Mostafa Elash

Mostafa Elash is the Head of Risk, Compliance, and MLRO at Arbeat Group, a VARA-regulated digital asset platform in Dubai, where he leads risk governance, financial crime controls, and regulatory engagement across the firm's Exchange and Broker-Dealer licenses. With over 18 years of experience in financial crime investigations, AML/CFT, and digital asset compliance across the Middle East and North America, Mostafa has held senior positions including Leading Financial Crimes Investigations for the Americas at Binance and Deputy Head of Compliance at Wallet in Telegram. He specializes in blockchain forensics, law enforcement liaison, and cross-border SAR/STR investigations, with extensive experience building financial crime investigation and law enforcement liaison functions at two of the world's largest crypto platforms, strengthening cross-border cooperation between virtual asset service providers and law enforcement globally. Mostafa also serves as a specialist contributor to UAE expe