Priti Ghatge
Financial Crime Analyst , AML-KYC, Fraud Prevention, Risk & Compliance
Pune,Maharashtra
Summary
Dedicated and detail-oriented Financial Crime Analyst with 14+ years of experience, including 4+ years in Financial Crime Operations, Fraud Prevention, Transaction Monitoring, AML/KYC Compliance, Risk Assessment, Account Takeover (ATO) Investigations, and Fraud Detection within global financial services environments. Experienced in conducting real-time fraud investigations, reviewing suspicious activities, performing customer due diligence (CDD/EDD), monitoring high-risk transactions, and collaborating with compliance and legal teams to mitigate financial crime risks. Strong analytical and investigative capabilities with proven success in identifying fraud trends, reducing operational risks, and supporting regulatory compliance requirements.
Overview
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Certification
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Fincrime Analyst Core
REVOLUT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Pune
06.2024 - 07.2026
- Investigate fraud, financial crime, suspicious transactions, account takeover, payment fraud, phishing and scam-related cases.
- Conduct AML/KYC, CDD and EDD reviews and assess customer risk.
- Analyze transaction history, payment flows, account activity and customer behavior to identify suspicious patterns.
- Identify fraud indicators, red flags, money-laundering typologies and emerging fraud trends.
- Investigate cases involving unauthorized or fraudulent transactions and determine the circumstances surrounding the loss.
- Support fund recovery investigations by tracing transaction flows and identifying relevant accounts, payment channels and counterparties.
- Gather and assess evidence such as transaction records, customer information, communications, payment details and case documentation.
- Coordinate with banks, payment processors, internal Fraud/Risk/Compliance teams and other relevant stakeholders when appropriate to support recovery efforts.
- Prioritize recovery cases based on risk, financial impact, evidence quality and recovery potential.
- Escalate complex or high-risk cases to appropriate Compliance, Risk, Legal or management teams.
- Support SAR/STR preparation and escalation where suspicious activity meets applicable reporting requirements.
- Conduct PEP, sanctions, watchlist and adverse-media screening.
- Document investigation findings, recovery actions, decisions and outcomes accurately.
- Identify recurring fraud patterns and recommend controls to reduce future losses.
- Support improvements to fraud detection, transaction monitoring and recovery processes.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable AML, fraud-prevention and data-protection requirements.
Fraud Prevention Representative
TTEC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
04.2022 - 05.2024
- Conducted detailed investigations of suspected fraud cases using multiple fraud detection tools, risk indicators, and customer due diligence procedures.
- Generated Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and fraud investigation reports to inform internal stakeholders and management on fraud risks and mitigation strategies.
- Monitored real-time transaction queues to detect suspicious activities and high-risk transactions, mitigating potential Account Takeover (ATO) incidents across customer accounts.
- Analysed transaction patterns and customer behaviour to identify emerging risks, recommending enhancements to fraud prevention controls and processes.
- Performed customer reviews and account assessments to detect unauthorized access, financial crime risks, and fraudulent activities.
- Worked remotely to assist clients with inquiries and support
Customer Service Associate
AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Pune
10.2017 - 08.2021
- Provided chat-based support to U.S. and India customers, resolving account, service, and platform-related queries while maintaining high customer satisfaction.
- Resolved customer concerns by collaborating with internal teams, consistently meeting quality, productivity, and performance targets.
- Conducted detailed account reviews and analysis to handle seller account investigations, issue resolution, and service escalations.
- Supported team operations as Subject Matter Expert (SME), mentoring colleagues and assisting with process-related escalations.
- Worked remotely to support team operations and customer needs.
Marketing & Administration Executive
CLOUDMOYO PRIVATE LIMITED
Pune, Maharashtra
06.2010 - 04.2016
- Supported marketing initiatives by coordinating campaigns and managing vendor relationships, contributing to successful planning and execution of corporate events and business development activities.
- Managed office administration functions and vendor coordination, facilitating seamless business operations and stakeholder communication.
- Coordinated travel arrangements and administrative operations, fostering strong relationships with vendors, clients, and internal teams for efficient service delivery and operational excellence.
Education
BBA - Finance
Rabindranath Tagore University
Bhopal, MP01-2026
Diploma - Pharmacy
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE)
Pune, MH01-2007
Higher Secondary Certificate - Science
Wilson College
Mumbai, MH01-2005
ICSE
Queen Mary School
Mumbai, MH01-2005
Skills
- Technical: SQL, Python, MS PowerBI, MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Soft: Financial crime management
- Fraud investigation
- Financial crime analysis
- Transaction monitoring
- AML screening
- KYC reviews
- Data analysis
- Risk assessment
- Stakeholder communication
- Microsoft excel expertise
- Process improvements
- Critical analysis
Projects
- Deployment on containers on AWS Lambda as a part of PGP - Cloud Computing at Great Learning, (Aug 2023 - Feb 2024), Deployed an OCI container image on AWS Lambda to leverage the event driven runtime model and cost saving advantages of AWS Lambda while, taking advantage of the predictability and control offered by a container based development and deployment lifecycle
- Team Communication Solution on AWS, (Aug 2023 - Apr 2024), Implemented a team communication solution using Mattermost and AWS., This is a scalable solution that can be hosted on a public cloud, with its servers, storage etc., completely managed and controlled by an IT team in accordance with a company's governance and security requirements.
Certification
Python for All- 2026
Timeline
Fincrime Analyst Core
REVOLUT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
06.2024 - 07.2026
Fraud Prevention Representative
TTEC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
04.2022 - 05.2024
Customer Service Associate
AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2017 - 08.2021
Marketing & Administration Executive
CLOUDMOYO PRIVATE LIMITED
06.2010 - 04.2016
BBA - Finance
Rabindranath Tagore University
Diploma - Pharmacy
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE)
Higher Secondary Certificate - Science
Wilson College
ICSE
Queen Mary School