Adverse Media Screening for AML Compliance Automation

Identify Emerging Risks with Real-Time Negative News and Adverse Media Monitoring

Real-Time Risk Detection with AI-Enhanced Adverse Media Screening

Adverse media risk isn’t static—it evolves daily across millions of global sources.

Adverse media screening captures early warning signals of fraud, financial crime, corruption, and reputational damage—before formal enforcement actions occur.

iComply uses natural language processing (NLP) and semantic segmentation to analyze 1.5 million+ global news sources daily, delivering risk-classified alerts you can act on immediately.

How Adverse Media Screening Works

Every day, iComply’s AI engines scan, segment, and classify billions of data points from structured and unstructured sources—news outlets, court records, blogs, and public filings.

  • Sources are risk-classified into categories like fraud, violent crime, terrorism, corruption, and regulatory action.

  • NLP and semantic segmentation identify relevant matches while minimizing noise.

  • Fuzzy matching detects aliases, translations, and misspellings to surface hidden risks others miss.

  • Results consolidate into dynamic risk profiles that update as new media signals emerge.

Adverse media screening turns information overload into actionable intelligence—at scale.

    Global Adverse Media & Negative News Coverage

    iComply monitors reputational risk including adverse media and negative news across 195 countries, 142 nationally recognized languages, and jurisdiction-specific publications—ensuring your compliance teams detect risks that local sanctions lists might miss.

    Built to support global financial institutions, fintechs, VASPs, and law firms, our adverse media coverage evolves with your regulatory obligations in every region you operate.

      The iComply team has built an excellent platform that consolidates our entire compliance program into a single solution, giving us the bandwidth to streamline our operations and focus on expanding this service into additional jurisdictions.

      Chief Compliance Officer, Timechain Technologies

      Ready to Catch Emerging Adverse Media Risk Faster?

      Stay ahead of negative news, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage.

      Why Choose iComply?

      1. Real-Time, Global, Risk Intelligence
      iComply scans over 1.5 million global data sources every day, combining news, regulatory bulletins, and public filings into a continuous risk feed.

      2. Minimize False Positives, Maximize Clarity
      Legacy systems drown teams in noise. iComply’s precision means your compliance analysts focus on real risks faster—reducing investigation time, manual reviews, and compliance overhead.

      3. Dynamic, Evolving Risk Profiles
      iComply consolidates risk signals into live, enriched risk profiles that update automatically as new information appears.

      4. No More fragmented Alerts or Siloed Case Management
      Gain a single, unified, real-time view of each customer, counterparty, or transaction’s risk landscape.

        Secure and Scalable Architecture

        iComply’s architecture supports financial service providers of any size, from emerging fintechs and crypto to multi-national banks and payment processors.

        Scale effortlessly - whether you are processing hundreds or millions of transactions. Our transaction monitoring system delivers uncompromising speed and security.

        Ensure uptime and performance with elastic scaling logic, optimized infrastructure routing, and geographical server redundancies.

        Built with iComply's proprietary edge computing technology to ensure data sovereignty, faster processing, and unmatched transparency.

        Built for Modern AML Compliance Teams

        iComply’s adverse media screening gives your compliance teams a proactive advantage.

        Instead of relying on outdated, point-in-time checks, you gain continuous visibility into reputational risks as they emerge—powered by real-time global monitoring and AI-driven classification.

        Protect your business from regulatory penalties, financial crime exposure, and reputational damage before they escalate into costly crises.

        By integrating iComply’s adverse media solutions into your compliance workflows, you build faster, smarter, and more resilient risk management processes.

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        Solutions Tailored to Your Industry

        iComply’s flexible adverse media screening & negative news monitoring solutions easily adapt to the unique risk profile and industry-specific regulatory requirements of:

        • Money Services Businesses (MSBs & MTLs)

        • Legal & Accounting Firms

        • Commercial Banking & Insurance FIs

        • Financial Services Providers (FSPs)

        • Fintech, Wealthtech, & Proptech
        • Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs)

        Vaidyanathan Chandrashekhar

        Vaidyanathan Chandrashekhar

        Advisors

        “Chandy,” is a technology and risk expert with executive experience at Boston Consulting Group, Citi, and PwC. With over two decades in financial services, digital transformation, and enterprise risk, he advises iComply on scalable compliance infrastructure for global markets.
        Thomas Linder

        Thomas Linder

        Advisors

        Thomas is a global tax and compliance expert with deep specialization in digital assets, blockchain, and tokenization. As a partner at MME Legal | Tax | Compliance, he advises iComply on regulatory strategy, cross-border compliance, and digital finance innovation.
        Thomas Hardjono

        Thomas Hardjono

        Advisors

        Thomas is a renowned identity and cybersecurity expert, serving as CTO of Connection Science at MIT. With deep expertise in decentralized identity, zero trust, and secure data exchange, he advises iComply on cutting-edge technology and privacy-first compliance architecture.
        Rodney Dobson

        Rodney Dobson

        Advisors

        Rodney is the former President of ADP Canada and international executive with over two decades of leadership in global HR and enterprise technology. He advises iComply with deep expertise in international service delivery, M&A, and scaling high-growth operations across regulated markets.
        Praveen Mandal

        Praveen Mandal

        Advisors

        Praveen is a serial entrepreneur and technology innovator, known for leadership roles at Lucent Bell Labs, ChargePoint, and the Stanford Linear Accelerator. He advises iComply on advanced computing, scalable infrastructure, and the intersection of AI, energy, and compliance tech.
        Paul Childerhose

        Paul Childerhose

        Advisors

        Paul is a Canadian RegTech leader and founder of Maple Peak Group, with extensive experience in financial services compliance, AML, and digital transformation. He advises iComply on regulatory alignment, operational strategy, and scaling compliance programs in complex markets.
        John Engle

        John Engle

        Advisors

        John is a seasoned business executive with senior leadership experience at CIBC, UBS, and Accenture. With deep expertise in investment banking, private equity, and digital transformation, he advises iComply on strategic growth, partnerships, and global market expansion.
        Jeff Bandman

        Jeff Bandman

        Advisors

        Jeff is a former CFTC official and globally recognized expert in financial regulation, fintech, and digital assets. As founder of Bandman Advisors, he brings deep insight into regulatory policy, market infrastructure, and innovation to guide iComply’s global compliance strategy.
        Greg Pearlman

        Greg Pearlman

        Advisors

        Greg is a seasoned investment banker with over 35 years of experience, including leadership roles at BMO Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup. Greg brings deep expertise in financial strategy and growth to support iComply's expansion in the RegTech sector.
        Deven Sharma

        Deven Sharma

        Advisors

        Deven is the former President of S&P and a globally respected authority in risk, data, and capital markets. With decades of leadership across financial services and tech, he advises iComply on strategic growth, governance, and the future of trusted data in AML compliance.