Neil Katkov, PhD
Biography
Neil is a Director in Celent's global Risk practice. He currently focuses on the risk and compliance space including regtech, anti-money laundering and know-your-customer compliance, financial crime, and AML/KYC technology.
Neil initiated Celent's influential research on AML compliance and technology in 2002. He regularly advises leading financial institutions and technology vendors on their business, technology, and compliance strategies. His advisory engagements have included vendor selection for financial institutions, market feasibility studies for financial institutions and technology vendors, and strategic due diligence on a number of the leading compliance vendors.
Neil has been widely quoted in the press, including The Financial Times and The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, has appeared on CNBC, CNN, and TV Tokyo, and is a popular speaker at conferences in North America, Asia, and Europe.
Neil previously launched and managed Celent’s presence in Asia for 15 years and helped establish Celent’s market leading position in Japan. He holds a BA from the University of California at Berkeley and MA and PhD degrees from Harvard University. He is fluent in English, Japanese, and Chinese.
Latest insights
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7 November 2024
Recorded on November 7, 2024. 2025 is shaping up to be a transformative year for risk and compliance with the global surge in fraud, intensifyin… -
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