Detail-oriented and compliance-driven Payments Analyst with 3+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, AML, SWIFT payments processing, shareholder unwrapping, entity investigations, OFAC screening, and customer due diligence (CDD). Skilled in KYC/CDD investigations, conducting in-depth risk assessments, utilizing screening tools like World-Check, Moody's, Equifax, and LexisNexis, and ensuring regulatory compliance with global AML standards (FATF, FinCEN, EU Directives, OFAC). Expert in fact-finding, data verification, documentation compilation, client SLA management, and maintaining 100% accuracy across complex payment investigations using MS Office, SQL, Power BI, and web applications.