AML Events and Webinars

AML Watcher released the third pre-event recording in the Compliance Unfiltered series featuring Christian Hunt. The session explored the human side of financial crime and how behavior shapes risk and compliance effectiveness.

AML Watcher and Transform Finance launched the second pre-event recording in the Compliance Unfiltered series, featuring Ralph Ebert in conversation with Oonagh van den Berg (Lady) and Jane Blakeway. The session explored how AI and digitalization are transforming compliance in the banking sector, from process automation to real-time risk decision-making.

AML Watcher and Transform Finance launched a pre-event recording exploring the evolving role of AI in transaction monitoring, featuring expert insights and real-world perspectives from Carsten Helm, Oonagh van den Berg (Lady), and Jane Blakeway.

AML Watcher attended Hong Kong FinTech Week Festival 2025, one of the world’s leading gatherings where innovation, regulation, and technology converge to shape the future of finance. The event provided an opportunity to showcase how AML Watcher helps financial institutions strengthen compliance while supporting growth and operational efficiency.

AML Watcher hosted PowerHER, a dedicated event empowering women in compliance to tackle financial crime. The session highlighted the role of women leaders in identifying and stopping money laundering, the engine behind human trafficking, fraud, and other crimes disproportionately affecting women.

AML Watcher attended the Fraud and Scams Leaders Summit London, showcasing solutions for tackling fraud and AML compliance challenges, and engaging with industry professionals on practical strategies to reduce risk and improve monitoring.

AML Watcher participated in the Fraud & Scams Leaders Summit UK, presenting insights on emerging fraud threats, cybercrime trends, and strategies for compliance leaders to stay ahead of evolving risks.

AML Watcher hosted Watchers’ Enclave Singapore, bringing together AML and financial crime leaders to explore how technology, data, and collaboration are reshaping modern compliance beyond traditional frameworks.

At Money20/20 Asia 2025, AML Watcher engaged with global fintech and compliance leaders to understand emerging regulatory expectations, evolving financial crime risks, and how AML teams can operate more effectively at scale.

Watchers Engage is a live, interactive digital forum designed for candid conversations in AML and compliance, bringing industry experts and practitioners together for unscripted, real-world dialogue.

AML Watcher hosted a webinar exploring how synthetic data research from academia can be applied to real-world transaction monitoring solutions. The session focused on improving fraud detection, reducing false positives, and enabling more effective, real-time compliance.

AML Watcher hosted a highly requested webinar on correspondent banking, exploring why de-risking accelerated, its impact on cross-border flows, and how a risk-based approach combined with modern technology can maintain financial access without compromising compliance standards.

AML Watcher hosted the final day of the 360° Compliance Virtual Summit, focusing on emerging risks in compliance, including deepfakes, perpetual KYC, and media monitoring. The session brought together industry experts and fintech innovators to explore strategies for staying ahead of evolving threats.

AML Watcher hosted the second day of the 360° Compliance Virtual Summit, bringing together fintech and regtech innovators to explore AI-driven AML, end-to-end compliance integration, and practical strategies for navigating regional and global regulatory challenges.

AML Watcher hosted the first day of the 360 Compliance Virtual Summit, a premier online event bringing together fintech and regtech innovators. The session featured expert insights, hands-on workshops, and practical strategies for building complete, tech-driven compliance solutions.

AML Watcher and Sumsub co-hosted an expert-led webinar examining how AML teams can balance manual investigations with intelligent automation to improve accuracy, efficiency, and regulatory alignment.

This April we had an insightful webinar revolving around the topic of: "Beyond the Name: Name Screening Challenges in the MENA and APAC Region," where the speakers explored the complexities of AML compliance in regions like MENA and APAC with diverse languages, cultures, and regulations. Hosted by Onnagh Van Den Berg, and featuring expert speakers Nader Timani from Mena and Nitin Parmar from Singapore.

Our MENA Team just wrapped up an inspiring experience at #DubaiFintechSummit2025. The event provided a valuable opportunity to connect with fintech innovators, share insights on AML compliance, and showcase AML Watcher’s advanced screening solutions tailored for the region.

At the World Police Summit 2025, our Executive Director of Growth & Advisory, Oonagh van den Berg, delivered a powerful message on the urgent need to combat financial crime. Oonagh emphasized the devastating impact of illicit money flows, which fuel drugs, child abuse, sexual exploitation, and forced labor.

At GISEC Dubai, our wonderful Dubai team had an exciting opportunity to showcase AML Watcher’s cutting-edge AML screening solutions to a friendly and diverse audience of industry leaders and professionals. This event served as a vibrant platform to demonstrate our innovative technology, engage in insightful discussions about the changing landscape of AML compliance, and explore new opportunities for collaboration.

The discussion explores sanctions compliance and AML/CFT challenges in the MENA region, with Ahmed Nagaty Elgaza and Sherif Sultan Elgendy addressing sanctions evasion, political instability, false positives, informal financial networks, trade-based money laundering, and risks in jewelry and luxury goods sectors.

This event explores the intersection of AML/CFT and ESG compliance. Gail Wessels and Rory Doyle discuss due diligence, penalties, EU regulations, and how AML tools can support ESG efforts while addressing shared challenges.

This webinar explores critical distinctions in sanctions compliance strategies across regions. With a focus on regulatory frameworks, enforcement patterns, and sector-specific compliance requirements, experts analyzed how regional variations impact organizations and shape their approaches to managing sanctions risk in both the UK and Baltic contexts.

In a recent webinar on AML compliance for non-financial businesses—like real estate agents, accountants, and jewelers—experts discussed the unique challenges these sectors face. Unlike banks, these businesses have different types of transactions and smaller client lists, making it hard to use the same AML rules across the board.

AML compliance challenges have grown with evolving typologies. Recent fines reveal compliance failures, highlighting risks for FinTechs and community banks, including outdated systems. Join Oonagh and Sarah to explore open banking models and regulatory risks in FinTech and BaaS.

Financial institutions are dealing with more cyber threats like phishing, ransomware, and DDoS attacks. These threats aren’t just about stealing data anymore—they’re also being used for money laundering. Criminals find weak spots in financial systems to move illegal money through digital platforms. Newer tricks, like advanced malware and scams, help criminals conceal the source of money and make illegal transactions.

This webinar covers why accurate data is so important for AML compliance. We’ll talk about how old systems can lead to mistakes, how AI and machine learning can improve accuracy, and why it's key to train staff to handle data properly and meet compliance standards.

The key focus of this webinar is the challenges faced by European companies when catering to the intersection of US secondary sanctions and the EU's Blocking Statute, compounded by inconsistent enforcement across EU member states. The divergence between EU and US sanctions programs, especially in high-risk regions, presents complex risks for multinational businesses.

As financial regulations and the demand for skilled AML professionals grow, advancing in the field requires strategic preparation. Understanding the essential skills is key, as is staying ahead of industry trends and market changes, including potential impacts from interest rate shifts and upcoming elections. Join our expert panel on the navigation of the AML industry.

In an era where the legal and financial sectors are deeply intertwined, the prevention of money laundering is more critical than ever. Experts Hayley Van Loon and Steve Farrer addressed that money laundered by fake goods, online scams, and illegal streams impact everyday life and collaboration of law enforcement and financial institutions can play a vital role in reducing these threats effectively.

In the biggest AML webinar yet, Luke Raven, Kennedy Meda, and Sanjay B. discussed how social media aids fraudsters and money mules, the rise of Pig-Butchering scams, and the need for stricter laws. They also explored AML technology risks, privacy law conflicts, and underground money laundering challenges.

AML Watcher attended the Pay 360 event by The Payments Association, supported by the Department for Business & Trade. The event featured live voting to crown 2024’s leading innovation. A highlight for Mark Bain was the 'innovation zone,' showcasing next-generation payments technology demos.

Critics argue AML efforts are ineffective despite years of implementation. In AML Watcher's webinar on April 18, 2024, experts Ronald Daliya and Girish Mallya discuss why compliance burdens financial sectors alone, while effective AML requires risk evaluation beyond checkbox ticking and quality database utilization.

AML Watcher participated in ICA’s Future of FinCrime & Compliance Summit. The summit began with a masterclass on regulatory updates, including The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. Mark Bain engaged in a debate on evolving professional skills. A key highlight was the discussion on the impact of evolving sanctions regimes.

Compliance has evolved, now facing challenges with scams, crypto, and NFTs, alongside traditional sectors like liquor, cannabis, and gambling. Cameron Field, a seasoned AFC/AML practitioner, and Dwayne King, AML Compliance Officer at WFCU Credit Union, discuss Canada's legal cannabis industry and its AML implications.

RAW Compliance, in collaboration with AML Watcher, explores AI applications in compliance, revealing the latest advancements and real-world use cases. Leveraging AI's capabilities allows financial institutions to stay ahead of criminals, protect assets, and adapt to ever-changing FinCrime regulations, ensuring a safer financial ecosystem.

We showcased our latest innovations, demonstrating why our product is the right fit for any firm. We presented new features like Biometric AML and Custom Risk Scoring, highlighting the power of our AML Database that reduces false positives for more accurate searches. We also shared various product customizations..