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20 November 2018

SmartSearch officially named as one of the world’s leading regulatory technology companies

Anti-money laundering (AML) pioneer SmartSearch has been named as one of the world’s most innovative financial technology solution providers by RegTech Analyst for the second year running.

Each year, specialist research firm RegTech Analyst releases the RegTech 100 list, which recognizes the world’s 100 most pioneering companies that are transforming compliance, risk management and cybersecurity. And this year, the competition was tougher than ever, as Mariyan Dimitrov, head of research at RegTech Analyst explains:

“The RegTech industry has seen huge growth in the last two years as banks and financial institutions grapple with the unrelenting pace of regulatory change across all jurisdictions. As a result, this year’s process to identify the leading 100 companies in the RegTech space was even more competitive than last year.”

RegTech Analyst produced a long list of 824 companies – almost double the 416 longlisted last year - and a panel of industry experts voted for the final 100. SmartSearch was one of just 30 UK companies on the final list thanks to its innovative use of technology to fight anti-money laundering and fraud.

Martin Cheek, managing director of SmartSearch says the company is extremely honoured to be selected for the Global RegTech 100 for the second year in a row.

“We are really pleased to have been recognised as a pioneer in our field. We have worked hard over the past seven years to develop a platform which is constantly innovating in order to stay one step ahead of the ever increasing and complicated anti-money laundering and fraud regulations.

As a result of SmartSearch’s constant innovation, the multi-award winning platform now has more than 3,000 customers and 35,000 users, including 1 in 4 of the top 200 law firms and 1 in 3 of the top 100 accountancy practices. Demand for the platform is now so high, more than 50 new clients are signing up every month.

Martin concludes: “The SmartSearch platform has been fundamental in facilitating change in the fight against money laundering. This is evidenced by the fact that the Fifth Money-Laundering Directive, which was adopted by the EU in April, now calls for electronic identification as an essential part of verifying customer information.

“Soon, electronic verification will become mandatory, and when that happens, we are already in place to offer the solution.”

A full list of the RegTech 100 is available at www.RegTech100.com. More detailed information on all companies as well as in-depth industry analysis is available in the Global RegTech Review (www.GlobalRegTechReview.com).