Tag: transaction monitoring
How no-code AML cuts cost and boosts agility
Large financial institutions are under mounting pressure to modernise their AML programmes. As financial crime grows more sophisticated and regulators demand stronger oversight, traditional...
$1.7m OFAC settlement exposes sanctions gaps
In late February 2026, a prominent US educational institution agreed to pay $1.72m to the US Treasury to settle allegations that it processed tuition...
Smarter adverse media screening without noise
Adverse media alert fatigue is becoming a structural weakness in many AML and financial crime programmes.
According to Opoint, when analysts no longer trust the...
Managing AML total cost of ownership in 2026
As AML and CTF rules expand into sectors beyond banking, the financial burden remains heaviest on traditional financial institutions.
Napier AI, a provider of next-generation...
Explainable AI key as financial crime escalates
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the financial crime landscape, but not solely in favour of financial institutions.
Napier AI, which offers next generation anti-money laundering...
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,...
Exponential data vs linear compliance: the crunch
The mathematics of exponential data growth is colliding head-on with legacy compliance architecture. Across FinTech and digital banking, two powerful forces are reshaping operational...
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...
APP scams, instant payments and the future of SAR reporting
Rethinking SAR thresholds in 2026 has become unavoidable as APP scams surge alongside the rapid expansion of instant payments across Europe.
According to Flagright, as...










