A new survey of senior leaders and risk professionals from around the world found more than half the respondents have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) technology to address a perceived rise in financial crime risks, although most solutions are still rather new.

Of the 400 respondents to the โ€œ2023 Fraud and Financial Crime Reportโ€ by risk and financial advisory vendor Kroll, 56 percent said AI and machine learning have been implemented into their financial crime compliance programs. Two-thirds of respondents (67 percent) said over the next 12 months they planned to invest more in AI tech tools to combat financial crime.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...