Lara Barbuto
Director of Compliance and MLRO at OpenPayd
Lara Barbuto serves as Director of Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) at OpenPayd, a payments and financial infrastructure company that supports sectors including iGaming. In this role she is responsible for OpenPayd’s compliance with all regulatory obligations, particularly Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements, and she leads the company’s global compliance team.
With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Barbuto has held several senior compliance officer and MLRO positions before joining OpenPayd. Her deep expertise spans regulatory compliance, risk management, and financial crime prevention, making her a key figure in the fintech and payments space.
Barbuto is frequently invited to speak at industry events. She has appeared on panels at Malta Finance Week, discussing topics such as “Crypto, Gaming & AML: Beyond MiCA,” and has been featured on the 11:FS Fintech Insider News podcast. Her contributions highlight the intersection of payments, gaming, and regulatory compliance in the evolving digital economy.