Jason Lee is a strategic, results-driven Head of Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer with more than fifteen years of experience across banking, payments, fintech and digital assets. He has acted as MAS liaison under the Payment Services Act, securing and maintaining Major Payment Institution and Digital Payment Token licences with zero major findings across regulatory inspections, and has built enterprise-wide AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC/KYB and transaction monitoring frameworks from the ground up.
His differentiator is integrating AI and machine learning anomaly detection, risk analytics and blockchain analytics into modern RegTech platforms, including Chainalysis, Elliptic and ComplyAdvantage, to improve alert quality, cut false positives and automate regulatory reporting. Applying AI/ML-driven models has reduced transaction-monitoring false positives by 30 percent and improved review turnaround by 35 percent in his own delivery, alongside a 40 percent reduction in regulatory breaches through scaled compliance functions and enterprise-wide risk assessments.
He holds certifications spanning Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS) and cloud and machine learning credentials from AWS and Coursera, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration in Emerging Technologies with a specialisation in Generative AI at Golden Gate University.
Areas of expertise
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AI-driven AML and financial crime detection
Integrating machine learning anomaly detection and risk analytics into transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and KYC/KYB frameworks to cut false positives and improve alert quality.
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RegTech integration and compliance automation
Embedding platforms such as Chainalysis, Elliptic and ComplyAdvantage into regulatory reporting workflows, automating what compliance teams do manually today.
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Building compliance functions under MAS licensing
Acting as MLRO and MAS liaison under the Payment Services Act, securing MPI and DPT licences and passing regulatory inspections with zero major findings.
Education
- Golden Gate University, USA DBA (in progress), Emerging Technologies, specialisation in Generative AI
- University of Hull, UK Master of Business Administration
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)