Databricks / AML Catalyst
Databricks offering · Financial services

AML Catalyst

Augmented financial crime prevention.

Fighting financial crime with the Data Intelligence Platform.

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Why it matters

Why legacy AML is failing financial services.

Financial institutions are spending more on AML compliance than ever and getting less effective at stopping financial crime. Siloed, disconnected systems create detection gaps that sophisticated criminals exploit, while investigators waste up to 95% of their time chasing false positives instead of real threats. At the same time, regulators are raising the bar on SAR filing speed, coverage, and auditability. Penalties for falling short are growing sharper every cycle. The institutions that continue relying on legacy, rule-based AML programs aren’t just inefficient; they’re increasingly exposed.

AML Catalyst

Built around your program, not around the technology.

AML Catalyst framework. KYC and due diligence: unify KYC data on Databricks Lakehouse and map to the AML data model of choice with regulatory confidence. AML alerting and monitoring: reduce false positives with a combination of rules-based detection and ML risk scoring. Investigation and reporting: optimize investigator productivity by augmenting suspicious activity research and reporting with AI/ML. Wrapped in organizational change management (OCM strategy, analyst and investigator readiness, communication planning, resistance management) and risk and controls process design (impact assessment, regulatory review and control alignment, gap analysis)
How we deliver

People – Process – Technology

01People

Organizational change management ensures investigators and compliance teams are genuinely prepared.

02Process

Risk and control framework evaluation and process redesign before any technology is deployed.

03Technology

A modular approach that meets you where you are, with no forced rip and replace.

Result

AML transformation that’s defensible to regulators, adopted by your people, and built to scale.

Community bank: local and personalRegional bank: multi-state presenceGlobal bank: worldwide operations
Path to success

Get started. Speak with a Databricks expert.

Bring your current AML program, alert volumes, and regulatory priorities. We’ll help find where AML Catalyst creates value first.