Industry survey

The Future of Anti-FinCrime: AI & Biometrics in 2026

88 financial crime leaders reveal where AI delivers measurable impact  –  and why behavioral biometrics is emerging as the next strategic control layer.

AI is no longer a pilot initiative. It has become a structural component of modern financial crime defense.

  • 82.5% use AI for transaction monitoring
  • 56.25% rank behavioral biometrics as the most valuable supporting tool

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Where Financial Crime Defense Is Heading

AI Is Now Core Infrastructure

AI Is Now Core Infrastructure

AI Is Now Core Infrastructure

AI is embedded in mission-critical processes such as transaction monitoring and AML. It is no longer experimental – it is operational backbone.

Speed & Precision Drive Investment

Speed & Precision Drive Investment

Speed & Precision Drive Investment

Institutions are prioritizing faster detection and measurable accuracy. Reducing false positives is now a strategic efficiency lever.

Biometrics Are the Next Layer

Biometrics Are the Next Layer

Biometrics Are the Next Layer

Behavioral biometrics strengthens defense against account takeover, bot activity, and social engineering. Multi-layered protection is becoming standard architecture.

What These survey insights Deliver

This research provides a clear benchmark for institutions evaluating their AI maturity and fraud prevention strategy.

Inside the document:

  • Concrete adoption data across AML and fraud prevention
  • Strategic drivers behind AI investment decisions
  • The growing role of behavioral biometrics
  • How AI augments human analysts through pattern recognition

Benchmark Your Strategy Against Industry Leaders

Understand where your organization stands – and where the market is heading.

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