KYC and AML teams are under growing pressure to prove that their controls work in practice.
Our H2 2026 outlook highlights the regulatory, risk and technology developments to have on your radar – plus practical actions to help keep controls current, risk-led and auditable.
What you will learn
Why 2026 is becoming a year of implementation - and what new requirements mean in practice.
Why perpetual KYC is becoming an evidence and data challenge, not simply a review-frequency challenge.
Why sanctions risk increasingly sits in networks, ownership and transactions - not just names on a list.
How crypto exposure can extend beyond crypto customers.
Why AI creates a dual challenge for compliance teams.
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KYC/AML outlook: Emerging priorities for compliance teams
2026 is proving to be a year of implementation for KYC and AML teams.
New rules are taking effect, further guidance is still being finalised, and firms are under growing pressure to show that their controls work in practice.
Several reforms that were discussed as future developments in January have now entered into force. Others have moved into detailed consultation or implementation. Meanwhile, new FATF reports, regulatory proposals, sanctions packages and supervisory developments have provided greater clarity about where authorities believe the most serious vulnerabilities lie.
For compliance teams, the central challenge in the second half of 2026 is demonstrating that new requirements have been translated into functioning, risk-sensitive and properly evidenced controls. This outlook examines the developments compliance teams should prioritise.
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KYC/AML outlook: Emerging priorities for compliance teams
The risk changes. Your response needs to change with it.
The report gives you a practical view of what is moving now and where to focus attention.
Why Experian?
You know Experian for its data. We also bring technology that helps turn changing information into action. From onboarding and screening to monitoring, remediation and customer lifecycle management, Experian can help connect the customer record, the risk signal and the decision – with evidence of what changed and why.
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