aml arena united against fINANCIAL CRIME
WELCOME TO AML ARENA
Join us on March 26th in Helsinki for a day dedicated to advanced insights, innovative strategies, and dynamic discussions in anti-money laundering. AML Arena 2026 brings together compliance officers, regulators, industry leaders, and technology innovators to explore the latest trends, challenges, and solutions in financial crime prevention.
Whether you're looking to upgrade your AML strategies, stay ahead of evolving regulations, or harness cutting-edge technology, AML Arena is your gateway to actionable insights and unparalleled networking opportunities.
2025 speakers
CEO & Co-founder at Strise
Norway
Co-Founder at Kvarn X
Finland
AFC Operations EE Unit Manager at Luminor
Estonia
Deputy head of Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit
Estonia
Global Head of FinCrime Operations at Wise
Estonia
Director of AML & KYC at Saldo Bank
Lithuania
Head of Financial Crime Prevention at Aktia
Finland
Head of Compliance PC & BC, & Regulatory Engagement at Danske Bank
Denmark
Head of Tax Crime at Finnish Tax Administration
Finland
Acting Deputy Head of Unit at OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office)
Belgium
Head of Compliance at Inbank
Estonia
Head of KYC & Retail AML Monitoring Solutions, EMEA at Quantexa
United Kingdom
Head of Financial Crime Prevention Finland at SEB
Finland
Founder & CPO at Valega
Finland
Senior Manager, Data Operations at Dun & Bradstreet
Finland
VP of Product & Strategy at Dun & Bradstreet
United Kingdom
Chief Product Officer at Trapets
Sweden
Founder & CEO at Valega
Finland
Partner at Waselius
Finland
Senior Subject Matter Expert at Dun & Bradstreet
Sweden
Senior Manager, Third Party Risk & Compliance Advisory (Northern Europe) at Dun & Bradstreet
Denmark
Adjunct Lecturer at University of New Haven
Denmark
Director, Financial Crime Prevention and Payments Compliance at Wolt
Finland
Business Development Manager at SOK
Finland
CEO at Fintech Farm
Finland
Foreign Associate at Dittmar & Indrenius (UA)
Senior Anti-Financial Crime Consultant at BearingPoint
Finland
Customer and Sales at Softronic CM1 AB
Sweden
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strategy TALK DAY
Exclusive pre-conference day dedicated to high-level exchange and meaningful connections
Start the day with 180 Minutes of AI in Banking: From Sandbox to Impact breakfast seminar by Samlink.
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Epicenter, Mikonkatu 9, Helsinki
Exclusive, hands-on sessions designed for executive teams to tackle their most urgent strategic challenges. Topics can range from AI in banking to scaling digital banks, customer growth, or organizational change.
This year, we are joined by Georg Hauer (ex-N26, ex-HAWK:AI), who has helped build and scale digital banks worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to book a private Masterclass for your management team, fully tailored to your priorities.
Interested in reserving a slot with Georg? Read more and get in touch with us.
Curated sessions that bring together industry specialists and banking leaders to explore cutting-edge trends. Expect sharp perspectives, case studies, and actionable insights that go beyond surface-level discussion.
Closed-door conversations where decision-makers sit around the same table. No slides, no speeches — just candid exchange of experiences and strategies with peers, regulators, and innovators.
Hosted networking reception in a relaxed setting. Meet speakers, partners, and fellow executives ahead of the main forum. Conversations started here often carry through the entire event.
Waselius, Eteläesplanadi 24 A, Helsinki
AGENDA
From Risk to Resilient Growth
Welcome to the Nordic Banking Forum, a day designed to navigate the forces reshaping banking and finance. Through five curated landscapes, we will explore the critical themes of risk, markets, regulation, innovation, and strategy. Today is about perspective and clarity: understanding the challenges ahead, uncovering new opportunities, and equipping leaders with insights to make the strategic choices that define tomorrow’s bank.
Networking & Breakfast
Fraudsters are exploiting social media and online marketplaces to bypass KYC and onboarding checks. This talk explores how financial institutions can adapt controls to cover digital ecosystems.
Enjoy an afternoon drink as the spirit and mingle intensifies
Rethinking Risk, Identity, and Customer Understanding
The evolution of digital finance, cross-border data flows, and AI-driven fraud is transforming how institutions identify and assess risk. This track explores practical approaches to customer due diligence, enhanced verification, and beneficial ownership transparency. From synthetic identities to fragmented registries and ESG-linked risks, sessions focus on how compliance and risk teams can stay ahead of emerging typologies without adding friction to the customer journey.
Financial crime is evolving faster than ever, exploiting new technologies, payment rails, and geopolitical instability. This session highlights the latest typologies across sectors, from sanctions evasion to AI-enabled identity abuse.
As outsourcing and partnerships multiply, so do operational AML risks. This session translates the EBA’s latest Risk Opinion into practical compliance takeaways.
As AML becomes a pillar of global governance, leadership must evolve beyond compliance. This closing panel brings together regulators, banks, and policy experts to discuss the next frontier.
Quantum computing promises computational breakthroughs — and new threats to data security. This fireside chat explores what “post-quantum AML” looks like.
Artificial intelligence is now both a compliance tool and a criminal enabler. This session discusses how AI-driven autonomy could redefine financial crime risk.
Emerging Threats and the Future of Financial Crime Prevention
The final track looks beyond today’s compliance frameworks to the technologies, risks, and policies defining the next decade. Topics include sanctions evasion through digital assets, quantum-era data protection, the convergence of AML with cyber and ESG risk, and Europe’s role in global coordination. Designed for forward-looking professionals, this stream explores how innovation, intelligence sharing, and ethical AI can reshape the fight against financial crime.
As financial interactions move into immersive digital environments, new risks emerge. This keynote explores the AML implications of virtual economies, NFTs, and metaverse payments.
Real-time payments demand real-time detection. This case study highlights how Nordic institutions are upgrading monitoring systems to detect fraud in milliseconds.
Regular and VIP lunches served
FIUs and institutions share a common goal: actionable insight. This session focuses on building smarter STR ecosystems through better data, context, and collaboration.
The perimeter of AML reporting keeps expanding. This session examines how non-bank entities are adapting to stricter STR obligations and FIU expectations.
Data, Detection, and Intelligence in Motion
With instant payments, new digital rails, and real-time regulatory expectations, transaction monitoring must evolve. This track covers the next generation of AML tools – contextual analytics, AI-based alert reduction, and smart suspicious transaction reporting. Participants will gain insight into improving STR quality, understanding FIU needs, and strengthening data collaboration between financial institutions and authorities.
Open banking brings visibility and velocity — but also new vulnerabilities. This keynote explores how institutions can leverage shared data responsibly while managing cross-platform AML risk.
From Regulatory Pressure to Operational Readiness
As Europe enters the AMLA era, compliance functions face mounting expectations for governance, accountability, and measurable outcomes. This track examines the interplay between EU legislation, national supervision, and institutional governance. Speakers share lessons from mutual evaluations, supervisory technology adoption, and building a sustainable compliance culture that goes beyond tick-the-box control.
The establishment of the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) marks the most significant shift in Europe’s financial crime framework in two decades. This keynote explores how AMLA’s new supervisory powers, direct oversight model, and data-driven approach will reshape compliance expectations for banks, fintechs, and national authorities across the EU. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of what operational readiness means under the new single rulebook.
Privacy and transparency often collide in AML. This discussion examines how new EU digital identity tools, data protection rules, and AML obligations can be harmonised.
With FATF evaluations shaping national policy, this session provides insights into Europe’s next assessment cycle — highlighting practical implications for supervisors and institutions.
Compliance maturity is now a market differentiator. This session shows how proactive AML and transparency practices strengthen trust, investor confidence, and market access.
Recent enforcement cases across the Nordics and Baltics show how shared risks demand shared accountability. A candid conversation on coordination, complexity, and culture.
strategy talk track
Parallel premium content track for partners and top delegates
By Invitation Only
- Curated Roundtables & Executive Workshops
- Confidential Deep Dives into Sector-Critical Topics
- High-Impact, Interactive Format Designed for Decision-Makers
This track offers executive-level Insights for a Future-Ready Bankruns in parallel with the main forum, offering a discreet yet powerful space for senior stakeholders to engage in meaningful dialogue, shape strategic direction, and forge high-value connections.
To host your own Strategy Talk, become a partner.
You can also apply to attend over here.
Georg Hauer
Digital Banking Strategist
Open Finance and FiDA have the potential to disrupt banking as we know it. In this masterclass, we will explore how banks can move from regulatory readiness to strategic opportunity. Drawing on case studies from Brazil, Asia, and beyond, participants will learn how Open Finance has already reshaped business models and customer experience elsewhere - and what European banks can do now to prepare for the opportunities FiDA will unlock.
- How lending innovation is reshaping everything from core systems to customer acquisition platforms
- What banks can do today to stay relevant in tomorrow’s credit market
- Efficiency gains vs. new strategic and operational risks
- Practical cases where AI already delivers — and where it may backfire
- Turning regulatory and compliance reporting into strategic insights
- Building data-driven decision-making that creates value beyond compliance
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