance professional and lecturer, with extensive experience across the financial and professional services sectors.

Since 2017, Thanos has been actively involved in professional education and training, delivering specialised programmes in AML/CFT, International Sanctions, Financial Crime Prevention, Regulatory Compliance and Corporate & Business Law. He has trained professionals across banks, multinational organisations, regulated financial and professional services firms, universities and other institutions, and his lecturing experience includes professional qualifications such as ACCA and ICAEW/ACA.

Thanos also serves as a Principal Examiner for an international professional organisation specialising in AML and Financial Crime qualifications, and has served as an examiner for written AML examinations for one of Cyprus's Supervisory Authorities, assessing professional knowledge and competence in AML and financial crime compliance.

Alongside his training and examining work, Thanos has held senior AML and compliance roles, with extensive practical experience in AML/CFT frameworks, customer due diligence, risk assessments, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring and regulatory advisory.

He is a published author and contributor to the book "Cyprus Banking Law" (Nomiki Bibliothiki), for which he authored the specialised chapter on the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Framework in the Banking Sector.