ThetaRay, a global leader in AI-native financial crime compliance (FCC) infrastructure, has announced the appointment of Laure Richmond as Chief Financial Officer. Bringing more than two decades of financial leadership across institutional trading and financial technology, Richmond will lead ThetaRay’s global finance organization, oversee capital allocation, and drive the company’s operational scaling.

Richmond arrives at ThetaRay amid accelerating regulatory mandates across its core markets. In the United States, provisions under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act establish strict BSA/AML and real-time transaction screening obligations for digital assets and payment issuers. In Europe, the EU AI Act’s strict rules for high-risk AI in financial services mandate transparent, audit-ready compliance platforms. As financial institutions replace legacy rules-based systems with mission-critical AI, Richmond will oversee the financial strategy supporting ThetaRay’s rapid global growth and market expansion.

Richmond brings extensive experience driving global financial strategy, regulatory compliance, and scaled operations for technology-driven financial platforms. She previously served as CFO at TMX VettaFi and TMX Datalinx, leading financial strategy for the data and analytics division of TMX Group, the Canadian exchange and market infrastructure operator. Prior to TMX, she spent nearly two decades at Instinet, a Nomura subsidiary, where she served as Global CFO. Both tenures sit within regulated capital markets — the environment whose accelerating compliance obligations ThetaRay’s AI-native platform is built to address.

Based in New York, Richmond will work across ThetaRay’s global footprint, bridging financial discipline with product innovation, commercial execution, and client success. The company maintains teams in Tel Aviv, London, Madrid, and New York, and continues to scale its platform across international markets. How her capital strategy supports that expansion — particularly in markets now codifying stablecoin and high-risk AI rules — will be one to watch as regulators turn explainable AI from optional tooling into core infrastructure.

“With regulatory shifts turning explainable AI into core infrastructure, scaling globally requires both discipline and sharp execution,” said Brad Levy, Chief Executive Officer of ThetaRay. “Laure’s proven track record across major financial technology platforms and her hands-on approach make her the partner we need to drive our capital strategy and lead industry innovation and consolidation.”

“ThetaRay is defining the future of financial crime compliance through agentic AI,” said Richmond. “ending time on the ground with our teams in Tel Aviv, London, Madrid, and New York confirmed the immense opportunity ahead. My focus is on pairing capital strategy with product innovation to expand our platform capabilities and capitalize on strategic growth opportunities.”