Gino Soave
About Gino
Gino is a Director with Cygnus Compliance focused on developing, implementing, and remediating compliance programs for both global financial institutions and emerging FinTech innovators. He is seasoned regulatory compliance and risk management executive with over 20 years of experience across the United States and Canada bringing a technology-forward approach to regulatory transformation, integrating advanced RegTech solutions for KYC, case management, and blockchain analytics. His focus areas include digital assets, broker-dealer operations, payments, and Web3, with a specialized emphasis on financial crimes compliance, emerging regulation, and RegTech integration.
Prior to Cygnus, Gino has successfully advised some of the largest U.S.-based banks and leading digital finance platforms, delivering scalable compliance frameworks and overseeing high-risk remediation efforts. Previously, Gino co-founded the Digital Assets Risk and Compliance Advisory Practice at Navigant (now Guidehouse), where he worked with several leading cryptocurrency exchanges to build and enhance financial crimes compliance programs. Gino also led country-level compliance assessment workstreams as part of PwC’s support of HSBC’s global remediation efforts. His leadership spanned the firm’s operations in Switzerland (Private Banking), China, and Singapore, where he directed on-the-ground teams assessing program effectiveness in coordination with international regulatory expectations.
Across his career, Gino has partnered with a wide range of institutions, from traditional banks and insurers to cutting-edge FinTech startups, helping them navigate cross-border regulatory requirements while enabling responsible growth and innovation. He remains an active voice in the compliance community, bringing strategic insight and hands-on leadership to the evolving intersection of finance, technology, and regulation.
Education
Bachelor’s of Commerce, University of Toronto
Tools
- Actimize
- AmLock (Azentio)
- Abrigo (BAM+)
- Bridger
- EastNets
- eGifts
- Fircosoft/Acquity
- FISERV FCRM
- Global Vision
- Norkom/Detica
- Oracle FCCM
- Ocean Systems
- FIS – Prime
- SAS
- RegTechOne
- Verafin
- Wolters Kluwer
- Yellow Hammer
- Proprietary/Custom homegrown/ML System
Expertise
Regulatory Risk & Compliance
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Model risk is a critical subset of operational risk. Unvalidated or poorly calibrated models can lead to compliance failures, missed risk signals, and failed exams. Our validation services help financial institutions meet OCC, FRB, and FDIC expectations while enhancing model performance across AML, sanctions, fraud, and CRR domains.
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Even high-performing models degrade over time. At Cygnus Compliance, we help institutions tune and optimize their monitoring and CRR systems to reduce false positives, sharpen detection, and align with shifting business and regulatory needs.
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We guide institutions through the full lifecycle of implementing and optimizing AML, fraud, and case management platforms ensuring your RegTech investment is operationally sound and regulator-ready.
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We deliver comprehensive, data-driven risk assessments that help institutions identify vulnerabilities, evaluate controls, and satisfy regulatory expectations. Our assessments inform practical, risk-based strategies that enhance program effectiveness.
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Cygnus Compliance Care delivers on-demand regulatory support for critical initiatives, without requiring permanent hires. We embed experienced professionals to support audits, tune systems, clear backlogs, and strengthen compliance operations.
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We help institutions manage alert volume, improve triage, and enhance investigations through intelligent automation and deep compliance expertise. Our managed services reduce false positives, increase efficiency, and deliver regulator-ready outcomes.
Technology Consulting
Advisory & Consulting
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We help institutions transition to cloud environments that are secure, scalable, and compliant.
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Modernize legacy systems and adopt new technologies to meet evolving business and compliance requirements.
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Strengthen your security posture with a proactive, risk-based approach to technology.
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Understand, evaluate, and implement blockchain technologies where it adds value.
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Securely harness the value of connected devices in financial operations.
Product Engineering & Development
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We translate business and regulatory requirements into functional, user-centric products with compliance controls embedded at every stage.
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Whether launching a new RegTech tool or modernizing an internal platform, we manage full-cycle implementation.
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We ensure new tools integrate with your environment, users, and workflows—maximizing adoption and value.
Expertise
Cyber Security
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Timely and coordinated incident response is critical to maintaining business continuity and regulatory compliance. We develop tailored incident response plans, simulate cyberattack scenarios, and support forensic analysis and breach containment when every second counts.
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We implement data-centric protection strategies that secure sensitive information and support compliance with GLBA, CCPA, GDPR, and other regulatory frameworks.
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We help institutions design cloud architectures that prioritize security and regulatory compliance, including risk assessments and remediation of misconfigurations.
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We build identity governance frameworks that enforce least privilege, mitigate insider threats, and strengthen audit readiness.
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We build identity governance frameworks that enforce least privilege, mitigate insider threats, and strengthen audit readiness.
Data Engineering & Analytics
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We develop and operationalize governance programs that establish data ownership, standardization, and defensibility supporting both day-to-day operations and regulatory exams.
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We design AI/ML models to automate triage, enhance detection, and reduce analyst fatigue while maintaining explainability, traceability, and compliance with model governance frameworks.
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We design and implement dynamic dashboards to support transparency, stakeholder engagement, and audit readiness across compliance domains.
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We build normalized, regulator-aligned data models that support investigations, long-term trend analysis, and audit traceability.
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We implement data control mechanisms that continuously monitor quality and alert stakeholders to anomalies before they affect operations or reporting.
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Our dashboards visualize KPIs, KRIs, and risk trends across AML, fraud, sanctions, and KYC domains supporting board reporting and internal audit.
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Timely and coordinated incident response is critical to maintaining business continuity and regulatory compliance. We develop tailored incident response plans, simulate cyberattack scenarios, and support forensic analysis and breach containment when every second counts.
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We enhance your surveillance and onboarding programs with enriched, behavior-informed customer profiles that integrate internal and external data.