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The Compliance Crunch: Tech, Risk & Regulation
Risk operations

The Compliance Crunch: Tech, Risk & Regulation

Zenoo's own Jonnie Davis recently joined the Compliance Crunch podcast to talk about the fast-changing world of digital identity, onboarding, and compliance...

Read article3 min · 17 Dec 2025
Sanctions list explosion: managing 50+ data sources without drowning your team
Risk operations

Sanctions list explosion: managing 50+ data sources without drowning your team

The number of sanctions lists has exploded past 50, and single-vendor screening now creates blind spots that regulators treat as programme deficiencies. Here is how multi-provider orchestration solves the coverage, cost, and alert management problem.

Read article8 min · 29 Oct 2025
Transaction monitoring beyond sanctions: behavioural risk signals
Risk operations

Transaction monitoring beyond sanctions: behavioural risk signals

Sanctions screening catches known threats. Behavioural transaction monitoring catches the ones that are not on any list yet. Here is how to build monitoring that does both.

Read article9 min · 10 Sept 2025
Ongoing monitoring is not optional: building a continuous compliance framework
Risk operations

Ongoing monitoring is not optional: building a continuous compliance framework

Most firms treat ongoing monitoring as periodic re-screening. Regulators expect continuous, risk-based surveillance across five layers. Here is how to close the gap.

Read article8 min · 4 Jun 2025
PEP screening beyond the checkbox: a risk-based approach
Risk operations

PEP screening beyond the checkbox: a risk-based approach

Every compliance team screens for PEPs. Few apply genuine risk-based thinking to what happens next. Here is how to move beyond the checkbox and into proportionate EDD.

Read article8 min · 8 Sept 2024
AML false positives cost compliance teams millions annually. Here is how to cut them by 80%
Risk operations

AML false positives cost compliance teams millions annually. Here is how to cut them by 80%

95% of AML screening alerts are false positives, each costing $2,600 to review. Here is a practical roadmap to cut false positive volume by 80% without compromising detection.

Read article7 min · 2 Jun 2024
The MLRO's guide to surviving a regulatory inspection
Risk operations

The MLRO's guide to surviving a regulatory inspection

We spoke to 23 MLROs after their regulatory inspections. The pattern was clear: they all thought they were ready. They were not. Here is what actually matters.

Read article7 min · 1 Feb 2024

22 hours per alert is too long. Cut it to 12 minutes.

One platform. 10 AI agents. 240+ check types. Live in weeks, not months.

30 minutes. Your data. No slides.