ComplyAdvantage hires new COO and CFO

ComplyAdvantage has appointed Vatsa Narasimha as chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

He is the former president and chief executive of foreign exchange trading platform OANDA Global Corporation (OANDA). Prior to this, Narasimha spent eight years as a principal at The Boston Consulting Group, working with leading financial institutions on a variety of growth strategy, corporate development and operational issues.

He holds an degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Over the last 12 months, the RegTech firm has closed a Series B financing round led by Index Ventures and Balderton Capital, doubled headcount focusing on product and engineering while opening offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, and added OakNorth, Munich RE and OANDA as customers.

Founder and chief executive Charles Delingpole said the appointment ushers in the next phase of growth for the company. “Vatsa is a well-respected FinTech executive who was instrumental in OANDA’s success story – I look forward to what we will accomplish together as we grow our next-generation anti-money laundering technology platform across new markets.”

Narasimha commented: “I’m excited to join the company at this pivotal time of growth as we work to become the industry standard for accurate, real-time AML data and technology that all financial institutions and corporates need.”

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