Sanctions Practitioner · 26+ Years

Crystal Noe

26+ years building, fixing, and examining sanctions compliance programs across Tier-1 banks, Big Tech, fintech, and digital asset platforms. Founder of the Sanctions Risk Institute. Author of Screen This, Avoid That.

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The Sanctions Risk Management Standard.

About Crystal

The practitioner
behind the standard.

Crystal Noe has spent 26+ years inside sanctions compliance at Tier-1 banks, Big Tech, fintech, and digital asset platforms. She has built programs from scratch, fixed programs that were broken, and sat across the table from examiners who found what others missed. She is recognized by Innovative Finance as a Top Policy Maker & Regulatory Expert on the Women in Fintech Power List.

Her book — Screen This, Avoid That: Sanctions Strategies for TradFi, CeFi, DeFi & Beyond — is the first practitioner-written sanctions compliance handbook built entirely on real OFAC enforcement actions. 107+ use cases. Four audience tracks. First of its kind.

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Expertise

The full stack
of sanctions risk.

OFAC Enforcement
Deep expertise in OFAC enforcement actions, voluntary self-disclosure strategy, and root cause analysis across 20+ years of settlements.
Screening Architecture
Field-level control design for TradFi, fintech, and digital asset platforms. From fuzzy match thresholds to blockchain address screening.
Digital Assets
Sanctions compliance for crypto exchanges, DeFi protocols, and digital asset custodians. Blockchain analytics, Travel Rule, and OFAC 50% Rule application.
Program Design
End-to-end sanctions program architecture for institutions at every stage — from startup to Tier-1 bank.
Training & Education
Founder of the Sanctions Risk Institute. Author of the first multi-audience sanctions certification program.
Speaking
Conference speaker on sanctions screening, blockchain compliance, and regulatory strategy. TRM Block Conference and beyond.
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