Scott Benson

Scott Benson has a diverse work experience in compliance and business development roles. Scott is currently the Director of Compliance at Coast, a position they have held since 2023. In 2021 to 2022, they worked as a Senior Compliance Officer at Melio. From 2019 to 2022, they served as a Business Development professional at One and 9. In 2015 to 2021, they were the Compliance Director at Lithic. Additionally, they held the role of Advisory Board Member at Beam Solutions, Inc. from 2018 to 2020. Before that, they were the Head of US Operations and Deputy MLRO at DigitalX Limited from 2016 to 2020. Scott also has experience as the Director of Regulatory Compliance and BSA/AML Compliance Officer at Bitnet Technologies Ltd. from 2013 to 2015 and as Manager of AML Operations and AVP at Citi from 2011 to 2013. Scott started their career as a Supervision Director at Northwestern Mutual in 2010. Prior to their current position at Coast, they worked as a Founder at Pinnacle Managers, LLC.

Scott Benson's education history includes a degree in Business Administration and Management, with a focus on General studies from Upsala College. In addition to their degree, they have obtained several certifications in various fields. These certifications include a Professional Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Prevention from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, The University of the West Indies in December 2018, an AML for FinTechs certification from ACAMS in May 2018, a Certified Bitcoin Professional certification from the Crypto Currency Certification Consortium in April 2018, a Cyber-Enabled Crime certification from ACAMS in July 2017, a Trade-Based Money Laundering certification from ACAMS in May 2017, a Transaction Monitoring certification from ACAMS in May 2017, a Sanctions Compliance certification from ACAMS in April 2017, an AML Foundations certification from ACAMS in March 2017, a Certified Payments Professional certification from the Electronic Transactions Association in March 2017, a Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) certification from ACAMS in March 2017, a KYC/CDD certification from ACAMS in March 2017, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist certification from ACAMS in March 2014, and a Certified Fraud Examiner certification from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) in March 2014. Scott is also a member of the International Compliance Association.