Always-On Negative News Monitoring With Real-Time Alerts And Risk-Based Prioritization

Dover, DE — September 01, 2025 — AML Watcher announced Continuous Adverse Media Screening, an always-on capability that detects and escalates reputational and financial crime risk as it emerges across global news and online sources. This launch is a fundamental shift from operation-linked checks to entity/event-based monitoring which is a true reflection of how risk evolves in real life.

Why this matters now

One time checks leave loopholes for developments where new allegations, investigations, or enforcement actions can remain undetected until the next manual check becomes due. Regulators increasingly expect ongoing oversight. Teams need rapid detection, less noise, and a documented trail of what changed and how it was handled.

What’s in AML Watcher’s Continuous Adverse Media Monitoring Capability:

• Specified monitoring intervals tunable from 30 to 365 days, with flexible cycles including weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual checks.
• Real-time alerting for newly surfaced risk, eliminating manual rechecks and ensuring material updates trigger action the moment they appear.
• Noise Reduction with precision results through filtering it by time, categories, language and news sentiment.
• Risk Prioritization by combining sentiment analysis with sentiment score so high-impact items surface first
• Operational defensibility through auditable change tracking and reviewer-friendly summaries that speed decisions and evidence control effectiveness.

“Regulators expect a risk-based approach to AML and increased ongoing monitoring of higher risks.” said Khurram A., Founder & Director of AML Watcher. “Our continuous adverse media capability delivers exactly that so teams catch risks early and precisely.”

How AML Watcher Reduces Noise in Adverse Media Screening

AML Watcher is a RegTech platform for sanctions, PEP, watchlist, and adverse media screening powered by a proprietary AML database with global coverage across more than 80 languages and 415+ risk categories. Our solution is designed to reduce noise and accelerate decisions by:

• Utilizing advanced sentiment analysis to distinguish neutral mentions from adverse narratives,
• Using NLP technology to capture context across sources and languages,
• Enabling customizable risk parameters and risk scoring to reflect internal risk appetite
• Combining AI-driven detection with human validation to separate actionable threats from background chatter.

This capability combined with our sanctions coverage that spans 215+ regimes, with global PEP and watchlist data gives a single, risk-aware view across the customer lifecycle.

Continuous Adverse Media Screening is available and live for customers. To see the new feature in action, request a demo!