Insights

FinScan’s Kieran Holland reframes the challenge at the heart of modern financial crime defense: it’s no longer just about volume or resourcing, but about how quickly institutions can gather, harmonize, and act on fragmented data to reach defensible decisions.

FinScan’s head of product management, Chris Ostrowski, makes a compelling case that complacency isn’t just a risk; it’s a competitive disadvantage.

Looking ahead to 2026, industry leaders have various perspectives. Here are insights from Becki LaPorte, Principal, AML Strategy and Innovation at FinScan.

In her latest expert commentary, Becki Laporte, Principal of AML Strategy & Innovation at FinScan, explores how the financial crime landscape is evolving in 2026 and what that means for compliance teams and technology systems.

FinScan industry and product experts Steve Marshall and Chris Ostrowski break down how blockchain payments and stablecoins are reshaping the foundations of post-trade operations and why legacy processes may not keep up.

AML and compliance expert Becki LaPorte examines how the compliance landscape transformed dramatically over the past year, driven by geopolitical shifts, technological innovation, and evolving regulatory expectations.

Compliance solutions expert Chris Ostrowski reviews how the rapid changes of 2025 exposed new and interconnected risks across global trade, real-time payments, and technology adoption.

Becki LaPort (Principal, Strategy & Innovation at FinScan and a recognized expert in AML and financial crime compliance) lays out the evolving risk landscape that compliance teams must confront in the year ahead.

Becki highlights the growing impact of tariff-driven financial risk—explaining how evolving tariff environments and tariff-evasion tactics pose emerging credit, fraud, and sanctions-adjacent challenges for financial institutions.

With money movement now measured in milliseconds rather than hours, financial institutions, fintechs, and payment processors can no longer rely on legacy screening tools.

FinScan’s Product Management Leader, Chris Ostrowski, breaks down one of the most urgent challenges in financial crime compliance today.

Compliance expert Becki LaPorte examines the seismic shifts impacting the industry—from renewed global trade tensions and tariffs to the surge in real-time payments, the resurgence of blockchain activity, and AI-driven compliance tools.