THE 2026 STATE OF AML SCREENING: False Positives, Data Quality, and Automation Benchmarks

Introduction:

False positives continue to dominate AML screening, consuming analyst time, increasing compliance costs, and weakening investigation quality. This whitepaper examines the latest industry benchmarks for alert accuracy, data quality, automation, and screening maturity to help compliance leaders understand what sets high-performing AML programs apart from average ones in 2026.