Watcharaphong Ovitayakul

Watcharaphong Ovitayakul

Research Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior KYC Analyst

  • Education

    • Universidade do Porto

      2016 - 2017
      Erasmus Mundus (Smart-Link Program) Management and Economics

      Activities and Societies: Class without Frontiers Project: In partnership with Porto City Hall, U.Porto international students are the “lecturers” invited to talk about their home country, its culture and language to Porto's high school students. Received a scholarship to undertake undergraduate mobility at the Faculty of Economics, University of Porto in Portugal for 10 months.

    • มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree Modern Management and Information Technology (Hons.) 3.96

      Activities and Societies: Vice president of College of Arts, Media, and Technology Student Union (2014-2015), Teacher Assistant (2016)

  • Experience

    • LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)

      May 2018 - May 2019
      Research Analyst

      Responsible for drafting Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reports by gathering the right intelligent information from public sources, subscription databases, and LSEG’s products such as World-Check and Eikon to identify risks associated with the subjects.

    • Opn

      Apr 2020 - now

      Responsible for conducting Quality Assurance checks to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, contributing to process improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, performing KYC checks for complex merchants, and providing guidance and advice to colleagues. Perform Know Your Customer (KYC) tasks to verify the identity and associated risks of prospective merchants, ensuring compliance with AML/CFT, Card Scheme, and other relevant regulatory standards. This involves reviewing merchant applications, analyzing collected data, identifying Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs), conducting background and adverse media checks, and screening for politically exposed persons (PEPs) or sanctions.

      • Senior KYC Analyst

        Jul 2022 - now
      • KYC Analyst

        Apr 2020 - Jun 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Anti-Money Laundering Concepts: AML, KYC and Compliance

      Udemy
      Jun 2022
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Watcharaphong Ovitayakul
      Year 2015 Academic Excellence Award Chiang Mai University 2015
    • Awarded to Watcharaphong Ovitayakul
      Year 2014 Academic Excellence Award Chiang Mai University 2014
    • Awarded to Watcharaphong Ovitayakul
      Year 2013 Academic Excellence Award Chiang Mai University 2013