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Explainable AI in Compliance: Strengthening AML Defences

Artificial intelligence is transforming how financial institutions manage compliance. Tasks like onboarding, screening, and transaction monitoring are increasingly handled by machine learning models that deliver faster, more consistent results. But with this automation comes a clear expectation from regulators, auditors, and customers: institution...

14 July 2025 /ai /regulation Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

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Why Real-Time AML Compliance Is Now Essential for Instant Payments

The global adoption of real-time payments has transformed financial services. From the UK’s Faster Payments system to the EU’s Instant Payments Regulation, money now moves in seconds, around the clock. But financial crime does too. Legacy anti-money laundering (AML) systems weren’t built to operate at this speed. Static thresholds, delayed alerts...

08 July 2025 /regulation /crime RegTech

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The AML Compliance Gap in Real-Time Payments

As real-time payments accelerate globally, from the UK’s Faster Payments to the EU’s Instant Payments Regulation, banks are racing to keep up. But while the rails are fast, the compliance systems riding them often aren’t. Beneath the surface of instant settlement lies a growing, under-reported risk: the widening gap between payment speed and finan...

01 July 2025 /payments /regulation RegTech

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Breaking the Compliance Cost Spiral: How Automation Is Transforming Financial Crime Compliance

Financial institutions are pouring record sums into financial crime compliance, yet the system remains riddled with inefficiencies. According to LexisNexis Risk Solutions, global financial crime compliance costs have surged to $206 billion annually, driven by more complex regulations, heightened enforcement expectations, and legacy technology lim...

04 June 2025 /regulation /crime RegTech

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Why Real-Time Compliance Will Define the Future of RegTech

Regulatory compliance has traditionally been a slow-moving function—reactive, rules-based, and tethered to manual review cycles. But the pace of modern finance demands a fundamental rethinking. As financial crime becomes more sophisticated and real-time transactions dominate, the compliance function must operate at the speed of risk. Legacy compl

21 May 2025 /regulation /crime RegTech

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