AML

Anti-money laundering (AML) refers to a set of laws, regulations, and procedures intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. Though anti-money-laundering laws cover a relatively limited range of transactions and criminal behaviors, their implications are far-reaching.

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Revolut’s AI Outperforms Human Reviewers at Detecting Financial Crime

Revolut’s AI Outperforms Human Reviewers at Detecting Financial Crime
Revolut’s AI Outperforms Human Reviewers at Detecting Financial Crime
May 27, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

For decades, catching financial crime meant hiring more people to review more alerts. Most of those alerts turned out to be nothing. Get the Full...

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Australia Warns That AI Could Accelerate Financial Crime
Australia Warns That AI Could Accelerate Financial Crime
May 12, 2026  |  AML

Australia’s financial crime watchdog says AI is making money launderers’ jobs easier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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FIS and Anthropic Collaborate to Enable Agent-First Banks
FIS and Anthropic Collaborate to Enable Agent-First Banks
May 04, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

FIS and Anthropic have developed a Financial Crimes AI Agent and plan to build additional artificial intelligence agents for bank-grade operations. Get the Full Story...

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Treasury Chief Says Smarter AML Starts With Better Identity
Treasury Chief Says Smarter AML Starts With Better Identity
April 23, 2026  |  AML

A Wednesday (April 22) hearing on sanctions and illicit finance placed the machinery of anti-money laundering (AML) under scrutiny, as lawmakers and Treasury officials examined...

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FAFT Wants Italy to Strengthen Money Laundering Protections
FAFT Wants Italy to Strengthen Money Laundering Protections
April 23, 2026  |  AML

A global financial crime watchdog wants Italy to get tougher on money laundering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Synctera Looks to Beef Up Compliance With Cable Acquisition
Synctera Looks to Beef Up Compliance With Cable Acquisition
April 14, 2026  |  Partnerships

Embedded finance firm Synctera has acquired compliance startup Cable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Regulators Rework AML Rules to Prioritize Risk-Based Evaluations
Regulators Rework AML Rules to Prioritize Risk-Based Evaluations
April 07, 2026  |  AML

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and three federal financial regulators proposed rules Tuesday (April 7) that they said will modernize their anti-money laundering and countering...

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The Internet’s Worst Visitors Are Getting Better at Their Jobs
The Internet’s Worst Visitors Are Getting Better at Their Jobs
March 31, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Bad bots used to be a nuisance. They had weird names like YissouSpider and Yandex. They were something for cybersecurity teams to tune out with...

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