Tag: financial crime

Why IT teams shouldn’t build financial crime risk platforms

Across every sector, there is a recurring moment that quietly costs organisations millions. A spreadsheet-based process becomes unwieldy, someone in the room suggests that...

Why agentic AI is closing the financial crime gap

A new breed of AI system is rapidly changing the way financial institutions approach crime prevention, according to SymphonyAI. Unlike the rule-based tools that have...

From reactive to proactive: the future of RegTech compliance

Despite years of investment in AI and advanced analytics, most financial institutions are still fighting fires rather than preventing them. That is the blunt assessment...

Synthetic identity fraud: the growing threat in 2026

Synthetic identity fraud is fast becoming one of the most complex threats facing financial institutions and regulated businesses today. According to SmartSearch, unlike conventional fraud,...

Mastering AML in the age of deepfakes

An estimated $2tn is laundered through the global financial system every year — a staggering figure that represents far more than financial loss. The...

Child exploitation: The AML risk hiding in plain sight

The AML and financial crime community rarely confronts the subject of child sexual exploitation head-on, and in the view of Consilient, it is long...

Why real-time intelligence sharing is now a legal must

A decade ago, the notion of regulated financial institutions exchanging crime intelligence in real time felt far-fetched. Legal barriers loomed large, trust between banks...

Money laundering: Who spends most to fight back?

Money laundering is costing the global economy trillions, yet the nations bearing the heaviest burden are not always those spending the most to stop...

UK fraud hits record high as AI accelerates crime

Fraud across the UK reached unprecedented levels in 2025, with more than 444,000 cases recorded in the National Fraud Database (NFD), according to new...

Finastra teams with FraudAverse on AI fraud detection

Finastra has partnered with FraudAverse, a financial crime prevention specialist focused on AI-driven fraud detection and risk mitigation. The collaboration aims to strengthen fraud...

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