Manuel D. Auer

Manuel D. Auer currently serves as Deputy AMLO (Payments and Financial Services) at Bitpanda, a crypto broker and investment platform, since January 2023. Prior to this role, Manuel D. Auer was with Paysafe Group from February 2018 to January 2023 as Senior Manager Financial Crime AML, leading a team in Transaction Monitoring across multiple locations and focusing on AML/CTF and Fraud Prevention. Previous positions include managerial and specialist roles in financial crime compliance at Paysafe Group, consulting in forensics at Consilio LLC, and providing forensic and integrity services at EY. Early legal experience includes an associate lawyer role at bpv Huegel and a clerkship at the Commercial Court Vienna. Manuel D. Auer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Culture Management and Musicology and a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Graz, along with a certificate in Project Management from La Salle BCN.