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Financial crime threats, evolving customer expectations and increasing regulatory scrutiny are creating an atmosphere of disruption and uncertainty for organisations around the world.

In 2025, organisations should prepare for potential upheaval in global trade relations, tariff regimes and economic enforcement policies. Certain sanctions programmes are also likely to intensify.

Exporters face growing challenges in identifying trade sanctions risks beyond traditional list-based controls. Key areas include compliance with the ‘50 percent rule’ for ownership structures, assessing military end-use potential and mitigating diversion risks. Robust due diligence and risk-based decisions are essential. Technology solutions and enhanced due diligence services help uncover complex ownership structures and sanctions evasion risks.

Converging regulatory trends and industry challenges create complex compliance scenarios. Long-term technology investments are key for global competitiveness and transparency. AI is crucial for enhancing anti-financial crime processes, for example, but it also poses risks. Companies must balance AI integration with investment in financial crime professionals.

Against this backdrop, Financier Worldwide turns to some of the leading lights in their field, who share their stories…

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