2025–2026 Financial Crime & Compliance Report

Review a transformative year in financial crime and compliance, stay on top of critical global developments, and explore the strategies shaping the future of AML and RegTech.

2025–2026 Financial Crime & Compliance Report

Sanction Scanner's 2025–2026 Financial Crime & Compliance Report provides a clear, data-driven view of one of the most transformative periods in recent compliance history defined by AI-enabled threats, shifting sanctions regimes, and accelerated RegTech adoption. The report translates complex global trends into practical insights for compliance leaders.

  • Global Financial Crime Insights: 2025 saw a record surge in financial crime across multiple sectors, with notable growth in health insurance fraud and sophisticated, AI-supported scams.
  • RegTech & AI Adoption: AI utilization in AML operations climbed to 73%, delivering tangible efficiency gains, including up to 40% faster decision-making and a 60% reduction in false positives.
  • Regulatory Developments: The global regulatory landscape was reshaped by the EU AMLA reform, large-scale U.S. healthcare fraud enforcement actions, and clearer crypto regulatory frameworks in the U.K.
  • Enforcement Trends: Billion-dollar penalties and record enforcement operations targeted the banking, fintech, healthcare, and insurance sectors, signaling a new era of supervisory expectations.

This report offers comprehensive insights to strengthen your organization's strategic compliance capabilities in a rapidly evolving threat and regulatory landscape.