Katri has been practicing law since 2014, with specialisation in banking and financial law since 2017.
In 2017, Katri embarked her legal career as a corporate and pan-Baltic retail banking lawyer at Luminor Bank. In this role, she provided crucial support to the sales department in financing transactions for large and medium-sized companies, including loans, trade financing, and guarantees. Katri's responsibilities extended to updating corporate banking and consumer credit terms and conditions, as well as internal regulations related to the prevention of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. Moreover, she supported the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing compliance unit, as well as the risk committee, in adhering to legal requirements throughout the customer relationship processes.
Katri has international experience in forensic projects related to the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and has assisted international law firm for a period of seven months, contributing to a money laundering investigation project on behalf of an international financial institution. Katri holds a certification from the International Compliance Association (ICA) in anti-money laundering.
Prior to joining KPMG Law, Katri was worked for inHouse Pays, the first licensed e-money institution under the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority. She assumed the responsibility of drafting service terms for the e-money institution, ensuring compliance through the update of internal regulations, and conducting legal analyses on the outsourcing of company operations. Katri also provided guidance to inHouse Pays in the application process for a cross-border service provision permit (passporting), offered consultation on regular inspections conducted by the Financial Supervision Authority, and was responsible for developing the company's legal compliance program to ensure adherence to current regulations, including PSD2, GDPR, AMLD V, and their associated requirements.
