On-Demand Webinar
Adverse Media in the Age of AI: Insights from Industry Experts
Adverse media is one of the most underutilized signals in financial crime compliance, and one of the easiest to get wrong. Join top compliance leaders for a practical discussion on:
How AI is improving adverse media screening accuracy and speed
How to separate real risk signals from noise and misinformation
Why source quality matters more than data volume
How to reduce irrelevant alerts without missing high-risk activity
If you rely on adverse media for risk decisions, this is a must watch.
Meet the Speakers
Sarah Beth Felix
CEO & Founder
Palmera Consulting
Sarah Beth Felix is the President of Palmera Consulting, and the Co-Founder and Chief AML Officer of Acceleron Bank. Sarah Beth is a noted compliance expert and she advises banks, fintechs and others on compliance program design, modernization and remediation.
Shabbir Husain
Head of FCC Systems
CFSB
Shabbir leads business governance and oversight of AML, sanctions, and FinCEN 314a/311 screening systems at CFSB, a sponsor bank. He brings over a decade of experience in financial crime compliance.
Peter Piatetsky
CEO
Castellum.AI
Peter leads strategy, growth and product at Castellum.AI, working closely with clients to implement risk-aligned solutions. Prior to co-founding Castellum.AI, Peter served at the US Treasury Department.
Ashley Farrell
Financial Crimes Solutions Leader
Baker Tilly US
Ashley is a director with Baker Tilly’s risk advisory practice on the financial services team. She has more than 20 years of experience working with financial institutions up to $300 billion in asset size.
Featured Resource
Adverse Media Screening Buyer's Guide
A practical framework for evaluating adverse media solutions built for real-time compliance.
What’s inside the guide?
Data coverage: Why global, local and sector-specific sources are critical for accurate risk detection.
Real-time capabilities: How instant data updates and real-time monitoring improve risk visibility and prevent compliance gaps.
Screening features: How advanced filtering, risk categorization and relevancy scoring reduce false positives and surface genuine risks.
Data integrity: Why source reliability checks, data enrichment and audit trails ensure defensible screening decisions.
Vendor evaluation: Key questions to ask when assessing adverse media screening solutions.