As we move through 2026, the battle against financial crime has transitioned from a manual "checks and balances" system to a high-stakes technological arms race. This presentation explores how Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally reshaping Financial Crime Compliance. We examine the shift from rigid, rules-based monitoring to Behavioral Biometrics and Agentic AI, which enable real-time detection of sophisticated threats like Deepfake fraud and synthetic identities. By moving toward Perpetual KYC and Explainable AI, financial institutions are finally overcoming the burden of false positives and regulatory "black boxes." This talk highlights how the synergy between human intuition and machine speed is creating a more resilient, transparent, and proactive global financial ecosystem. Key topics covered: - How criminals use Generative AI and Deepfakes to bypass traditional biometric security. - The rise of synthetic identity fraud in a 24/7 digital economy. - Reducing "false positive" noise to focus resources on high-value investigations. - The transition from periodic customer reviews to continuous, automated monitoring. - Replacing "Black Box" algorithms with transparent audit trails that justify AI-driven decisions to regulators. - The necessity of AI speed in an era of instant global settlements. - The changing role of the Compliance Officer from a data processor to a high-level strategic investigator.
Experienced strategic advisor for financial services companies, sales business development executive with experience across Europe and the Middle East. Extensive expertise with collaborative client engagement, identifying and driving business value performing a strategic role that combines the competencies of strategy consulting, program management, value selling and IT consulting into one very unique package. Proven track record working with C-level executives to define long-term business/technology strategy, create iron-clad business cases, and build strategic roadmaps to develop and execute digital strategies and business models. Deep-rooted foundation in finance, risk and advanced customer relationship management using data-mining predictive techniques. Before joining Red Hat, Alfonso developed his management consulting career with Oliver Wyman, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, Deloitte and Ernst & Young. He then joined SAP within their EMEA FSI SAP Value Engineering team.
