2023-05-02 02:02:44
In Africa, among the experienced and high-level experts in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, is the Beninese Serge Houédanou, Secretary General of the National Financial Information Processing Unit (CENTIF-Benin). The OCWAR-M expert on strengthening financial institutions capitalizes on more than 20 years of experience in the fight against economic crimes.
Abdul Wahab ADO
His professional career began in 1996 at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), where he held various positions of responsibility before being seconded to the Government of Benin in 2017 as Representative of the BCEAO within the National Financial Information Processing Unit (CENTIF). In this position, the Secretary General is involved in all the activities of the Fight against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) carried out by the CENTIF. Specifically, the OCWAR-M expert deals with the training and awareness of financial institutions in the implementation of their AML/CFT obligations. His passion for AML/CFT topics led him to ACAMS certification and specialization as an AML/CFT expert trainer. On the strength of these strengths, he has assumed several important responsibilities at the national level, in particular: National Coordinator of the Committee in charge of the National Risk Assessment (ENR) BC/FT of Benin; Coordinator of the Committee of National Experts in charge of monitoring the mutual evaluation process of the AML/CFT system in Benin. He was also National Coordinator of the Drafting Committee for the action plan to implement the recommendations of the Mutual Evaluation Report (REM); then National Coordinator of the National AML/CFT Strategy Development Committee. The No. 1 expert in Benin in the fight against money laundering led, in early March 2023, a training course for officials of the Decentralized Financial System (SFD) on the measures and provisions to be taken for the fight against money laundering. the phenomenon.
Experiences acquired at the regional level
The expert at Expertise France was a member of the GIABA Risk Trend Method Group (GRTM) from 2017 to 2019 and since 2020, he is a member of the GIABA Policy Review Group. In addition, Serge Houédanou participated on behalf of GIABA and as Evaluator, in the mutual evaluation missions of the AML/CFT systems of the Member States. The rich background of the current Secretary General of CENTIF-Benin is a major asset in terms of knowledge of the challenges faced by GIABA member States, those of WAEMU in particular, in the area of AML/CFT. The OCWAR-M expert has conducted several activities to strengthen financial institutions; all things that allow a perfect mastery of the challenges of strengthening institutions in the area of AML / CFT.
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