EY appoints new UK Financial Services Partner to its financial crime consulting business

EY has announced the appointment of Matt Taylor as a new partner in its UK financial crime consulting business.

Based in London, Matt will focus on expanding EY’s financial crime remediation and operations capabilities, focusing on clients in the banking, payments, FinTech and insurance sectors. With a strong regulation background, he will also advise on broader financial crime change and transformation work.

Matt joins EY from Protiviti, where he worked for 18 years with many of the world’s largest global banks, and most recently led the firm’s European Financial Services practice.

EY’s UK financial crime team employs 150 people and is part of a global financial crime team of more than 3,000. The UK consulting team is centred out of London and works closely with its delivery centre Newcastle.

Patrick Craig, UK Head of Financial Crime Consulting at EY, comments: “Financial crime is complex and always evolving, and as criminals continue to reach new levels of sophistication, the protection of firms’ businesses, customers and shareholders must transform to keep up.

“The use of new, strategic technology solutions are key to firms keeping pace with the threats of financial crime, and EY is committed to bringing the right talent together to drive progress for our clients. Matt’s appointment will undoubtedly strengthen our financial crime consulting team in London, and I know he will make a significant impact in delivering excellence for our clients.”

Matt Taylor, UK Financial Crime Consulting Partner at EY, comments: “UK financial services firms are facing increasingly complex financial crime compliance requirements, and keeping pace with the evolving needs behind the operational side of fighting this crime is a very real challenge. I’m proud to have joined the EY team and look forward to helping our clients protect themselves in the face of increasingly complex and challenging threats.”