William Monk takes Napier to greater heights as Chief Product Officer

Former NatWest Group Head of Financial Crime Quality and Standards, William Monk, joins Napier as CPO (Photo: Business Wire)

 

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 -- Napier, provider of leading anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced that former NatWest Group Head of Financial Crime Quality and Standards, William Monk, will become its new Chief Product Officer (CPO).

Current CPO, Nick Portalski, takes over as Chief Solutions Officer (CSO).

Monk’s experience in the finance sector includes stints at major high street banks including HSBC, Barclays and most recently, NatWest. As Napier’s new CPO, he will be leading the RegTech’s long-term product vision for next generation SaaS financial crime solutions.

In a statement, Napier founder and CEO, Julian Dixon said: “Having William on board to oversee our product innovation will not only bring us enormous clout, his unrivalled expertise will also help take Napier to the next level, building on the fantastic work that Nick has already done.

“Nick moves to a newly created client-facing role where we’ll be able to leverage his expertise in our technology to enhance our customer offering.”

On his appointment, Monk said: “Having worked on the frontline of anti-financial crime in banking for the past 15 years, I have direct experience of the challenges Napier's clients are facing.

“I’m delighted to be taking on the role of CPO at Napier and to be working with a team who are equally passionate about delivering a product roadmap that will raise compliance technology to new levels, making a difference to the customers we serve.”

Napier’s AI-enhanced platform for intelligent financial crime compliance is the tool of choice for over 200 clients worldwide, including tier-one banks, payment providers, FX, crypto and other financial institutions.

This news follows the recent appointment of Kevin O’Neill as CRO and an upscaling of operations across EMEA, APAC and North America.

-- BERNAMA