Tackling financial crime with AI

Financial regulators around the world are cracking down on banks. With Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedures being put under the microscope, huge fines are being levied against institutions which are found to be in breach. In fact, recent study discovered that over the past ten years, banks across the globe have been slapped with a total of US$26 billion in monetary penalties for AML and sanctions violations. As banks and financial institutions embark on digital transformation initiatives to streamline and simplify the customer onboarding process and reduce risk associated with fraud, many are eyeing the potential of emerging technologies. This enables financial institutions to simplify the process of identifying illicit client relationships, beneficiaries and links to criminal or terrorist activity during the onboarding phase.