Partner Article

Francesca Dowling joins Amaiz as Head of Compliance

Amaiz, the new banking and bookkeeping service for small businesses owners, has appointed Newcastle’s Francesca (Frankie) Dowling as their new Head of Compliance. Frankie has more than 20 years’ experience working in the regulatory field, most recently in risk and compliance. She has worked across many sectors including gambling, legal, financial services and banking. Previous employers include Virgin Money and Leo Vegas Group.

Amaiz is developing a reputation for its leading-edge security methods and experiential features to prevent fraud. Frankie is renowned for her expertise in compliance (including international compliance), GDPR, fraud prevention, money laundering and cross sector collaboration.

One of Frankie’s first tasks for Amaiz was speaking at a major international conference on fraud prevention, WeFightFraud Live, alongside Police Commander Karen Baxter, National Coordinator for Economic Crime and TransUnion, the global information and insights company.

Amaiz was launched in March 2020 to combine banking and bookkeeping into one easy to use app. It uses leading biometrics to make it easy to access, but safe.

Frankie is based in Gosforth in Newcastle.

Amaiz Managing Director, Steve Taklalsingh commented, “We’re delighted to welcome Frankie to the team. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Amaiz as well as a genuine passion and insight into compliance that has already impressed partners.”

Frankie commented; “I’m thrilled to have joined such a dynamic company as Amaiz. Compliance is not just a statutory duty for any of the team here, it is a real commitment to protecting our customers and potential victims of financial crime. We are proud to take a zero-tolerance approach to this and hope to lead the way in the fight against fraud”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Katherine Adams .