Krzysztof Spychała

Krzysztof has over 15 years of experience in leading teams that have successfully delivered numerous complex transformation projects for international institutions in the banking and capital markets sector.

In his work, he combines hands-on industry expertise with a structured approach to strategy development and the design of financial crime prevention programmes. In addition, he implements effective operating models, improves processes, and leads remediation projects, making use of analytical tools and modern technologies.

As an experienced expert, he specializes in the following areas:

• Know Your Customer (KYC),
• Transaction monitoring,
• International and Polish sanctions,
• Tax information reporting (FATCA/CRS),
• AML/KYC technologies, analytics, artificial intelligence, and process automation.

Krzysztof is a graduate of the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications at the Szczecin University of Technology and the Faculty of Finance and Banking at the Warsaw School of Economics.

How Krzysztof brings EY’s mission to life

My career and personal interests align closely with the purpose underpinning the fight against financial crime. Together with my team, I support clients in the financial services sector in enhancing their risk management and regulatory compliance programmes. I believe that all these efforts are crucial to protecting against broadly understood crime. Combating all forms of abuse and illegal financial activity is not only a regulatory requirement but also our moral obligation, aimed at ensuring fairness and integrity in the financial world. We strive to stop, or at least slow down, the activities of criminals, terrorists, and other bad actors. In doing so, we help build a better future for both our clients and society as a whole.