Napier AI marks decade of RegTech innovation

Napier AI marks decade of RegTech innovation

Napier AI, the London-based financial crime compliance technology firm, is celebrating its tenth anniversary by earning recognition across ten leading industry reports.

The milestone highlights a decade of continuous innovation, international expansion, and leadership in the fight against financial crime.

Throughout 2025, Napier AI has been acknowledged by a range of prestigious analyst firms. The company was listed in Chartis Research’s Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring Solutions 2025, Gartner’s Market Guide for Anti-Money Laundering Solutions 2025, and Juniper Research’s Anti-Money Laundering Systems Market: 2025–2030. It also featured in The Forrester Wave: Anti-Money Laundering Solutions, Q2 2025, and Chartis Research’s Financial Crime and Compliance 50 (FCC50) 2025. Further recognition came from Wavestone’s RegTech Radar 2025, Everest Group’s Leading 50™ Financial Crime and Compliance Technology Providers 2025, and QKS Group’s SPARK Matrix: AML Solution Q2 2025. Napier AI was also included in MarketsandMarkets’ latest Anti-money Laundering Market Size, Share, Industry, Growth, Latest Trends 2025 report and Chartis Research’s RiskTech100® 2026.

This series of accolades underscores the firm’s influence in the global compliance ecosystem and affirms the success of its Napier AI Continuum platform. The solution leverages explainable AI, configurable automation, and regulatory transparency to help institutions enhance screening, monitoring, and client risk assessment processes.

The recognition crowns a year of substantial growth and development for Napier AI. In the past 12 months, the company received a majority growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners, opened its Belfast Centre of Excellence to strengthen R&D and client delivery, and was named one of the UK’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte. Additionally, Napier AI earned Celent’s Model Risk Manager Award alongside Australia Post and expanded its engagement with regulators, including its collaboration with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on AI and typology research.

Napier AI CEO Greg Watson said, “Reaching our tenth anniversary with ten industry recognitions is a milestone that speaks to the incredible progress we’ve made as a company. Each one reflects the trust our customers, partners, and regulators place in Napier AI, and the relentless innovation of our teams worldwide. We are also grateful to the analysts who continue to recognise our work and collaborate with us in shaping the future of responsible, explainable AI in financial crime compliance.”

Napier AI continues to position itself as a trusted global RegTech leader, supporting over 100 clients worldwide with its AI-driven compliance solutions. Its technology-first approach and close collaboration with regulators underline the company’s mission to make financial crime compliance smarter, faster, and more transparent.

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