Michael Ogunkola is a strategic financial crime prevention in multinational operations.

Michael Ogunkola, over a decade has worked at the intersection of internal control, enterprise risk, and compliance, building ironclad systems that shield corporations from the growing threat of financial crime.

In an interview with Journalists, Ogunkola said his research showed a proactive and intelligence-driven approach integrates regulatory compliance with forensic analysis, data integrity audits, and real-time risk mitigation.

In his current role as Head of Financial Strategy, Controls and Operations in a telecommunications firm, Ogunkola leads cross-functional initiatives to prevent illicit financial activities from internal fraud and revenue leakage to external threats like money laundering and asset misappropriation.

He said “Multinationals operate across borders which creates a web of exposure that would help build frameworks that give them visibility, control, and legal protection wherever they operate”.

He noted that the result is more than operational, but it is visionary, which has empowered organizations to not just comply but to excel in an era where financial transparency is strategic advantage.