Suraj Parihar

Suraj Parihar has extensive experience in risk analysis and fraud detection in the financial and e-commerce sectors. Suraj started their career at Paytm Payments Bank in 2019 as a Fraud and Risk Analyst, where they investigated and monitored transactions and accounts for suspicious activities and provided support to banks nationwide for real-time fraud cases. In 2020, they joined noon as a Risk Analyst, responsible for detecting and mitigating fraudulent transactions on the company's marketplace in UAE, KSA, and Egypt. At Transak, they served as a Senior Risk Analyst, monitoring and reviewing crypto-transactions, conducting investigations, and identifying politically related individuals and entities involved in financial crime. Suraj later became the Team Lead, overseeing the transaction monitoring team and collaborating with compliance and operations teams to enhance the in-house risk engine. Currently, Suraj holds the position of Senior Compliance Analyst at Transak, where they continue to contribute their expertise in minimizing fraud and improving the payment gateway's compliance operations.

Suraj Parihar graduated from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics). In terms of additional certifications, Suraj obtained the Chainalysis Reactor Certification from Chainalysis Inc. in May 2022. Suraj also completed the "Siddharth Menon Teaches Cryptocurrency" course offered by unlu® in December 2021. In June 2021, Suraj obtained a certification in "Introduction to Anti-Corruption" from UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) and in May 2020, they completed the "Understanding Transnational Organized Crime" course, also offered by UNODC.