Financial crime and compliance teams are changing fast because of artificial intelligence. A new survey wants to find out exactly how.
AML Intelligence has teamed up with NICE Actimize to launch the study. It asks compliance professionals where AI actually helps and where it falls short.
The survey is open now on SurveyMonkey. Anyone who completes it gets early access to the results.
Participants will also be entered into a draw for three guest passes to the International Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2026. That event is one of the bigger gatherings on the global AML calendar.
What the Survey Will Cover
The study will look at how firms are scaling their AI tools. It will also ask about the barriers that are slowing adoption down.
Cost is one focus area. Governance is another.
The survey also wants to know how firms are keeping human oversight in place as AI takes on more tasks. That balance between automation and human judgment is a central theme.
Stephen Rae, Editor-in-Chief and Chair of AML Intelligence, said AI is becoming part of daily work for compliance teams. He said the survey aims to find out where AI adds value and how it is changing the role of human investigators.
Michael Barrett, Vice President of AML Product Management at NICE Actimize, said the future of AI in this field should be shaped by the people doing the work. He named compliance leaders, investigators, technologists, and risk professionals as the groups closest to the changes.
Barrett said the survey gives the industry a chance to hear directly from practitioners. He said the goal is to help the sector move from testing AI tools to using them at scale in a responsible way.
Other Financial Crime News This Week
The survey lands during a busy week for financial crime headlines. Revolut confirmed a data breach involving sensitive customer information.
The breach happened after fake law enforcement requests were sent to the company by email. Revolut has not shared full details of how many customers were affected.
Separately, a suspect wanted by the National Crime Agency in a £17m money laundering case was arrested at Dublin Airport. The case is linked to alleged fraud in the UK.
In a third development, experts have warned that a compliance plan from the EU's Anti-Money Laundering Authority could breach EU law. The plan could affect franchise businesses including Volkswagen, BMW, and Red Bull.
Together, these stories show how much pressure compliance teams are under right now. That is part of why the new AI survey matters to the industry.
The full results of the AI survey will be shared with participants once the study closes. No closing date has been announced yet.
