Trisha Kothari

CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21

Trisha Kothari is the co-founder and CEO of Unit21, a solution that proactively mitigates risks tied to money laundering, fraud, and other illicit activities. Trisha is driven by a powerful mission to empower the fight against financial crimes. Her professional journey, deeply rooted in engineering and product management, includes significant roles at companies such as Google, LinkedIn, and Affirm. During her tenure as an early engineer and product manager at Affirm, Trisha gained firsthand insight into the gross inefficiency and siloed ways that AML and Fraud operated. This experience served as a catalyst for her to develop innovative AML and Fraud solutions that Unit21 now offers today.


After leaving Affirm in 2018, Trisha joined South Park Commons, a community of builders, tinkerers, and domain experts. There, she met her co-founder and began tinkering with the concept of Unit21. Follow Trisha on LinkedIn, where she usually discusses new regulatory changes to be aware of, reacts to industry trends, and shares Unit21 product enhancements.

AI
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6 min

AI in Financial Crime Prevention: Why It’s More Than Just a Checkbox

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
March 9, 2026
AML
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6 min

Unit21 Bolsters Compliance Systems for PrizePicks

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
March 2, 2026
BaaS
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6 min

Transaction Monitoring in Banks: An Expert Perspective for BaaS Banks

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
January 6, 2026
Fintech
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6 min

2025 End-of-Year Product Recap: The Year of the Risk-Fighting Platform

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
January 5, 2026
Banking
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6 min

How the Use of AI in Banking Is Replacing Legacy Systems

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
September 15, 2025
Banking
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6 min

How Sallie Mae Is Future-Proofing Its Fraud and Compliance Strategies

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
September 8, 2025
AML
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6 min

Reimagining Compliance: How Green Dot is Leading with Innovation

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
June 12, 2025
Fraud
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6 min

From TikTok Trend to Financial Turmoil: The Dark Side of First-Party Fraud

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
September 3, 2024
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