Abraham Nnamdi Udu

Senior Compliance, Audit & Risk Management Expert

Abraham Nnamdi Udu is a seasoned compliance, audit, and risk management professional with over a decade of experience in Nigeria’s commercial banking sector. He has served in key roles across internal control units, compliance, and transaction monitoring overseeing regulatory compliance, financial crime risk management, and internal controls across various business functions.

Abraham is an Economist and a Chartered Accountant (ACA), holding several international certifications including: Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP), and Certified Information Systems Risk & Compliance Professional (CISRCP).

His expertise spans AML/CFT compliance, sanctions enforcement, fraud prevention, data privacy, digital product compliance, blockchain investigations, and IT/IS governance, risk and compliance (GRC). He brings deep insight into transaction monitoring, risk-based controls, and regulatory alignment for digital financial ecosystems.

Abraham is widely recognized for leading the transformation of compliance systems designing and automating critical workflows such as enhanced due diligence (EDD), PEP approval processes, transaction monitoring logic, and risk analytics dashboards to improve operational visibility and regulatory responsiveness.

As a faculty member of BFIED, Abraham delivers systems-level insight, practical tools, and real-world perspective. He is passionate about building integrity-driven professionals equipped to lead in an increasingly complex and evolving financial crime compliance environment.