| KnowYourCountry |
| Founding Partner: Gary Youinou is the founder of KnowYourCountry. With over 25 years experience in the offshore financial industry, including directorships on companies listed on various stock exchanges, several large alternative investment funds, and the largest registrar company in the Channel Islands, Gary has an extensive knowledge of financial, banking and compliance procedures. He has also travelled in many of the deemed 'high-risk' countries. email address: gary@knowyourcountry.com |
Development Partner: Pervees Faisal Islam is an experienced compliance professional.
Although his background is in Mutual Funds and Fixed-Income securities compliance, he
now specializes in online systems, non-traditional banking compliance and emerging
technologies. He has created a series of discussion groups and training methodologies for
compliance requirements for online payment processors, small and medium firms in the
web platform. Currently, he is the Anti-Money Laundering Officer for AlertPay.com. He is
also working closely with cash-based remittance firms, helping them bridge the gap
between traditional and modern methods . One of his current projects (knowyourcountry)
is to be involved in producing an open-access, world-wide AML knowledge repertoire.
Pervees Faisal Islam has succeeded in bringing compliance and structure to entities
unwilling to change outdated and ineffective methods. His motto is "Compliance is not a
guideline-set, it is a mindset."
email address: faisal@knowyourcountry.com
Although his background is in Mutual Funds and Fixed-Income securities compliance, he
now specializes in online systems, non-traditional banking compliance and emerging
technologies. He has created a series of discussion groups and training methodologies for
compliance requirements for online payment processors, small and medium firms in the
web platform. Currently, he is the Anti-Money Laundering Officer for AlertPay.com. He is
also working closely with cash-based remittance firms, helping them bridge the gap
between traditional and modern methods . One of his current projects (knowyourcountry)
is to be involved in producing an open-access, world-wide AML knowledge repertoire.
Pervees Faisal Islam has succeeded in bringing compliance and structure to entities
unwilling to change outdated and ineffective methods. His motto is "Compliance is not a
guideline-set, it is a mindset."
email address: faisal@knowyourcountry.com
- Our aim is to gather relevant information and data from legitimate sources, collate it, and provide it to you in a
concise and manageable form, which will help you consider country risk in the course of your business.
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