REGULATORS STARTING TO ENCOURAGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO EXPERIMENT WITH AI MONITORING OF SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS

Regulators have started to actively encourage financial institutions to experiment and use machine learning to detect suspicious activity. US regulatory authorities have called for innovative approaches to meet AML compliance obligations “to further strengthen the financial system against illicit activity”. In a joint statement, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; USA FIU the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller ...


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