Financial Compliance · AI Governance · Available Nationwide

Mary Shahadi

I have spent 15+ years inside the systems most people never see — moving money, tracing crime, auditing risk, and building controls that actually hold. Now I sit at the intersection of financial compliance and artificial intelligence, where the rules are being written in real time and the organizations that do not get ahead of it will pay for it later. I know how money moves. I know how systems fail. And I know how to protect you before regulators make it mandatory.

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15+
Years Experience
5
Certifications
3
Active Portfolios
ACAMS
Fighting Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking
March 2026 · 2 CPE Credits
ACAMS
Preventing Online Child Exploitation
March 2026 · 2 CPE Credits
ACAMS
Financial Inclusion — Risk-Based Approach
March 2026 · 2 CPE Credits
Securiti
AI Security & Governance Certified
March 2026 · 1.5 CPE Credits
IAPP
AI Governance Professional (AIGP)
In Progress — Q3 2026
Why This Investment

The $250 Discovery Call Is Not a Low Rate.

It is the price of access to someone who has operated inside the most compliance-complex environments in the country — and came out knowing exactly where systems break and how to fix them before they do.

Discovery Call Rate
$250
30 Minutes · Focused · Actionable
  • Direct assessment of your compliance exposure
  • AI governance readiness evaluation
  • Specific, prioritized recommendations
  • Clear path to regulatory protection
  • No generic advice — only what applies to you
Reserve Your 30 Minutes
01

Cannabis Compliance — The Hardest Environment in the U.S.

I built and audited compliance frameworks inside cash-intensive cannabis retail — simultaneously navigating BSA, FinCEN, and state regulatory requirements. If controls hold there, they hold anywhere.

02

AML at the Investigation Level — Not Just Policy

SAR-level case analysis. KYC/CDD three-tier methodology. Beneficial ownership determination per 31 CFR 1010.230. This is operational knowledge built in the field, not classroom theory.

03

AI Governance Before Your Regulators Require It

Organizations that build AI governance frameworks now spend a fraction of what those who wait will pay in enforcement actions and remediation. I help you get ahead of it.

04

Full Engagements Start at $5,000

The discovery call determines fit and scope. Policy development, risk audits, compliance training, and advisory engagements are scoped individually. Serious organizations only.

Core Expertise

Where Financial Crime Compliance Meets The AI Frontier

Six operational areas where 15 years of cross-industry experience translates directly to organizational protection.

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AML Investigation

Applied SAR analysis across structuring, account takeover fraud, and merchant transaction laundering using FinCEN typologies, BSA standards, and FATF guidelines.

FinCEN BSA FATF SAR
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KYC / CDD Review

Three-tier risk methodology, PEP screening, Enhanced Due Diligence, and beneficial ownership determination per FinCEN CDD Rule 31 CFR 1010.230.

KYC CDD EDD PEP
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Operational Risk Audit

Cannabis retail POS environment, cash reconciliation controls, transaction monitoring frameworks, and audit readiness review in the most compliance-complex cash environments in the country.

Risk Audit Cannabis Controls
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AI Governance

Policy development, risk assessment, and regulatory readiness for organizations deploying AI — before enforcement makes it mandatory. Securiti certified, IAPP AIGP in progress.

AI Policy Risk Securiti AIGP
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Human Trafficking Financial Crime

ACAMS certified in identifying and disrupting the financial indicators of modern slavery, human trafficking, and online child exploitation across banking and payment systems.

ACAMS Typologies Detection
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Financial Inclusion Compliance

Risk-based approach to extending financial services to underserved populations while maintaining regulatory integrity — balancing inclusion goals with BSA/AML obligations.

Inclusion Risk-Based ACAMS
Work Portfolio

Operational Work. Not Theory.

Three independent compliance portfolios built to SAR-filing and audit-readiness standards.

AML Investigation Portfolio

SAR-Level Case Analysis

Three independent suspicious activity investigations applying FinCEN typologies and BSA/FATF standards across distinct financial crime scenarios.

  • Structuring and layering — cash smurfing pattern detection
  • Account takeover fraud — behavioral anomaly indicators
  • Merchant transaction laundering — POS manipulation typology
  • Full narrative write-up to SAR-filing standard
KYC / CDD Portfolio

Client Risk Review — Three-Tier Methodology

Complete customer due diligence reviews across Low, Medium, and High-risk classifications using Enhanced Due Diligence and beneficial ownership standards.

  • PEP screening and adverse media review process
  • Enhanced Due Diligence for high-risk client profiles
  • Beneficial ownership per 31 CFR 1010.230
  • Ongoing monitoring trigger documentation
Operational Compliance Audit

Cannabis Retail — Full Risk Environment Audit

End-to-end compliance risk audit of a cash-intensive cannabis retail POS environment navigating BSA, FinCEN, and state regulatory requirements simultaneously.

  • Cash reconciliation control review and gap analysis
  • Transaction monitoring framework assessment
  • POS environment vulnerability identification
  • Audit readiness scoring and remediation roadmap
Book a Discovery Call

30 Minutes. $250. No Fluff.

Come with your compliance challenge, your AI governance question, or your regulatory exposure. Leave with a clear answer and a defined path forward.

Direct Contact

Serious Inquiries Only.

For speaking engagements, enterprise contracts, and institutional inquiries. All submissions reviewed within 24 hours.

Available for Remote Contract — Immediate
Engagement Rate Starting at $5,000 · Scoped by Project
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