Where TradFi Meets Digital Assets: Evolving AML & Financial Crime Controls
Where TradFi Meets Digital Assets: Evolving AML & Financial Crime Controls
Where TradFi Meets Digital Assets: Evolving AML & Financial Crime Controls
09 Mar 2026
Convergence & Control
- What does a workable financial crime framework look like when TradFi services digital asset firms?
- What does “effective collaboration” between TradFi and DeFi actually look like?
- Are traditional bank AML models fit for purpose in an on-chain environment — or do they need redesign?
Risk Appetite & Governance
- How do institutions define and defend their risk appetite for digital assets?
- Where should banks draw the line when engaging with permissionless protocols?
Technology, Monitoring & Intelligence
- How are firms using blockchain analytics in real-world financial crime monitoring?
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How is blockchain analytics genuinely enhancing financial crime detection — beyond marketing claims?
- What does effective SAR reporting look like in an on-chain context for MLRO?
Due Diligence & Institutional Standards for Digital Assets
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What does “good” institutional due diligence look like for digital asset firms today?
- What governance standards should tokenisation and digital asset infrastructure meet to gain institutional trust?
- How do we balance innovation, consumer protection, and regulatory expectations in practice?
Forward-Looking
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What must change internally — people, policy, or technology — for TradFi and DeFi to truly coexist?
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What is the biggest financial crime risk the industry is still underestimating?
