Paul Laffan
About
Paul is the Global Head of State Street’s Fraud Program Office and the Head of Financial Crimes Compliance for Europe, Middle East, Africa. Based in State Street’s London office, he also holds the regulated senior manager role of Money Laundering Reporting Officer for State Street’s businesses in the UK. A qualified lawyer (barrister of England and Wales), Paul has extensive experience tackling fraud, money laundering and other financial crime matters.
He joined State Street in July 2016 from a leading European bank where he had been the Head of Anti-Bribery and Corruption for the UK, Middle East, Africa for 3 years. Prior to this, Paul was a prosecutor and investigator for 7 years in the Enforcement and Financial Crime Division at the UK’s financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). Before working at the FCA, Paul was an experienced fraud and financial investigator, specialising in money laundering cases and recovering the proceeds of crime.
Paul Laffan
Head of Financial Crime EMEA & Global Head of Fraud
State Street