
Date: Friday, 16 May 2025
Time: 02:30 PM to 06:30 PM
Venue: Dubai
Join industry leaders, top executives, and AML compliance professionals for an exclusive, invite-only event focusing on the latest advancements, best practices, and transformative strategies in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance.

(All times are in GST)

- Welcome participants and outline the objectives of the conference
- Provide a brief introduction to the current state of AML/FCC, highlighting GCC’s evolving market dynamics and its role in the global context.


Topic:
AI-Driven AML in Banking: Navigating Innovation Amid Rising Regulatory Expectations
Objective:
Explore how financial institutions across the GCC are transforming their AML compliance strategies by integrating advanced analytics, AI, and automation while aligning with evolving local and global regulatory expectations. Topical discussion on building tech-driven, risk-based frameworks that improve detection capabilities, reduce false positives, and enhance regulatory reporting efficiency.
Detailed Agenda:
- Evaluating how AI and machine learning are being embedded into screening, transaction monitoring, fraud detection, and customer risk scoring models.
- Case studies on how GCC banks are modernizing AML operations through data-driven platforms and real-time analytics.
- Addressing regulatory fragmentation: Balancing FATF recommendations with local supervisory expectations in the GCC.
- Integrating financial intelligence, KYC/CDD, and fraud analytics for a unified view of financial crime.
- Navigating the risks of technology adoption — model validation, explainability, and bias in AI-driven AML.
- Building collaboration among international and local stakeholders for effective AML enforcement.



Topic:
Expanding the AML Horizon: Embracing Technology Across Financial Services
Objective:
Examine how regulated entities beyond traditional banks – such as FinTechs, exchange houses, insurers, and payment service providers – are embracing advanced technology to build agile, scalable, and cost-efficient AML programs. The session will focus on regulatory expectations, risk typologies, and the strategic adoption of AI/ML, real-time monitoring, and automation to future-proof compliance.
Detailed Agenda:
- Understanding the evolving AML risks in non-banking sectors: from virtual assets to cross-border remittances.
- Implementing lightweight, scalable AML solutions for digital-first and high-volume transaction environments.
- Leveraging AI/ML to optimize customer onboarding, KYC refresh, and real-time risk scoring.
- Regulatory compliance in a fragmented landscape: Adapting to multi-jurisdictional AML requirements across the GCC.
- Collaborative frameworks: Working with banks and regulators to ensure visibility across the financial crime value chain.
- Balancing innovation and compliance: Ensuring governance, auditability, and explainability in technology-driven AML tools.


A note of thanks to everyone and a summary of the key takeaways from the session.

- Learn from Manish Kumar and Shalini V., Analytics and AML Senior Leaders at Solytics Partners
- Connect with top industry leaders, AML heads, CCOs, and experts.
- Gain actionable insights to navigate evolving risks and compliance challenges.

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