Christelle Mateso

Christelle Mateso is a seasoned financial crime compliance professional with over a decade of experience across British and international financial institutions, with a particular focus on financial crime and fraud risk management. A French national, her career began in Paris with Société Générale and Caceis, before she transitioned to London, where she has built a distinguished track record in financial crime prevention.

She has held positions at several prominent institutions, including Santander, Crédit Agricole CIB, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Currently, Christelle serves as the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer at Kuwait Finance House (UK) PLC, where she leads the bank’s financial crime and fraud risk programme.

Her expertise spans fraud prevention, AML investigations, trade-based money laundering, and sanctions compliance.

Christelle regularly contributes to industry dialogue as a panellist at conferences across the UK and Africa. Her recent engagements have included discussions on export controls, ESG, and fraud risk management.