Crime jobs in United Kingdom

PingPong is on a mission to digitize trade, simplifying global growth for businesses. With $300B+ in payments processed, we’re one of the world’s leading cross-boundary platforms – and we’re just getting started. PingPong currently has 38 offices in 15 countries and over 1,500 employees. Our international presence helps businesses solve complex payment needs in every major economy across all time zones.

PingPong Payments provides a pay range. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

You will participate in identifying, assessing, and controlling fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, sanction and operational risks across PingPong’s global payment network in both existing and emerging markets. This is a hands‑on role focused on embedding risk and fraud prevention measures directly into product and operational processes, ensuring risks are managed at source.

This position will report directly to the Operations Manager. You’ll partner closely with our local Compliance, Product, Business Development and the operations teams to build a cohesive risk prevention journey. You’ll also collaborate with colleagues across the U.S., EU, the U.K., and other regions and with Group HQ teams.

• Conduct onboarding risk reviews on customers, and transactions in line with company’s policies and risk appetite.
• Monitor customer transactions in real‑time to detect and prevent suspicious or fraudulent activities.
• Review and analyse customer information and documentation to assess risk levels and identify red flags.
• Collaborate with Product and Risk Strategy teams to embed risk signals, fraud controls, and compliance requirements directly into systems.
• Perform regular portfolio risk checks and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead incident investigation and response for fraud or operational risk events, ensuring timely remediation and improvements.
• Drive automation and process optimization within risk and fraud operations to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.

• 5+ years of experience in financial crime prevention within the fintech sector. Experience in cross‑border payments is a plus.
• Knowledge of UK and/or EU financial regulations and standards.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

• Educated with a relevant degree in Business, Finance, or a related field. A master's degree is a plus.
• Risk‑approach focused; you can’t imagine working in any other way, and it’s the only way to achieve our goals.
• Equally at home in both strategic planning and hands‑on execution, ideally with experience in start‑up/scale‑up as well as larger organisations.
• Ability to drill down, persistent and never‑give‑up spirit.
• Holistic approach: ability to develop and execute high‑impact processes across multiple business units.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills – able to influence internal and external stakeholders.

PingPong is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer with a global culture that embraces diversity.

We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Analyst