PALO ALTO, California., February 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quantifind, the leader in AI-driven financial crime risk intelligence, today announced the results of a new independent economic study conducted by Celent, which found that Tier 1 banks deploying Quantifind’s Graphyte platform could unlock up to $177.9 million in annual savings through KYC and sanctions screening alone.
According to Celent analysisThese savings are primarily due to a dramatic reduction in false positives, which continue to plague traditional control systems and force banks to maintain large and expensive teams of analysts. Celent estimates that Quantifind’s AI-powered screening analytics can reduce alert volumes by 80-90%, allowing compliance teams to focus on truly high-risk activities while maintaining regulatory rigor.
Quantifying the impact of AI-driven compliance
Celent’s study evaluated real-world Quantifind customer deployments and applied Celent’s proprietary cost models to estimate potential savings across banking tiers:
- Tier 1 banks: up to $177.9 million in annual savings
- Tier 2 banks: approximately $42.5 million in annual savings
- Tier 3 banks: approximately $3.4 million in annual savings
The analysis focused on KYC and sanctions screening, but noted that additional efficiencies could be achieved by extending Quantifind’s platform to transaction monitoring, investigations, third-party risk management and large-scale retrospective analytics.
Beyond cost reduction, Celent highlighted Quantifind’s ability to enable continuous monitoring (perpetual KYC), long considered impractical due to the high cost of filtering unwanted media. With significantly lower false positive rates and high-speed analytics, Quantifind makes continuous risk monitoring possible, even in large banking environments.
A new operating model for compliance
“Compliance teams are being asked to do more than ever before, with greater oversight and fewer resources,” said Graham Bailey, COO of Quantifind. “This study validates what our customers are already experiencing: AI doesn’t just improve accuracy, it fundamentally changes what’s possible. By eliminating low-value alerts, banks can reinvest time and talent in higher-impact investigations, proactive risk management and regulatory preparation.
Bailey added: “It’s not about cutting corners. It’s about providing compliance leaders with the intelligence they need, at the speed and scale the modern risk environment demands.
Looking Ahead: Agentic AI for Compliance
Celent’s report also notes Quantifind’s planned expansion of the Graphyte platform with agentic AI capabilities, designed to automate discrete analyst tasks with autonomous decision-making for low-risk, high-volume tasks in the areas of KYC, sanctions and investigations. If delivered with appropriate governance and auditability, these capabilities could further extend efficiencies beyond just reducing alerts.
About Quantifind
Quantifind is the leader in AI-driven risk intelligence, trusted by seven of the ten largest U.S. banks and multiple federal agencies to uncover risks hidden in complex data. Its Graphyte™ platform uses machine learning, natural language processing and proprietary name science to detect indicators of illicit financing, foreign influence and supply chain exposure across billions of records. Quantifind was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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