ACAMS Cyprus Chapter March 2026 Virtual Event: Beyond Settlement: Insights from a Payment System on Building a Strong AML Framework

Ioannis Georgoulas is a certified board director with a specialization in banking from INSEAD and holds professional certifications in banking and green & sustainable finance from the Chartered Banker Institute. He has founded several companies in the fields of corporate communications and technology, and specializes in corporate governance, regulatory frameworks for financial services firms, and emerging technologies.

He has served on the Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed by the Council of Ministers. He is currently an independent non-executive director at EcommBX, Société Générale Bank Cyprus, FXCM (a subsidiary of Jefferies Group), and TFI Markets.

He is Chairman of the Cyprus Association of Electronic Money and Payment Institutions (ACEMPI) and a board member of the Cyprus–U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He has served on various boards in the private sector and in charitable organizations, and is an alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) of the U.S. Department of State.

He holds an MBA, a BSc in Business Information Systems, and a Diploma of Higher Education in Computer Sciences.

Gregory Dellas is the Group Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at ECOMMBX and a recognized leader in financial crime prevention and risk management.

With a career spanning over three decades in banking and financial services, Gregory has held a series of senior leadership roles. At the Bank of Cyprus, he served as Director Wealth & Markets and led the AML Risk Management team within International Banking Services, overseeing high-risk clients and transactions while providing strategic guidance and specialized training to management and staff. Prior to that, he was Group MLRO for a major Cypriot bank and held other senior management positions.

In 2015, Gregory founded the ACAMS Cyprus Chapter, where he continues to serve as Chair, driving the Chapter’s growth into one of the most active and respected professional communities in the region. He also serves as Vice-President of the Association of Cyprus Electronic Money and Payment Institutions (ACEMPI).

Gregory is an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a Fellow of the International Compliance Association (FICA), a long-standing member of the AMLP Forum and AGRC, and a certified CAMS Instructor and GCI-accredited trainer. His credentials include CAMS (Advanced) – Risk, CAMS (Advanced) – Audit, and CGSS, reflecting his deep expertise across the spectrum of AML/CFT and sanctions compliance.

Academically, Gregory holds an MBA from Lancaster University and a BSc (Hons) in Industrial Economics from the University of Warwick.

Dovilė is a compliance and risk management professional with over 10 years of experience in the AML and sanctions sphere. Since 2020 she has been involved in integrating AML practices and risk management measures into the CENTROlink payment system governance framework and overseeing the first line activities.

With more than 10 years of experience in AML and compliance, including regulatory functions, Rūta currently leads the second line of defence and is responsible for the development of AML/CFT and sanctions policies, as well as for risk management, oversight, and coordination.