Mavis Bennett is a compliance professional with 15 years of experience working within various aspects of an anti-money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act program. Currently, Bennett is an assistant vice president transaction monitoring manager with Community Federal Savings Bank (CFSB) in New York City. As CFSB is a retail bank, it also provides payment settlement services and serves as a prepaid card issuer to various types of fintech companies that operate in the payments industry. Working in this space has afforded Bennett wonderful opportunities that have brought continuous growth and development to her career.

Bennett is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) through ACAMS and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from St. John’s University in Queens, New York, and she also earned a master’s degree in business administration from Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, New Jersey. In addition to her professional work, Bennett is also a volunteer reading tutor for grade school children through Reading Partners, a national nonprofit organization that provides reading support to grade school students that empowers full reading potential along with fostering the joys of reading.