In this episode of Compliance Champions, Delphine Forma, Head of Policy Europe at Solidus Labs, sits down with Johan Hetzel, Global Head of Compliance & Anti-Financial Crime at Luno, to discuss how compliance leaders build scalable frameworks across a rapidly evolving digital asset ecosystem. 

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The conversation explores:

• building a global compliance framework across multiple regulatory environments
• balancing global standards with local regulatory requirements
• designing and scaling trade surveillance programs
• implementing the travel rule across jurisdictions
• managing risks associated with unhosted wallets
• identifying emerging financial crime typologies in crypto
• prioritizing compliance initiatives and securing engineering resources
• leveraging AI for financial crime detection and compliance operations
• maintaining smooth customer onboarding while meeting regulatory obligations

Johan shares practical lessons from operating across Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia, offering a rare practitioner perspective on what effective compliance leadership looks like in the cryptocurrency industry today.