Rebecca Chang

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Rebecca Chang is a Senior Manager in Financial Crime Compliance at Commonwealth Bank of Australia in the Institutional Banking, Markets and Treasury portfolio. A risk and financial crime leader with over 14 years of experience across banking and professional services, she has built a reputation for uplifting risk frameworks, strengthening governance, and driving meaningful change across complex organisations.
Prior to joining CBA, Rebecca served as Head of Financial Crime for Australia at UOB, where she held end-to-end ownership of the financial crime risk management framework, led the localisation of Group policy within the Australian regulatory environment, and played an active role in Australia's AML/CTF reform agenda through industry engagement. Earlier in her career she held roles at Macquarie Group in risk assurance and non-financial risk audit, and began at Deloitte and EY delivering financial crime risk consulting and forensic accounting services across financial services and corporate sectors.
Rebecca is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Fraud Examiner, and was named by Risky Women as a Woman to Watch in 2025. A casual academic for CAANZ in Risk, Technology and Artificial Intelligence, she brings practical insight into emerging technologies and their impact on risk management.