Niki Charilaou is the Manager of Financial Crime & Sanctions Compliance at Bank of Cyprus. Since 2014, she has played a pivotal role in the Bank’s cultural and regulatory transformation, leading the strengthening of its AML and Sanctions Compliance Framework. She began her career as an auditor and qualified as a Certified Chartered Accountant (ACA). With more than two decades of experience in banking, she has held senior leadership roles across Finance, Investment Banking and Compliance. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University (USA) and is a Certified Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and a Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS). She is an active member of the Steering Committee of Cyprus’s Public–Private Partnership on Financial Crime, contributing to cross‑sector dialogue and strategic initiatives aimed at combating money laundering, sanctions evasion and emerging financial crime risks.
