Expert Profile
Armen Khachadourian
President and Founder, Digital Payments LLC
Armen Khachadourian is the founder and president of Digital Payments Inc, a consulting firm providing advisory services in the areas of merchant processing, ISO/MSP formation, merchant portfolio and acquiring acquisitions, prepaid and alternative payment products including decoupled debit. As a trusted partner with vision to understand his client’s future business he has helped design and evaluate several new products and services in today's changing marketplace, such as: development of connectivity products for payment cards; digitization of electronic benefit transfer and means tested programs; merchant card acceptance and capital funding solutions; cross border money transfer and bill payment services; BSA/AML best practices and guidelines; and, alternative payment products and services, prepaid and gift.
Mr. Khachadourian has also served in executive positions at several top ten financial institutions and helped them maximize growth and revenues in today’s challenging electronic payments marketplace. As a vice president of JPMorgan Chase’s Prepaid Product in Treasury Services, he was responsible for designing and launching prepaid cards in the EU market. As a senior vice president at Visa USA, he expanded card acceptance to new markets such as supermarkets, recurring payments, quick service restaurants and federal government agencies. His expertise in card products extends to issuance of credit, debit, prepaid and commercial cards.
Mr. Khachadourian earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in computer science from the San Jose State University in California. He authored the “Basics of Data Communications” textbook and lectured at College of San Mateo, CA. He was awarded an honorary teaching credential by the State of California. Mr. Khachadourian is a member of the United States National Masters team; he has represented United States at four world championships. He is an accomplished marathon runner and tri-athlete, having completed in seven Ironman competitions.
Trainings by Expert
BSA/AML - What is Old is New Again?
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Banking and Financial Services
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Risk Management
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Corporate Governance
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Banks and Credit Unions
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Corporate Governance Laws
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Risk Management & Controls
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Corporate Risk
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Internal Audit
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Financial Audit
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Finance, Sox & Internal control
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Compliance & Ethics
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Regulatory Affairs
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Financial Services and Trading
Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Title 31, Compliance
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Banking and Financial Services
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Risk Management
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Corporate Governance
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Banks and Credit Unions
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Internal Audit & Control
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Policies and Processes
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Documentation and Policy Management
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Banking & Finance
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Finance, Sox & Internal control
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Compliance & Ethics
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Financial Services and Trading
U.S. Payments Landscape - Its Significant Changes and How it Affects Merchants Accepting Payments
Category:
Banking and Financial Services
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Risk Management
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Corporate Governance
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Banks and Credit Unions
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Accounting and Taxation
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Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivables
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Internal Audit & Control
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Risk Management & Controls
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Financial Risk Management
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Finance, Sox & Internal control
Building an Effective BSA/AML Compliance Program
Category:
Banking and Financial Services
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Risk Management
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SOX Compliance
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Corporate Governance
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Banks and Credit Unions
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Internal Audit & Control
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Ethics, Fraud & Corruption
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Risk Management & Controls
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Corporate Risk
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Financial Risk Management
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Internal Audit
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Documentation and Policy Management
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Corporate Policy management
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Banking & Finance
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Finance, Sox & Internal control
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Compliance & Ethics
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Financial Services and Trading
Sanctions Screening / PEP Screening: BSA, AML, KYC
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Banking and Financial Services
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Risk Management
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Banks and Credit Unions
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Financial Fraud
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Risk Management & Controls
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Financial Risk Management
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Financial Audit
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Documentation and Policy Management
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Banking & Finance
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Finance, Sox & Internal control
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Regulatory Affairs
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Financial Services and Trading
AML Investigations and SAR Preparation
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Banking and Financial Services
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Risk Management
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SOX Compliance
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Banks and Credit Unions
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Financial Fraud
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Corporate Governance Laws
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Risk Management & Controls
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Financial Risk Management
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Financial Audit
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Documentation and Policy Management
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Banking & Finance
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Finance, Sox & Internal control
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Regulatory Affairs
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Financial Services and Trading
Pricing for Risk in Merchant Payments - Risk Metrics, Reserve Requirements, Pricing Models, Best Interchange Rates, EMV/NFC Guidelines
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Risk Management
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Corporate Governance
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Business Continuity
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Internal Audit & Control
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Board of Directors
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Ethics, Fraud & Corruption
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Regulatory Requirements
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Policies and Processes
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Corporate Governance Laws
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Risk Management & Controls
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Corporate Risk
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Internal Audit
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Compliance & Ethics
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Regulatory Affairs
Panama Papers and PEP Screening - KYC and Sanctions Filtering
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Banking and Financial Services
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Risk Management
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SOX Compliance
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Banks and Credit Unions
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Financial Fraud
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Risk Management & Controls
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Financial Risk Management
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Financial Audit
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Documentation and Policy Management
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Banking & Finance
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Finance, Sox & Internal control
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Financial Services and Trading
AML Compliance and FinCEN Updates and its Implications
Category:
Banking and Financial Services
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Risk Management
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Corporate Governance
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Banks and Credit Unions
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Documentation and Policy Management
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Corporate Policy management
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Banking & Finance
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Finance, Sox & Internal control
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Compliance & Ethics
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Financial Services and Trading
CDD Rules Update: Where Are You Now?
Category:
Banking and Financial Services
