Mrs. Ariana Blanco
Ms. Blanco is a lawyer and compliance strategist specializing in BSA/AML, financial crimes prevention, fraud risk management, and cryptocurrency regulation. She currently serves as Compliance Officer at Solidus Capital, a digital asset group holding regulatory approvals across different jurisdictions — FinCEN (federal MSB), Florida OFR, Delaware OSBC, Argentina CNV, Switzerland SRO-VQF, and the British Virgin Islands FSC — positioning it among the most rigorously regulated entities in the digital assets industry across the Americas and Europe. At a U.S. bank, she designed and implemented a comprehensive onboarding and transaction monitoring program for cryptocurrency clients, integrating BSA/AML controls with fraud prevention mechanisms. She has advised banks and fintechs on Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) risk assessment across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and the British Virgin Islands, equipping financial institutions with the tools to make informed, defensible compliance decisions in a high-risk sector. Her professional foundation was built at Ar Partners SA (formerly Raymond James Argentina) and Marval O'Farrell & Mairal, one of Latin America's most prestigious law firms. Ms. Blanco holds an IFCA International Expert in Compliance designation, is a Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP), and is certified by Chainalysis (Crypto Essentials & Reactor) and CipherTrace (Cryptocurrency Tracing). She is an active ACAMS member and holds a Law degree with honors from the University of Buenos Aires, with postgraduate specializations in Compliance and Blockchain & Smart Contracts.
