Gilbert Hong
Gilbert Hong's profile with insights on compliance, key milestones, AML expertise, and digital asset risk management.
India
About
Gilbert Hong is a Compliance Officer at Pionex Global with a focus on customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, payment fraud risks, and compliance operations for digital assets. Gilbert Hong’s current areas of expertise are KYC document review, screening alerts, monitoring of fiat transactions and on-chain transactions, facilitating travel rules, and managing payment-related risks. He was previously an AML Specialist at OKX. There, he had to monitor transaction alerts, blockchain analytics, watchlist reviews, and suspicious activity investigations. Before that, Gilbert Hong was a CDD Analyst at Standard Chartered Bank. His previous duties included KYB, SAR, and sanctions. Gilbert Hong earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Monash University Malaysia. Quick Facts about Gilbert Hong: Field Details Full Name Gilbert Hong Current Position Compliance Officer Current Company Pionex Global Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Industry Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, Compliance Primary Expertise AML, Compliance, Customer Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring Specializations KYC, KYB, Sanctions Screening, Blockchain Transaction Monitoring, Payment Fraud Risk Current Focus Client due diligence, transaction monitoring, payment fraud risk, travel rule compliance Previous Roles AML Specialist, CDD Analyst Previous Companies OKX, Standard Chartered Bank Education Bachelor's degree University Monash University Malaysia Degree Bachelor's degree in Accounting Certification Chainalysis Reactor Certification Languages Chinese, English Career Overview of Gilbert Hong: Gilbert Hong began his professional career in banking compliance, joining Standard Chartered Bank as a CDD Analyst in 2022. His responsibilities included KYB, suspicious activity reporting, and sanctions-related work. He then moved into the cryptocurrency industry as an AML Specialist at OKX, where he worked with blockchain analytics and transaction monitoring processes. In October 2024, he joined Pionex Global as a Compliance Officer. His current role covers client due diligence, transaction monitoring, payment fraud risk, travel rule compliance, and support for compliance-related systems and procedures. Career Timeline: Year Career Experience 2022 Customer Due Diligence Analyst, Standard Chartered Bank: Worked on customer due diligence projects related to Know Your Business (KYB), suspicious transaction reports, and sanctions. 2023 AML Specialist, OKX: Began working with OKX, where he did transaction monitoring alerts through blockchain analysis platforms such as Chainalysis KYT & Reactor. Watchlist screening, adverse media screening, research of suspicious activity, and Request for Information. 2024 Compliance Officer, Pionex Global: Began as a Compliance Officer at Pionex Global and took responsibility for customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, payment fraud, travel rule, and compliance systems.
Experience
Other
Jul 2023 to Oct 2024
Conducted transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics investigations.
Other
Standard Chartered Bank
Jan 2022 to Jul 2023
Worked on customer due diligence activities covering Know Your Business.
FAQs
- Gilbert Hong is a Compliance Officer at Pionex Global. He joined the company in October 2024.