Cynthia Borg is the new head of Financial Crime Compliance and Group Money Laundering Reporting officer at APS Bank. In her role, Cynthia is responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust financial crime oversight framework covering Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, Counter Terrorist Financing, Anti-Bribery & Corruption and Fraud.

Borg is a certified financial crime compliance professional, with a 28-year career in Banking. She spent 26 years with HSBC Bank Malta plc where she held various positions including that of internal auditor and various AML headship positions. In 2013, she was appointed as the bank's Financial Crime Compliance lead for Retail Banking & Wealth Management Services, eventually moving to a more focused role as the bank's head of Global Standards and AML operations.

In 2016 she was appointed head of Compliance and MLRO for MeDirect Bank plc and two years later she moved to Diligex, an AML/CFT consultancy specialised firm, as head of Compliance.

Giovanni Bartolotta, chief Risk officer at APS Bank commented: "We are delighted to welcome Cynthia on board the APS ship. She brings with her a wealth of experience and technical knowledge in financial crime compliance which are second to none in the domestic financial services arena. Under Cynthia's leadership, APS Bank's AML and financial crime controls will be further strengthened, continuing to represent a key competitive advantage for our institution."