Napier News

This year, we proudly won 14 prestigious awards and were shortlisted for numerous others, solidifying our position as a leader in financial crime compliance.

Napier’s Continuum, the intelligent compliance platform, has been awarded ‘Platinum Winner’ in the 2023 Juniper Future Digital Fintech & Payments Awards.

Napier is delighted to announce that we have been listed in the RegTech100 by FinTech Global for a second year

A-Team Insight have named Napier as the best Transaction Monitoring solution in their 2022 RegTech Insight APAC awards!

Dr Janet Bastiman, Napier’s Chief Data Scientist, is taking on a walking ultramarathon in support of Cancer Research UK. Find out how to support her here.

Marcus Markland-Montgomery, a Data Scientist at Napier, and a team at Politecnico di Milano, set out to distil the best qualities that supervised and unsupervised machine learning models can offer in 'Amaretto'.

Napier Continuum is a next-generation SaaS platform launched to help financial institutions gain a dynamic view of financial crime risk while improving efficiency and accuracy.

Julian Clarke is Napier’s new Global Head of Corporate Development, set to work closely with CEO Greg Watson to develop a robust strategy for Napier’s global third-party distribution.

We are delighted to have won the award for ‘AML Solution of the Year’ by Risk.net in the Asia Risk Awards 2022!

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the 2022 FEBE Growth 100 Watch List, a list of UK companies that are mission-led, and high growth.

As the UK mourned the loss of its longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, law enforcement agencies across the world continued to clamp down on the worst perpetrators of financial crime.

We have been recognized as an industry leader in ‘Best AML Transaction Monitoring Innovation’ by Aite-Novarica Group.

We’re delighted to announce that Napier was named ‘RegTech of the Year’ by the Fintech Awards London as part of London Fintech Week 2022.

We’re proud to have been named in the 2022 cohort for The Fintech Power 50, a list of the most visionary companies and personalities in the financial industry.

A-Team Insight has named Napier as the best AI solution for regulatory compliance in their 2022 RegTech Insight Europe awards!

We’re excited to announce the addition of Shana Leyva and Danielle Labarbera to bolster our growing North America team, as we further invest in the region.

We’re excited to announce our new Chief Product Officer, William Monk, and the moving of current CPO, Nick Portalski, to the role of Chief Solutions Officer.

We’ve been named by RAW Compliance as their compliance firm of the year in Transaction Monitoring for 2021!

We are proud to announce that Regulation Asia has awarded Napier with Highly Commended in the competitive AML/CTF Compliance category.

It is an honour to announce that we have been listed in the RegTech100!

Napier has been named as one of 2022’s rising stars by the RiskTech100® report.

Napier has been ranked as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the UK on the 2022 Deloitte Fast 50 list, in recognition of our growth over the last four years.

The Pandora papers exposed dubious finances of the wealthy, the US launched a crypto enforcement team, and German police busted a laundering ring with militant ties.

New OFAC advisory shows resolve to combat ransomware, a German bank is fined for tardy SARs, and Swiss authorities go after ex-CEO for old money laundering charges.

This week, over a hundred Mafia-linked launderers arrested in Spain and Italy, a London karate teacher jailed for counterfeiting and money laundering, and a South African scammer faces court.

Simplex, the largest fiat infrastructure for the crypto industry, has opted for Napier’s Transaction Monitoring tool as part of an upgrade to its anti-money laundering (AML) defences.

The hires of Cian Harrington, Aidan Houlihan, and Michelle Kam will bring rich domain expertise and experience to Napier’s expanding global team.

Satchel, a Lithuanian-based electronic money institution, is the latest to deploy Napier’s scalable AI-enhanced technology as the firm targets further international growth.

This week, a Saudi Arabian money laundering gang gets serious jail time, a Venezuelan diplomatic envoy is to face money laundering charges, and a New Zealand firm copped a big fine for AML breaches.

We’re pleased to announce that Napier has successfully completed the SOC2 Type 2 audit as the culmination of many months’ work with external auditors.

This week amid the military evacuation chaos of Afghanstian, UK’s watchdog warned banks to be vigilant against potential money-laundering risks related to concerns of rising terrorism, FATF slapped Japan’s wrist for AML weaknesses; and it emerges that nearly 30% of Brazil gold exports are illegal.

This week we cover Ukraine’s AML operations in the crypto sector, Hong Kong upping the ante against wildlife trafficking, and Australia’s State regulators clamping down on the casino industry.

BCB Group will be using Napier’s Transaction Screening and Transaction Monitoring tools to flag any suspicious activity as it happens, and to support their ongoing commitment to leading the way with anti-money laundering compliance in the UK crypto market.

Trump Organisation’s purchase of Scottish golf courses now open to probing alongside other financial crime news stories in Napier's weekly news roundup.

Payment transfer specialist OnePip will be using Napier’s technology as part of new anti-money laundering (AML) controls and to comply with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) regulations.

We are excited to announce that we have extended our global footprint further by opening a new office at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC).

In July we spoke to Nizam Ismael of Ethikom Consultancy. Nizam has over 27 years' experience in financial services, regulatory compliance and litigation. Discover insights from our AMA with him.

We are excited to announce that we will supply B2B payment provider, ZTL, with Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Client Screening.

Our latest product release delivers two distinct features: a game changing Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) Builder and all new AI Advisor.

Napier continues to build on our global expansion with the opening of another APAC office.

We are proud to announce that NXTsoft institutions has partnered with us to give financial institutions accelerated access to our cutting-edge AML and compliance technology

We are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted as one of the Best Vendor Solutions for Financial Crime at the RegTech Insight Awards 2021.

Andy Maguire takes a seat on our Advisory Board to provide insight and strategic direction as we continue our rapid global expansion.

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Regulation Asia’s Award for Excellence as the Best Solution in the AML/CFT compliance category.

It is our pleasure to announce that Mariola Marzouk joins Napier as our new Head of Product!

We are proud to announce that we have placed 4th on the Great Place to Work’s UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech, Small Organisation list!

Hill & Associates Singapore and Napier have come together to make Napier’s cutting-edge compliance technology available to their clients in the APAC region

Napier’s 1.12 platform update brings new and exciting features to help companies manage and improve their AML processes.

Napier recently spent the day at our currently empty office doing some socially distanced filming with ITN productions.

Money laundering in the art world, job cuts from Nordic banks and updates on the Wirecard scandal, in this week's weekly roundup.

Each week the entire Napier team is honoured to spend a virtual hour in an ‘Ask Me Anything’ session with a heavyweight in the world of AML, compliance and enforcement.

Along with being a certified Great Place to Work, Napier has been honored with Excellence in Wellbeing.

Recently, I joined fellow industry experts to discuss a holistic approach to anti money-laundering (AML), the associated challenges and what technology can (and can’t) do to help.

Recently our CEO, Julian Dixon, sat down with Richard Doherty for a 30-minute podcast, talking about Napier’s business journey and how we solve financial industry regulatory problems.

Since the beginning of April, co-incidentally as the world locked down, every Thursday morning the Napier team has gathered via a Teams meeting for an ‘Ask Me Anything’ session to learn more from individuals in the world of compliance, regulation ....

We are delighted to announce that Robin Lee has joined Napier from Refinitiv to drive growth in the Asian, Pacific and Chinese markets.

Last month’s Board Adviser appointment of compliance heavyweight, Mike Melia, brings a whole new strength to our team.

This week, the spotlight fell on the role that professional financial services play in enabling money laundering, as the UK’s AML laws come under fire.