Ammar Jeddawi

Ammar Jeddawi has extensive work experience in the field of compliance and anti-financial crimes. Ammar is currently the Head of Compliance & Anti-Financial Crimes at Checkout.com since March 2023. Before that, they worked as a Regulatory Compliance Manager at Abdul Latif Jameel from January 2022 to March 2023 and as an Investigations Manager from October 2021 to January 2022. Prior to that, they held positions at Ziraat Bankası, where they served as a Senior Compliance & Anti Money Laundering Officer from July 2019 to August 2021 and as a Compliance & Anti Money Laundering Officer from October 2017 to July 2019. Ammar started their career as a Teller Customer Service at The Saudi National Bank - SNB from January 2014 to April 2015 and also gained experience as a Customer Care Intern at The Saudi Investment Bank from April 2012 to July 2012.

Ammar Jeddawi obtained an Associate's degree in Banking Business from the Institute of Public Administration-Saudi Arabia in 2013. Ammar also earned an Associate's degree in English Language Studies from EC English Language Centres Alumni in 2015.

In terms of certifications, Ammar Jeddawi obtained the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMLS) certification from ACAMS in June 2021. Ammar also received the (CCO) Certified Compliance Officer certification from the Saudi Central Bank - SAMA in December 2018. Additionally, they completed the Anti Money Laundering - Foundation certification from the Saudi Central Bank - SAMA in 2018. Ammar also obtained The Retail Banking Professional Exam certification from the Saudi Central Bank - SAMA in April 2014. There are also additional certifications mentioned, such as the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating The Financing of Terrorism certification from Thomson Reuters and the Combating Fraud Crimes certification from Samba Financial Group, but specific details such as the month and year of completion are not provided. Furthermore, they have participated in training programs, including the (CISI) Combating Financial Crime "International Qualification" from the Saudi Central Bank - SAMA, the Customer Care; Mechanisms and The Concept of Service Delivery program from The Saudi Investment Bank, and the Teller & SSR Development Program from Samba Financial Group.

Currently, Ammar Jeddawi is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Arab Open University, with an expected completion year of 2024.