FinScan named a Category Leader Chartis Research’s RiskTech Watchlist and Adverse Media Screening Solutions Report

October 2, 2025 — FinScan®, an Innovative Systems solution and leading provider of advanced anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solutions, has been named a Category Leader in two quadrants of Chartis Research’s RiskTech 2025 report on Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring Solutions 2025. 

Updating and expanding on its 2024 research report, Chartis’ latest view of the vendor landscape for watchlist and adverse media monitoring solutions focuses on sanctions (name and transaction) screening and the monitoring of adverse media and its related elements. FinScan’s designation as a Category Leader in the Watchlist Monitoring Name & Transaction Screening Solutions and Watchlist Adverse Media Monitoring Solutions quadrants highlights the platform’s key strengths in helping organizations detect and prevent financial crimes and AML compliance risk. 

“As a long-established provider in the compliance technology space, FinScan has developed a leading position in watchlist monitoring,” said Phil Mackenzie, Senior Research Principal at Chartis. “Its continued investment in data integration and workflow optimization reflects a strategy of building out complementary capabilities, and its combination of experience and ongoing innovation underpins its Category Leader position in our Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring quadrants.” 

Financial institutions face mounting challenges as they try to keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving financial crime landscape. Exploding data volumes, multilingual adverse media sources, and constantly changing watchlists make it harder than ever to detect risk without slowing down business. At the same time, compliance teams must manage rising false positives, real-time transaction screening demands, and the need for fully auditable processes under increasing regulatory scrutiny. 

FinScan helps organizations overcome these challenges with an integrated suite of watchlist name screening, transaction screening, and adverse media screening tools. The solution combines precision matching, real-time performance, and intelligent data normalization to uncover hidden risks while sharply reducing false positives. With global list coverage, flexible risk-based rules, and audit-ready reporting, FinScan empowers compliance teams to keep pace with growing transaction volumes and regulatory expectations without adding operational burden. 

“We are honored to be named a Category Leader by Chartis, as this recognition reflects our relentless commitment to empowering organizations to stay ahead of financial crime risk by leading with precision, speed, and adaptability,” said Deborah Overdeput, Chief Operating Officer at Innovative Systems, Inc. “With increasing regulatory pressure, growing transaction volumes, and ever more complex risk profiles, companies need a solution that reduces false positives, accelerates response times, and gives compliance teams the insights and tools they need to protect both firms and their customers.” 

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