Selected projects & history

Twenty years
of regulatory delivery.

A snapshot of recent engagements. Full list on request.

Field of work: data strategy for banks · author: Andreas O. Schwan

Current

Active engagements

Deutsche Bank AG 08/2025 to present

GSA Smaragd · PB Germany Data Management Rollout

Senior Consultant Transaction Monitoring

Driving the rollout of the Smaragd transaction monitoring platform for Private Banking Germany. Data quality across customer master and transaction records, mapping and migrating legacy data, working hand in hand with business and the BaFin interface.

Key results

  • Lifted data quality during migration from 78 to 96 percent.
  • Delivered three rollout phases on schedule.
  • Built a working bridge between IT, business and compliance.
SmaragdNICE ActimizeSQLAMLData Management
SIMO GmbH 03/2025 to present

SIMOSphere AI · AI Governance + EU AI Act

CEO & Strategic Lead

Strategy and architecture for SIMOSphere AI: an AI governance framework for regulated financial institutions, EU AI Act compliant documentation, risk classification of AI systems. Stood up an LLM evaluation framework across Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Mistral, with standardised metrics. Leading a 7-person data and AI team.

Key results

  • Shipped an EU AI Act compliant governance framework.
  • LLM evaluation across 4 models, reproducible end to end.
  • Opened a direct dialogue with BaFin on AI regulation.
PythonAzureGCPAI GovernanceEU AI ActLLM
Deutsche Bank AG 04/2023 to 01/2025

AFC AML/KYC Compliance Data Management

Senior Consultant AML/KYC Data Management

Anti Financial Crime data management and compliance advisory in AML/KYC. Implemented and tuned NICE Actimize (SAM, WLF, CDD, KYC, STAR) for international portfolios. Reverse engineered legacy bank data estates and designed automatable mappings, including attribute-level data quality measurement.

Key results

  • NICE Actimize modules SAM, WLF, CDD, KYC, STAR live in production.
  • Attribute-level data quality measurement in place.
  • Regulatory requirements met under BaFin supervision.
NICE ActimizeHadoopSpark SQLAML/KYCBaFin
History

Project history

01/2021 to 06/2023
Standard Chartered Bank
IRBA Risk Model Validation (Part 1 + 2)
Team Lead IRBA Risk Model Validation
SAS · Oracle · R Studio · IRBA · §44 KWG
01/2021 to 12/2021
Deutsche Aerztebank
Data Quality Management for Regulatory Reporting
Senior Consultant Data Quality
IBM Cognos · Oracle · KPI · Regulatory Reporting
01/2017 to 03/2020
Commerzbank
AML/KYC Transformation NICE Actimize
Project Lead / Product Owner AML
NICE Actimize · Hadoop · Spark SQL · SAS · Oracle
01/2016 to 12/2016
Major Leasing Company
Risk Management & Credit Portfolio Steering
Senior Consultant Credit Risk
SAS · Basel III · KWG · MaRisk · CVaR
01/2013 to 12/2015
Major German Bank
RWA Calculation Service Basel III
Senior Consultant RWA / Basel III
SAS · Big SQL · Hadoop · Informatica · Oracle
01/2012 to 12/2012
Two Major German Banks
RWA Month-end Integration after merger
Senior Consultant RWA Integration
SAS · Pillar 3 · BaFin Hardtest · Regulatory Reporting
01/2009 to 12/2011
Major German Bank
Basel II Calculation Engine (BaCE)
Senior Consultant Basel II / SolvV
SAS · Oracle · SAMBAplus · BaFin · SolvV
01/2006 to 12/2008
Major German Bank
Basel II Simulation Engine
Consultant Basel II / QIS
SAS · Oracle · FIRB · AIRB · BaFin QIS
01/2005 to 12/2005
Real Estate Company
Risk Management Web Application
Technical Project Lead
Java · Oracle · KRI · Loss Database
01/2004 to 12/2004
Major Logistics Company
Enterprise & Sales Management
Consultant Workflow & Optimisation
Java · Oracle · Route-Time-Cost Optimisation
10/2003 to 12/2003
Software Company
eProcurement Product Development
Consultant eProcurement
Java · SQL · Workflow · Procurement Platform
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about engagements.

Which banks has Andreas O. Schwan worked with?
Among others Deutsche Bank AG, Commerzbank, Standard Chartered Bank, Dresdner Bank, Deutsche Aerztebank, plus two major German banks during merger integration. Confidential engagements; details on request.
What was the toughest project?
Negotiating with the US monitor to close every finding at Commerzbank. Globally, at the highest escalation level. Outcome: early release from monitorship.
What is GSA Smaragd?
GSA Smaragd is Deutsche Bank's anti-money-laundering transaction monitoring platform. The current engagement focuses on data quality assurance for customer master and transaction data, mapping and migrating legacy data, and the BaFin regulatory interface.
What does IRBA stand for?
IRBA, Internal Ratings Based Approach. A regulator-approved internal method for capital calculation under CRR and KWG. At Standard Chartered, Andreas O. Schwan was Team Lead Risk Model Validation (01/2021 to 06/2023). Closed without findings (§44 KWG).

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