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A New Era. A New Unit21 🚀 The math of risk and compliance is broken. Transaction volumes have exploded. Alert queues are overwhelmed. And traditional systems mostly create noise. “More of the same” is no longer a strategy. A new era of financial crime requires a new architecture to defend against it. Today, we’re introducing a new Unit21: AI Risk Infrastructure The Shift Passive monitoring tools are no longer enough. Most systems simply record the work—they don’t actually execute investigations end to end. They don’t automatically tune your system for better fincrime detection. Until now. The AI Evolution AI isn’t just another feature. It’s a new operating model. We’ve built AI Risk Infrastructure that acts as a force multiplier for financial crime teams. AI Agents that: 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 — eliminating manual data hunting 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 — providing instant, transparent context 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 — delivering finished investigations, not just alerts The future of fraud prevention and AML isn’t about how many alerts you generate. It’s about how much risk you resolve—with precision and automation. A new era is here. Read more from our COO, Tyler Allen: hubs.li/Q04685H_0

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The conversations don’t end when Fintech Meetup’s show floor closes down. We’re bringing fintech’s sharpest minds together for 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸: a mixer in a proper speakeasy vibe. Enjoy expertly crafted cocktails, elevated bites, and live music in a vintage atmosphere - perfect for networking and unwinding in style. If you’re in Risk and Compliance and attending #FTMU, this is where you want to be. Join Unit21, @FintechPolicyUS, @aiprise, Brico, and Cable for the ultimate after-party. 📆 March 30 | 7–9 PM 📍 1923 Prohibition Bar – Mandalay Bay 👉 RSVP link in comments

The shift to agentic compliance is already underway, where AI doesn’t just assist, it executes. We’re bringing together leaders from Unit21, Equifax, FS Vector, and Liminal to break down what this actually looks like in practice. From deployment and oversight to explainability and regulatory expectations - this is a conversation for teams building what’s next, not catching up to what’s already here. Save your seat 👉 hubs.li/Q045pbfQ0 #FinancialCrime #AML #FraudOps #AIAgents

Last week in London 🇬🇧 we brought together an incredible group of fraud and compliance leaders for 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. The energy in the room did not disappoint. Candid conversations, hard truths, and a lot of ideas about what comes next. We covered a lot in a short time: → Deep dives into how fraudsters think and evolve (thank you Becky Holmes for kicking us off with such a compelling discussion) → Hard-earned lessons from the front lines with Kunal Datta, Elizabeth Summers-Jewell, and Zaheer Jassat → Forward-looking perspectives on where AI and compliance infrastructure are heading from Judie Sanders and Dejan Davidovic The theme that came up again and again: 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. The organizations that win will be the ones that experiment, collaborate, and move faster than the threats. Huge thanks to our speakers and everyone who joined us to share insights openly.

To keep this week’s momentum going… We’re proud to have been recognized in the 2026 Chartis Financial Crime and Compliance 50 (FCC50) and to receive the Innovation Award for GenAI Summarization.  "Unit21’s recognition in the FCC50, and specifically its Innovation Award for GenAI Summarization, reflects a shift in the financial crime landscape,” said Sean O’Malley, Research Director at @ChartisRsch. “By moving beyond traditional automation and investing in agentic AI, Unit21 is helping to shape the next generation of risk management, with autonomous, context-aware intelligence that enhances the speed and accuracy of financial crime detection." This recognition further validates the work we’re doing to move the industry beyond managing alerts toward AI agents executing the workflow before handing the results over for human review.  🤖 Read the full announcement 👉 businesswire.com/news/home/2026… #GenAI #FinancialCrime #AML #Chartis

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✨ AI After Dark — Where Fintech’s sharpest minds meet up Unit21, American Fintech Council, Apprise , Brico, and Cable are throwing an after-hours mixer at Fintech Meetup — and it’s gonna be a roaring good time. Join fellow leaders and practitioners across fintech, banking, and payments to enjoy: 🍸 Cocktails & bites in true speakeasy style 🎶 Live tunes and smooth conversation 🤝 Real talk on AI, fraud, and compliance 🗓️ March 30 | 7–9 PM 📍1923 Prohibition Bar – Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas If you’re in town, swing by and rub elbows with the best in the biz. Let’s keep the chatter going long after the conference lights dim. 👉 RSVP link in comments. #FintechMeetup #AI #FraudPrevention #FinancialCrime #AML

Alert reduction was the goal. In 2026, velocity is the threat. Criminal AI agents are operating in milliseconds. If compliance workflows are still manual, the gap isn’t just operational - it’s structural. We’re bringing together some of the most respected voices in AI and financial crime to lead this conversation: 🎙 Trisha Kothari, CEO & Co-Founder, @unit21inc 🎙 Brady Harrison, Head of Strategy & Execution, @Equifax 🎙 Guy Huber, Principal, FS Vector 🎙 Filip Verley, Chief Innovation Officer, @LiminalStrategy We’ll unpack: - Why alert reduction alone is no longer enough - What autonomous AI agents can actually execute in AML workflows - How regulatory expectations are evolving around explainability and documented rationale - What real human-in-the-loop compliance looks like in an agent-driven model If you lead AML, fraud, or compliance strategy, this conversation is for you. Register here 👉 hubs.li/Q045qgqQ0 #FinancialCrime #Compliance #AML #FraudOps

@PrizePicks is setting a new standard for compliance in fantasy sports and prediction markets. As the largest sports entertainment operator in the U.S., PrizePicks continues to scale rapidly into regulated prediction markets amid increasing federal and state oversight. We’re proud to partner with PrizePicks visionary leaders, like Abigayle Farris, Director of Enterprise Compliance, to power their AML and regulatory operations designed for growth. Since partnering with @unit21inc, PrizePicks has strengthened and scaled compliance with: • Always-on OFAC & PEP screening • AI-assisted alert triage • Direct FinCEN SAR filing • Shadow mode testing for thoughtful rule deployment This is what modern, scalable compliance looks like in gaming. Read more → unit21.ai/blog/unit21-bo…

🤖🇬🇧AI vs. FinCrime: The London Lineup 🇬🇧🕵️‍♂️ Join us in London on March 12 to see how practitioners are leveraging data-driven automation to outpace sophisticated fraudsters with an AI-first approach to FinCrime. Meet our speakers for Risky Business, London! - Elizabeth Summers-Jewell, Head of Financial Crime Systems & Controls at Alpha - Dejan Davidovic, Chief Operating and Integrity Officer at Kriptomat - Janannee Harroo, Director Risk & Compliance at DNA Payments Group - Zaheer Jassat, VP Product at Zepz Becky Holmes, Author of "Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You" Space is limited for this exclusive event. 👉 Request to attend: hubs.li/Q044ztK_0

Last call for compliance leaders. ‼️ Hidden risk doesn’t just sit with your direct partners. It lives in the layers beneath them. If you’re thinking about third- and fourth-party risk, high-risk jurisdictions, or whether your oversight model holds up in 2026, this session is worth your time. Join us for 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 - 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 featuring: - @theRealTrishaK, CEO & Co-founder, Unit21 - @NatashaVernier, CEO & Co-founder, Cable - @mikulaja, Publisher, Fintech Business Weekly We’ll cover real world visibility gaps and practical frameworks to manage layered fintech risk before it becomes a regulatory problem. 👉 Register here: hubs.li/Q041TvM_0 🗓 Thursday, February 26, 2026 ⏰ AM – AM PST Don’t wait for the audit to find what you missed. #Compliance #Fintech #RiskManagement #AML

🎉 Proud moment for the @unit21inc team. Our CEO, @theRealTrishaK, has been recognized as one of the 𝘛𝘰𝘱 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 2025 by The Financial Technology Report! This honor highlights Trisha’s leadership in building technology that helps teams fight financial crime smarter and faster, especially as AI reshapes how fraud and compliance teams operate. Huge congratulations to Trisha and all the incredible women shaping the future of fintech. 👉 See the full list: thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/the-top-women-… #womeninfintech #leadership #fintech

A night of dinner, drinks, and honest learnings because AI is no longer a buzzword. It’s reshaping how we operate. Join us at 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 in London. An intimate evening of candid discussions on what’s working (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵) in the age of AI. Real operators. Great conversations. Strong networking over dinner and drinks. 👇 Request your spot: hubs.li/Q043xbPL0 📍 London | 8 Bishopsgate — Level 50 📅 Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ⏰ 16:00–20:30 GMT #RiskyBusiness #FinCrime #FraudOps #Compliance

Last week’s Unit21 onsite was a masterclass in collaboration. Huge thanks to everyone who made this week possible. We’re more aligned than ever and ready to tackle the year ahead. Want to be part of the next one? Check out our open roles: unit21.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers #Unit21

MoonPay scaled to 30M+ users across 180+ countries, and compliance scaled with it. By integrating Chainalysis KYT with @unit21inc, @moonpay unified intelligence and alerting all in one place, turning compliance into a growth enabler. 🚀 Read more here: bit.ly/4t1qPpb

🚀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲—Not a Cost Center. @moonpay is redefining modern crypto compliance through a deep integration between Unit21 and @chainalysis. Read the full story: hubs.li/Q040Wb920

🚨 AI in FINANCE 🚨: @unit21inc Just Changed How We Fight Financial Crime You know what’s ironic? The systems built to fight financial crime often end up creating… more work. Every false alert, every manual review — it’s like playing whack-a-mole with money laundering. Unit21 dropped something that might finally fix that. They unveiled the AI Rule Recommendation Agent — basically, AI that writes smarter fraud detection rules for you. Now, if you’ve ever worked in compliance, you know the eternal struggle: machine learning models are powerful but opaque, while rules are explainable but rigid. Unit21 just merged those two worlds. Their AI studies past alerts, outcomes, even contextual data — and then suggests better rule logic. Teams can test it in “shadow mode,” see how it performs on historical data, and only then deploy it live. No black boxes, no guesswork. This might sound technical, but the impact is massive. Fraud detection has always been reactive — chase, review, repeat. With this, it becomes proactive. The AI keeps the detection engine sharp at the system level while another AI works alerts at the analyst level — a feedback loop that literally teaches itself to get better. In short: this isn’t just automation. It’s explainable intelligence — AI that doesn’t replace human judgment, it amplifies it. #ai #fintech #fraud #finance

Special guest post in Finteh Biz Weekly from @unit21inc's head of product, Kunal Datta, on "AI, Frequency, and the End of Fintech Sameness." You know where to find it!