Patrick Green is currently the Global Head of AML and UK MLRO at Banking Circle, overseeing the Client Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, Intelligence & Investigations and Sanctions teams to ensure effective, client-focused onboarding and monitoring globally. Patrick joined Banking Circle as Head of Client Onboarding in 2020 and brings more than 15 years’ experience within the FI and NBFI sectors and is leading an initiative to digitize and enhance the onboarding, and ongoing monitoring, approach to Banking Circle’s clients globally. Banking Circle are a credit institution, regulated by the CSSF, UK FCA and BaFin, focused on enhancing the correspondent banking payment infrastructure both in fiat and, most recently, through the launch of the first European bank-issued MICA regulated Stablecoin (Eurite) in 2024. Prior to joining Banking Circle, Patrick spent 14 years at Barclays in London including roles across the FI, Global Corporate and Non-Bank FI verticals within 1LOD AML, Relationship Management and Cash Management.
Roundtable Room 1 (Level 2)
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Traditional AML/CFT frameworks for cross-border payments were built around correspondent banking, a model that relies on centralised oversight and intermediary controls. However, the rise of payment tokens on blockchain introduces greater transparency, real-time traceability, and enhanced enforcement capabilities—enabling regulators and financial institutions to detect, monitor, and act on illicit activity more efficiently than ever before.
As the global financial system undergoes a paradigm shift toward tokenized payments, it is crucial to re-examine payment control mechanisms in this new landscape. This roundtable will convene leading regulators, financial institutions, and blockchain experts to explore:
1. How blockchain-based payment tokens enhance monitoring, detection, and enforcement – Are decentralized networks more transparent than traditional banking rails? What are the limitations?
2. Redesigning payment controls for a tokenized world – Should AML/CFT rules evolve to account for programmability, smart contracts, and decentralised compliance models?
3. Moving forward: Bridging regulatory principles with tokenized payments – How can policymakers, financial institutions, and blockchain innovators collaborate to ensure payment security without compromising efficiency?