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        "Identified customer needs and recommended personalized banking solutions enhancing client satisfaction and loyalty",
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        "Supervised daily teller operations enhancing workflow efficiency and customer service standards",
        "Trained and mentored team members on foreign exchange products, operations, and compliance",
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        "Analyzed KYC documents to identify fraud and high-risk patterns enhancing risk management",
        "Monitored transactions involving high-risk geographies and merchants",
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      "endDate": "2025-01",
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        "Reviewed cross-border transactions across jurisdictions, investigating AML alerts with Napier Compliance System",
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        "Analyzed customer profiles, financial data, transaction behavior to detect fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing indicators",
        "Conducted sanctions, Politically Exposed Person (PEP), and adverse media screening against global watchlists to identify risks",
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        "Reviewed customer transactions using the KPMG Transaction Monitoring System (TMS) to escalate cases for regulatory reporting in line with AML/CFT requirements",
        "Prepared Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and internal compliance investigation reports to support regulatory oversight",
        "Conducted Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) reviews for high-risk clients",
        "Performed sanctions and PEP screening for new customers ensuring regulatory compliance",
        "Monitored customer profiles with timely KYC reviews and risk classification updates",
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