Leverage artificial intelligence to slash false positives, streamline OSINT research, navigate global sanctions, and decode complex UBO networks for a robust compliance strategy.
Anti-money laundering compliance teams are under increasing pressure from high alert volumes, complex ownership structures, evolving sanctions regimes, and growing expectations around investigative depth. Artificial intelligence is now emerging as a practical tool to improve efficiency and decision-making across the AML lifecycle — but its use must be carefully governed to manage regulatory and operational risk.
This advanced session explores how AI can be applied to core AML challenges, including false positive reduction, OSINT and adverse media analysis, sanctions screening, beneficial ownership identification, and enhanced due diligence. It also addresses the practical limitations, governance requirements, and risk controls necessary to deploy AI effectively within regulated financial environments.
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Financial Crime Risk and Compliance Specialist
Michael is an independent financial crime risk consultant at FCC Consulting and works with technology and data companies who provide anti-money laundering and anti-bribery compliance solutions. With a career spanning four decades in international business, Michael offers unique insights into the changing geo-political risk landscape, the evolution of financial crime regulation, the genesis and development of AML and ABC regulation, and how data and technology can empower organisations. Michael is a regular writer, speaker and contributor on financial crime topics in the media. Since 2008 Michael has specialised in the financial crime compliance sector, providing risk intelligence data and technology and subject matter expertise in KYC/AML in financial services and anti-bribery and corruption risks, KYS, third party on-boarding and ongoing monitoring. He is qualified as an ACAMS certified anti-money laundering specialist. Combining regulatory and technical expertise, anti-money laundering and anti-bribery and corruption legislation knowledge with extensive sales, business development and leadership experience. He has a deep understanding of AML and ABAC controls, processes and procedures for all forms of financial crime compliance including anti-money laundering and countering of terrorist financing regulations and bribery act.
