Advisor/Consultant

Ikenna Akaelu ESQ LLB, BL, LLM

Ikenna Akaelu is a seasoned financial analyst with over 10 years’ experience in the banking and regulatory compliance industry. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from University of Benin, a Masters’ in International Information Technology Law from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen UK and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2003.

Biography

He is a seasoned Anti-Money Laundering specialist that has worked with more than one of the Big Four PSN in the world. Throughout his career, Ikenna has demonstrated expertise in financial crime analysis, regulatory compliance, legal research, and risk management. He has a proven track record of providing strategic financial guidance to clients and stakeholders, ensuring clients meet their regulatory and legal obligations, and identifying gaps in financial risk assessment and mitigation within the dynamic UK financial market.

He has also worked as a decision making manager within the UK Department for Work and Pensions overseeing EU regulatory requirements with regard to the assessment of applications from EU citizens’ access to the UK social benefit system.

He supports several charities and has taken particular interest in those that provide safety for the vulnerable in the society, especially the most financially disadvantaged. He is passionate about ensuring that companies are held to a high level of corporate social responsibility and that they take into consideration how their activities impact the communities within which they operate, hence his interest in the gaming and gambling industry.

He is passionate about leveraging data-driven insights to drive informed decision-making and secure required regulatory breakthroughs that will provide social, mental and financial safety and ensure balance within the society.