Sumsub Speakers Bureau - Compliance Expert Speakers

Having worked in online gaming for over a decade, Kris oversees everything gambling related at Sumsub. He has experience across traditional and next-gen online casinos, sportsbooks, eSports, poker and bingo products, and is well placed to tackle solutions relating to onboarding, fraud, regulation and RG. Kris speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish, and lives in Spain. He enjoys poker, gaming, and has recently started working on his paddle game.

• iGaming
• Regulation

With a strong background in regulatory policy and public affairs, Kat leads Sumsub’s engagement with policymakers, regulators, and industry stakeholders to shape responsible digital identity and compliance standards. Before joining Sumsub, Kat served as Principal Director of Open Banking Compliance at Yodlee, where she focused on regulatory and policy issues at the intersection of technology and society across the globe. Kat was recognized in the Women in FinTech Powerlist in both 2020 and 2021 for her leadership and impact in the fintech sector.

• Fraud Prevention
• Fintech
• Identify Verification

As a Senior Product Manager at Sumsub, Emeka is responsible for delivering sustainable, innovation-driven products tailored for crypto, web3, and blockchain companies. He has over 6 years of experience in finance in crypto, building products for a variety of use cases, such as banking, savings, lending, payments, crypto, and compliance. In 2024, Emeka co-founded PMHelp, a non-profit aimed at helping aspiring product managers in their careers. Emeka holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Covenant University. He currently lives in London, UK.

• Identity verification
• Crypto Regulation
• Compliance

Natalia Fritzen is the Head of AI Compliance at Sumsub, where she supports the company in navigating the world of AI regulation. Prior to her current role, Natalia served as a tech policy analyst at Nubank. She holds a Master's degree from the Central European University, where she specialized in Ethics and wrote her final thesis on AI nudges and regulation.

• AI policy
• Compliance
• AI regulation

M Sivakumar (Siva) leads legal and regulatory strategy for Sumsub across APAC, focusing on payments, transaction monitoring, KYC/KYB, and crypto compliance. He advises product, business, and policy teams on emerging financial crime risks and regulatory frameworks, helping scale Sumsub’s solutions in complex jurisdictions. Prior to Sumsub, Siva held senior legal roles at Binance, foodpanda, and Paytm, where he spearheaded licensing, AML/CTF design, and market entry for payment and fintech products across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and LATAM. His work includes legal structuring of wallets, cross-border payments, co-branded cards, and recurring crypto payment features, with deep involvement in MAS licensing, PSA compliance, and transaction monitoring frameworks. Siva is based in Singapore and with over a decade of cross-border fintech experience.

• Transactional Monitoring
• Compliance
• Crypto

At Sumsub, Mariana leads strategic collaborations and business growth across Latin America, focusing on identity verification, KYC/AML compliance solutions, and fraud prevention. Based in Bogota, she has more than five years of international experience in business development, partnerships, and marketing across sectors such as fintech, regtech, blockchain, market research, and e-commerce.

• Crypto Regulation
• Compliance
• Fintech