Napier AI published the Napier AI / AML Index 2025-2026, which ranks 40 global markets on financial crime compliance effectiveness.
Money laundering costs $5.5 trillion USD across the globe, Napier AI finds ↗
What happened
- Napier AI estimates $5.5 trillion USD is laundered each year globally, equal to 5 per cent of global GDP.
- Napier AI estimates regulated firms could save up to $134 billion USD a year in compliance costs by implementing AI-driven systems.
- In surveys conducted for the Index, 73 per cent of industry respondents described AI as 'very useful' for transaction flagging.
Why it matters to Signicat
- The index is a vendor-produced AML research piece that supports Napier's AI-for-AML positioning; it is relevant to Signicat's risk and AML screening line but does not involve Signicat directly.
Evidence from the source (4 quotes)
- “This equates to 5 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) laundered globally each year” source ↗
- “Napier AI estimates that regulated firms could save as much as $134 billion USD a year in compliance costs by implementing AI-driven systems” source ↗
- “73 per cent of industry respondents described AI as “very useful” for transaction flagging” source ↗
- “Napier AI / AML Index 2025 - 2026, in partnership with GlobalData and Napier AI’s Data Science team” source ↗
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