Full Biography
Jim Vivenzio is a Senior Counsel with Perkins Coie LLP in Washington D.C. Jim advises financial institution and financial technology (FinTech) clients on Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) compliance, enforcement and examination issues, and regulatory matters including FinTechs and third party risk management. Prior to joining Perkins Coie in 2023, Jim served for 32 years with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as the Director for BSA/AML Policy and the Senior Counsel for BSA/AML. In these roles, Jim was responsible for developing agency and Federal policies relating to BSA/AML and was involved in all BSA/AML enforcement actions taken by the OCC and significant BSA/AML examination findings identified by OCC examiners that resulted in violations of law or matters requiring board attention. Jim has been involved in money laundering and fraud matters throughout his career, was a regular participant in the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSAAG) and served as the inaugural co-chair of the BSAAG Subcommittee on Innovation and Technology that was established by Congress in the AML Act of 2020.
