Emmanuel Olivas

Director, Financial Crimes

Emmanuel Olivas is a Director of Financial Crimes Consulting Services at VBC. Emmanuel performs institution specific and customized Financial Crimes related consulting engagements and model validations, including BSA/AML, OFAC and Fraud. He also provides advisory services on regulatory compliance, model implementation and model usage. Emmanuel is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

Prior to joining VBC, Emmanuel was a Compliance Officer at a mutual savings bank where he oversaw the bank’s compliance management system, provided regulatory guidance on deposit and lending compliance regulations, and conducted compliance testing for the bank’s risk areas. With over 22 years of experience working with bank and non-bank financial institutions, his career covers anti-money laundering, sanctions, and consumer compliance, as well as information security. As a BSA Officer and consultant, Emmanuel has provided guidance, created compliance programs, delivered training, and performed risk assessments for banks, money transmitters, check cashers, crypto companies, gaming, neo-banks, and other FinTech companies. His experience working with banks and non-banks has provided him with a wide exposure and knowledge of different AML risk models and solutions.

Emmanuel holds his Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification.