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About me
Global Financial Crimes and Customer Protection: Reputational Risk Investigator at PayPal
Education

Atlas language school
2006 - 2007English language and literature, general
Dublin business school
2007 - 2010Bachelor's degree business studies 2Business ManagementAccounting and FinanceEconomicsMarketingHuman Resources ManagementInformation Technology
Experience

Paypal
Mar 2011 - now• Conducting an end-to-end and meticulous review of potential illegal or suspicious activity, including firearms, gambling, adult, and drugs amongst other violating activities that are detailed in PayPal`s Acceptable User Policy.• Applying analytic techniques to complex information sets to make logical and effectively supported recommendations on cases for reporting to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and/or OFAC. Such investigation decisions are critical to PayPal’s fiduciary responsibility under the Bank Secrecy Act (Anti-Money Laundering rules) to effectively monitor customer’s activities regarding detecting and reporting suspicious activity report, including the predicate offenses of Anti-Child Exploitation, Adult, Offensive, Drugs and Weapon.• Assessment of customer activity across multiple platforms to ensure that it falls within acceptable parameters established by governing bodies including, but not limited to all relevant FIU (Financial Intelligence Unit). Show less • Conducting a meticulous review of potential illegal activity or activity in violation of various fundraising and non-profit regulations;• Completing a time-sensitive and thorough analysis of high risk customer segments and/or of potential Anti-Money Laundering activity and/or suspicious financial activity across multiple jurisdictions and countries;• Assessment of high risk customer profiles and large amounts of data to ensure normal and expected activity, including Acceptable Use Policy adherence and Know Your Customer efforts;• Apply analytic techniques to complex information sets in order to make logical and supported recommendations;• Regularly exercise good judgment and in making decisions or recommendations in relation to case investigations conducted;• Documenting findings in narrative style format, in the manual and automated process case management system and prepare reports to management as required.• Regularly working on the suspicious activity report filing, transaction monitoring process and sanction screening to ensure the timely reporting of filing regulatory reports across multiple EU jurisdictions. Show less • Quickly upskilled from Buyer Appeals to Buyer Risk Operations where I was exposed to various Fraud Qs and Buyer Modus Operandi (Account Take Over, Stolen Financial, High Average Selling Price and Collusion).• Later promoted to Seller Risk Operations where I successfully moved to our most experienced seller Q, Small Medium Business and Explosive Growth.• My primary task is to review customer accounts/activity, determine associated risks if any, and mitigate loss.• My strong analytical skills have helped me identify and patterns, allowing me to collaborate with Risk Management and Fraud Solutions to put rules in place, and prevent future loss.• While working reported stolen credit cards and bank accounts claims. I identified a gap in our Correction Tool process and proposed a successful solution which was implemented globally. As a result my story was selected to feature in the PayPal Trailblazer. Show less
Global Financial Crimes and Customer Protection: Reputational Risk Investigator
Mar 2021 - nowGlobal Financial Crimes and Customer Protection: Enhanced Due Diligence Investigator
Feb 2016 - Feb 2021Fraud Operations Analyst
Mar 2011 - Jan 2016
Licenses & Certifications

Conversational esl course in u.s.
Bosphorous education corporationJun 2002
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANPayPal Challenge Coin - Dec 2023
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANValues Ambassador Award - Oct 2021
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANThink a Thon 2020 - September 1, 2020 Think a Thon 2020 Winner under Effortless Experience Category
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANREWARD and RECOGNITION - April 1, 2020 2nd Prize Holistic Risk Management
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANThink Thon Competition 2018 - September 1, 2018 Idea shortlisted
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANSpot Award - February 1, 2018
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANSPOT Award - November 1, 2017
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANI LOVE NPS - July 1, 2016 "I Love NPS" July Winner
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANREWARD and RECOGNITION - June 1, 2016 1st Prize in the "Be Open, Honest and Direct Category"
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANSPOT Award - November 1, 2015
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANSPOT Award - May 1, 2014
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANREWARD and RECOGNITION - September 1, 2013 Shortlisted
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANTRAILBLAZER Award - Jul 2013
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANEMPOWERMENT Champion - April 1, 2013 Received 7 times Empowerment Pins
- Awarded to OKAN KAYANUNSUNG HERO Award - May 2007 Nominated and received an award from the Lord Mayor of Dublin for contributions to my local community.
Languages
- tuTurkish
- enEnglish
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