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Anne Walton brings more than 15 years of experience building global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs in traditional finance, fintech, and digital assets. She has held senior roles at PAARC Partners, J.S. Held, Chartwell Compliance, K2 Integrity, and The Bank of New York Mellon, developing deep expertise in AML, sanctions, KYC operations, regulatory strategy, and investigative compliance across U.S. and global frameworks (BSA, FinCEN, OFAC, FATF). 

Anne focuses on policy and investigative strategy for fintech and digital asset firms, advising on compliance program design, regulatory licensing, and risk-based approaches to AML and sanctions compliance. She has designed global AML policy frameworks for stablecoin issuers and crypto platforms, led regulatory engagement efforts for firms under monitorships by the FRB, OCC, and NYDFS, and developed token KYC and due diligence standards under evolving SEC guidance. Her work includes scaling KYC operations, designing risk assessments, and advising banks, payment processors, and fintechs on policy engagement strategies.

Earlier, Anne served as an investigator at The Bank of New York Mellon, preparing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), and as an intelligence analyst with the NY/NJ High Intensity Financial Crimes Area (HIFCA), supporting law enforcement with financial intelligence. She has since advised digital asset firms, fintechs, payment processors, and banks on AML/KYC compliance, regulatory licensing (including state MSB licenses and the NYDFS BitLicense), and policy reform initiatives, and has led multiple independent compliance reviews and enterprise AML and sanctions framework builds. 

Anne is a recognized thought leader and educator on AML and compliance policy with articles published in the Irregular Warfare’s PRISM Journal and the Journal of Strategic Security. She served as an Adjunct Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, hosts the Association for Women in Cryptocurrency podcast, and has co-hosted policy roundtables in Washington, DC and New York City. She holds a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a Bachelor of Arts in Justice from American University, and an Economics of Blockchain & Digital Assets certificate from Wharton Executive Education.