Biswajit (Bishi) Nayak

Biswajit “Bishi” Nayak is a Partner at Davies, within the Risk and Compliance capability. With more than 20 years of experience in financial crime risk management, he is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). Bishi supports clients across the US, Canada, and Brazil with solutions covering AML, sanctions, KYC, CDD, transaction monitoring and operational risk. His remit spans the full lifecycle of financial crime oversight, from programme design and regulatory remediation to operational optimisation and tooling strategy.

Before joining Davies, Bishi held senior roles within several global financial institutions, including executive‑level positions in both and capital markets. His background spans frontline financial crime operations and advisory work. Therefore, giving him experience across both the banking and consulting sides of the industry. This enables him to support organisations at every stage of maturity, from high‑growth FinTechs to large, established international banks.

His engagements range from designing financial crime frameworks for smaller teams to advising large, complex institutions seeking efficiency improvements or regulatory alignment. His work covers process redesign, operating model optimisation, technology selection, and responses to regulatory scrutiny.

He supports clients navigating an environment where regulatory expectations evolve continually. Bishi focuses on helping organisations balance regulatory obligations with cost management pressures, ensuring they respond effectively to supervisory expectations. He evaluates upcoming regulatory change, market developments, and industry trends across financial crime to help clients remain compliant and prepared.

Across regulated markets, Bishi helps organisations strengthen their financial crime environments, improve efficiency, and meet growing regulatory expectations with confidence.