Peter Warrack

Peter Warrack

Chief Compliance Officer at Bitfinex


Peter Warrack is a recognized expert in anti-money laundering and economic crime detection, prevention and investigation, with over 30 years experience in military intelligence, senior police detective roles, and executive positions within the Financial Intelligence Units of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and the Bank of Montreal (BOM). He is currently the Chief Compliance Officer for Bitfinex.

Peter has published a number of articles on AML best practices and risk mitigation and in 2011 won the Association of Certified Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) AML Professional of the Year Award for his services to the AML profession. He is currently an instructor and board member of the Canadian Institute for Financial Crime Analysis (CIFCA), Canada’s center for money laundering risk and financial intelligence.

He holds a masters degree in Organization and Management, as well as a number of specialist certifications from the Association of Certified Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS); Canadian Securities Institute; University of Manchester; Florida International Bankers’ Association (FIBA); the Association Of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE); and the Crypto Currency Certification Consortium (C4).

Specialties:
– Major crime investigation
– Investigation management & training
– Money laundering & terrorist financing prevention, detection and investigation
– Conversational interviewing skills
– Leadership & management of change
– Strategic thinking & intelligence analysis