Why AI collaboration is key to fighting fraud
AI is no longer a pilot project in financial services. That was the clear message from the 2026 BAFT International Trade & Payment Conference,...
AML failures drive record FCA fines in 2025
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delivered a stark warning to regulated firms in 2025, imposing more than £124m in fines by year-end,...
Rethinking SARs in the fight against financial crime
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) sit at the heart of AML frameworks worldwide. Without them, efforts to identify laundering, trafficking and terrorist financing would be...
Agentic AI drives next phase of AML innovation
AI is moving from experimentation to operational reality across banking, financial services, and insurance. After a year in which real-world AI deployments accelerated, 2026...
How can AML stay ahead of evolving financial crime?
Financial crime has always been a moving target. What has changed is the speed at which it now learns, adapts and scales. Money laundering...
AI-powered complaints management for compliance
AI is rapidly reshaping how organisations manage customer complaints, turning what was once a reactive administrative function into a strategic pillar of compliance and...
Turning AML into advantage in African FinTech
African FinTech has long been associated with financial inclusion, mobile-first innovation and rapid digital adoption. Across a continent where smartphone penetration is rising and...
How collaboration and AI are redefining financial crime defence
The fight against financial crime is entering a new phase, shaped by rising fraud threats, accelerating AI adoption and a growing political focus on...
Monzo AML fine signals scalable compliance era
In July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Monzo Bank £21m for serious anti-money laundering (AML) control failings, marking one of the most...
The inside story of MOZN’s unified approach to fraud and AML
Founded in 2017, Saudi Arabia-headquartered MOZN was created at a time when AI was still in its early stages. MOZN recognised a gap early...













