Tessa Ventzke

Practical training in banking and compliance.

For compliance professionals who want the expertise and confidence to show their competence and deliver results. Training is available in-house or one-to-one.

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Tessa Ventzke
20+ years in banking and compliance
Trade Republic HSBC Citibank TARGOBANK Ameriprise American Express

How I can help

Banks & fintechs

In-house training

In-house training for your team, built around your needs. From onboarding new joiners and audit preparation training to capital markets compliance deep dives.

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One-to-one

1:1 training

Training on your topic, at your pace. For example MiFID or AML compliance, built around the tasks you have.

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Universities & academies

Lectures & Seminars

Single seminars, full modules, and recurring lectures. In person or online, in English and German.

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From January 2027

Consulting

I support banks and fintechs in MiFID / WpHG, Compliance Assurance / Monitoring and Testing, external audit coordination and internal audit projects.

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About
Motivation
We couldn't find trainings on the German regulatory environment in English, for our international colleagues joining our teams. In addition, the existing training was very theoretical. It wasn't focused on practical application, or on how modern banks and fintechs actually work. So I built it.
Mission
Hands-on banking and compliance training, taught in English or German. Built with input from banking and compliance leads at fintechs and established banks, teaching what they wish they had known on day one. General understanding and practical skills you can apply immediately, so you can shift your career into the next gear.
Values
University teaches the theory. Banking jobs are about the doing, and that shift is where a lot of junior talent struggles. And unfortunately, with continuing education during our careers, most seminars revert to the purely theoretical again. I believe training should stay practical for immediate use, at every stage of a career. It should be both engaging and accurate, and draw on the real-life perspectives of all kinds of different types of banks for the broadest understanding and application.
Promise
Everything in the training comes from everyday banking work: practical tips and guidelines you can use straight away. You get the big picture of the business models, how a bank works day to day, the products and the customer journey. This way your individual tasks fit into the whole structure and make more sense. The real and mock case exercises especially provide you with strategies for everyday tasks, so you can confidently show your competence and deliver results.

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