Clay Roberts is the Group Money Laundering Reporting Officer & US BSA Officer at Western Union, where he is responsible for the Global Anti Money Laundering Compliance Program. In addition to the day to-day oversight of Western Union’s AML Program, Clay oversees the Global Regulatory Management and Licensing Program, the Policy, Procedure and Governance Program, the Global Employee and Agent Compliance Training Program, the Global Agent Oversight Program, Mergers and Acquisitions diligence, and engagement with banking, law enforcement, and regulatory partners. During his ten-year tenure at Western Union, Clay has taken on increasingly expansive roles and responsibilities.

Prior to joining Western Union, Clay was a Senior Enforcement Officer at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the US Department of the Treasury, where he focused on the supervision of Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve regulated institutions, data quality matters related to SARs and CTRs, enforcement actions related to major Ponzi schemes, counter proliferation issues, and other regulatory matters.

Clay began his career in the AML field at Wachovia Securities, now Wells Fargo Advisors, and helped to establish Wells Fargo Advisors’ customer identification, international due diligence and transaction monitoring programs. While at Wells Fargo Advisors, Clay served as a Vice President and AML Compliance Officer