Hannah Priden

Hannah Pridden is a highly experienced risk and compliance professional with over 13 years’ experience in financial crime, including nine years in leadership and management roles within regulated banking and fintech environments.

She has led large operational teams across the full financial crime lifecycle, including onboarding and customer screening, KYC and re-KYC, transaction monitoring, ongoing monitoring, SAR reporting and law enforcement liaison. Her work has spanned both Line 1 operations and Line 2 advisory roles, giving her strong insight into how risk, compliance and operations interact in practice.

Before joining Sandfield Capital, Hannah was Economic Crime Operations Manager at Zempler Bank, where she acted as Deputy to the Head of Economic Crime. She led multi-level teams, delivered major efficiency and growth programmes, designed and implemented new AML systems and controls, and worked closely with regulators, law enforcement and external auditors. Her work included hosting AML audits, leading remediation programmes and engaging directly with the FCA.

At Sandfield Capital, Hannah is responsible for risk and compliance management across the business. She ensures Sandfield operates within regulatory expectations, maintains strong controls and governance, and supports the responsible delivery of litigation funding for law firm partners.

Hannah holds an LLB in Law and multiple ICA qualifications in financial crime, fraud and sanctions, and is known for her practical, detail-driven and solutions-focused approach.