Waters Rankings 2021 Name ACA Group's ComplianceAlpha® Best Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Solution Provider

ACA Group (ACA) today announced that ComplianceAlpha^®, its regulatory technology (RegTech) platform, has been named Best Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Solution Provider in the Waters Rankings 2021, which are determined exclusively by members of the global capital markets community.

This accolade recognizes the power of ACA’s ComplianceAlpha AML KYC/CIP monitoring functionality, which is supported by ACA’s RegTech managed services to provide firms with faster, more accurate data screening, ongoing monitoring, remediation, and reporting while increasing overall operational efficiencies and cost savings.

Patrick Conroy, Partner, ACA Group, said: “ComplianceAlpha’s AML KYC/CIP monitoring functionality was developed in direct response to global regulatory priorities and the evolving risks and challenges our clients face. We’re pleased to provide our clients with a solution that can help them protect their business and manage risk through enhanced data accuracy, ongoing monitoring, increased efficiencies, and a significantly reduced total cost of ownership."

Anti-money laundering and other financial crimes are an ongoing concern for financial services firms and a priority for regulators and enforcement authorities around the globe. Based on the findings of polls taken from 700+ global registrants during ACA’s European Regulatory Horizon 2021 virtual conference, 42.9% reported that AML/KYC is a top 5 compliance area that could benefit from better technology at their firm.

Victor Anderson, Global Content Director of WatersTechnology, said: “Compliance teams are recognizing the need to implement technology and skills to solve the challenges they face. Improved surveillance technologies help firms monitor employees irrespective of where they are working or communicating, and this year our readers have selected ACA’s ComplianceAlpha as the leading technology provider in the space.”

ACA’s AML KYC/CIP solution provides firms globally with a dedicated solution for meeting their requirements under various Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Identification Program (CIP) regulations in the U.S., Europe, and Cayman Islands. It is supported by the wider capabilities within the multi-award winning ComplianceAlpha RegTech platform, which include functionality for managing employee compliance, trade surveillance, compliance policies and procedures, marketing reviews, and third-party risk.

ComplianceAlpha is ACA’s award-winning regulatory technology platform that integrates risk and compliance activities, automated surveillance, ongoing monitoring, flexible workflows, enhanced analytics, and managed services delivery. Designed, developed, and supported by ACA’s experienced team that includes over 200 former regulators and compliance officers in addition to subject matter experts in cybersecurity and technology, the platform is used by over 800 leading financial services firms worldwide to build more scalable and resilient compliance programs.

For more information

ACA – U.S.
Krissy Kennedy, Managing Director of Marketing
acamarketing@acaglobal.com   

ACA – Europe
Gobnait Will, Senior Marketing Manager
gobnait.will@acaglobal.com
+44 (0)7825 943522