Jonathan Scharf

Jonathan Scharf

Head of Digital Asset Programs Financial Crimes Risk Management, TD

Jonathan Scharf is the Global Head of TD Bank’s Digital Assets Program within Financial Crimes Risk Management Business Oversight, where he leads TD’s Second Line of Defense for new business, product strategy, and initiatives. Prior to joining TD, Mr. Scharf served as a state and federal prosecutor for over 20 years, most recently as the Deputy Chief of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau and Director of Cryptocurrency Investigations in the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. Prior to working at the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Scharf was a Trial Attorney in the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, where his practice focused on transnational organized crime.

14:30 - 15:30

Managing Fraud, Financial Crime and Sanctions Exposure in a Digital-Currency World

  • Addressing emerging typologies in crypto, wallets and instant payments
  • Integrating AML and transaction monitoring across on-chain and off-chain environments
  • Managing sanctions and tracing asset movement across multiple blockchain networks
  • Strengthening collaboration between compliance, cyber, and fraud-risk functions