Wendy Hitchins - Partner & Co-Founder

With over 20 years in financial crime risk and compliance, Wendy has seen the industry shift from a checklist exercise to a complex, data-driven challenge. She co-founded ARevolution with a clear mission: to facilitate a more effective global fight against financial crime by bridging the gap between high-level policy and operational reality. 

The stakes are high. With global money laundering estimated between USD $800 billion and $3 trillion annually, Wendy recognises that the human and economic toll is real. Her career has been dedicated to implementing operational solutions that don't just meet regulatory hurdles but foster resilience and integrity within the financial system. 

A Global Perspective on Regulation
Wendy is a sought-after specialist in Australian, New Zealand, and European AML/CTF legislation. Recently, she served for ARevolution as an expert for the Council of Europe, where she developed the Standardised Minimum Data Set (SMDS) for suspicious transaction reporting. By socialising these frameworks with 27 EU/EEA member state Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), Wendy is helping to shape the unified reporting language that will inform future international technical standards. 

Innovating for "The Matter"
At ARevolution, Wendy leads strategic partnerships with global data intelligence leaders like Nuix to unlock the unstructured data insights that legacy platforms often miss. She is particularly passionate about supporting Australia’s Tranche 2 entities. By partnering with Cascade, she brings an award-winning solution to law firms, accountants, and real estate professionals that is built for "The Matter"—understanding that in professional services, risk is about the what as much as the who.

Empowering the Human Element
A self-confessed "AML/CTF nerd," Wendy believes that knowledge is the most powerful tool in compliance. She has mentored everyone from frontline KYC analysts to Board members and has represented major organisations before both Australian and European regulators. Whether she is architecting an European AML data standard in Brussels or designing a custom risk framework in Sydney, Wendy’s goal remains the same: to reduce the cost of compliance and strengthen global defences, all while ensuring a better, more efficient experience for the employee and the end customer.