Monica Handoo, Cgss
About Monica Handoo, Cgss
Monica Handoo serves as the Regional Sanctions Advisory Manager for Europe at HSBC, a position she has held since 2019. With a background in financial crime compliance, she has accumulated extensive experience at HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland.
Current Role as Regional Sanctions Advisory Manager
Monica Handoo serves as the Regional Sanctions Advisory Manager for Europe at HSBC. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing sanctions compliance and providing advisory services related to financial crime. She has held this position since 2019, contributing to HSBC's efforts in maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks associated with sanctions.
Previous Experience at HSBC
Monica Handoo has extensive experience at HSBC, where she held multiple roles in financial crime compliance. She worked as an Assistant Manager for Sanctions in Global Trade Finance from 2017 to 2018. Prior to that, she served as a Sanctions Assistant Manager for Payments from 2015 to 2017. Additionally, she was an Europe Sanctions Advisor for a period of nine months in 2018.
Experience at Royal Bank of Scotland
Before her tenure at HSBC, Monica Handoo worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland. She held the position of Senior Analyst in Financial Crime for five months in 2015. Earlier, she was a Financial Crime Associate at the same institution from 2014 to 2015. Her roles involved analyzing financial transactions and ensuring compliance with regulations.
Education and Certifications
Monica Handoo studied at The University of Manchester, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Finance. She also pursued further education in financial crime compliance, achieving the ICA Certificate in Compliance in 2019. Additionally, she completed a certification in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) from ACAMS, focusing on Trade Based Money Laundering in 2018.