Idan Levy

Experience
Idan Levy is a certified Israeli advocate with over 20 years of experience in compliance within the financial services sector. He has held numerous managerial compliance roles in both local and international banks. He founded MitigateCRM, a leading compliance consultancy firm in Israel, where he serves as CEO. His experience encompasses compliance management, risk assessment, and regulatory advisory tailored to financial companies. He also played a key role in establishing Israel’s first compliance officer training program and founded the Israeli Compliance Community, the largest network of compliance professionals in Israel. Additionally, he co-founded Advanscreen, a sanctions-screening fintech solution, and is actively involved in advisory roles for cyber and startup companies. His background includes extensive banking experience and expertise in financial crimes compliance and regulation.
Specialty
Idan Levy specializes in compliance and risk management in the financial sector, with particular expertise in AML (Anti-Money Laundering), CTF (Counter-Terrorist Financing), securities and capital markets regulation, anti-bribery, antitrust, data privacy, and employment law. He is recognized for his skills in designing compliance processes including onboarding procedures, training, KYC (Know Your Customer), risk classification, screening, and reporting solutions. His leadership at MitigateCRM focuses on providing tailored, practical compliance services and regulatory solutions for local and international financial companies operating under complex regulatory frameworks in Israel.
Education
Idan Levy holds an LL.B. and an LL.M. degree in law. CAMS certified, he has complemented his legal education with extensive professional certification, including qualification as a Company Director and certification as a commercial Credit Officer. His academic and practical training supports his deep knowledge of regulatory law and compliance enforcement.

• Founder and CEO of MITIGATE Compliance & Risk Management, with over 20 years of compliance experience in the financial services sector, including senior compliance management roles at major banks such as HSBC plc1.
• Founder of Israel’s largest compliance community, dedicated to training compliance professionals and organizing industry events like webinars and live conventions in Tel Aviv2.
• Established Israel’s first compliance officer training programme, significantly contributing to the professional development of compliance officers in the country2.
• Training partner in Israel for the Association of Governance, Risk & Compliance (AGRC) through MitigateCRM, enhancing local expertise in compliance and risk management2.
• Training partner in Israel for the Association of  Certified Anti money laundering Specialist (ACAMS).
• Co-founder and CEO of Advanscreen Ltd., a leading sanctions-screening RegTech platform that provides automated compliance solutions for sanctions list screening3.