Unit21 Named to the 2026 RegTech100 List for Agentic AI Innovation

Unit21 has been recognized in the 2026 RegTech100, a global ranking of the best RegTech companies transforming compliance and risk operations. This recognition highlights Unit21’s impact in modernizing fraud and AML operations through real-time detection, no-code configurability, and pioneering agentic AI.

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According to the report, Unit21 was selected for its ability to unify fraud prevention, AML transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and case management into a single, configurable infrastructure, empowering compliance teams to act faster and more accurately. The platform processes billions of transactions, applies predictive models, and uses large language models to recommend rule logic and automate repetitive tasks, reducing investigation workload while improving accuracy.

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Why Unit21 Stands Out in the RegTech Landscape

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1. A Unified, No-Code Compliance Infrastructure

Legacy systems slow teams down with batch-based monitoring, engineering dependencies, and high false-positive rates. Unit21 addresses this by providing a configurable, integrated environment that allows compliance teams to build, test, and deploy detection rules without engineering support, removing operational barriers and enabling immediate risk response.

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2. Real-Time Detection Powered by Advanced AI

The platform’s architecture applies machine learning, cloud-scale analytics, and LLM-driven rule enhancement for real-time detection, prioritization, and investigation guidance. 

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Its AI Agent accelerates case management and monitoring, reducing handle time by up to 90% while maintaining high precision. This makes Unit21 one of the most advanced RegTech solutions on the market.

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3. Tangible Impact on Fraud Reduction

Unit21 customers experience dramatic operational improvements. For example, Underdog Fantasy reduced alerts by 72%, and Nexo saw a 57% reduction, to reach 80%, demonstrating the real-world value of agentic AI in high-volume environments.

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4. A Fraud Consortium Built for Collective Defense

Unit21’s fraud consortium allows organizations to securely share anonymized intelligence using cryptographic hashing. This helps detect emerging threats earlier, without compromising sensitive data.

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CEO Trisha Kothari on Unit21’s RegTech100 Selection

In her interview, CEO Trisha Kothari emphasizes the urgency of adopting AI in compliance:

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“Anti-financial crime fighters to lose if we don’t use AI. Fraud and AML teams often drown in alerts, with only 1% escalated to suspicious activity. Unit21’s AI Agent can handle the mundane work of screening, due diligence, and transaction monitoring, freeing teams to focus on true risk. AI focuses human work on the more important creative work, rather than paper pushing.”

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Her insights reflect why Unit21 is consistently ranked among the best RegTech companies: not just applying AI, but fundamentally re-architecting risk & compliance workflows to reduce false positives, increase speed, and ensure every alert receives enhanced intelligence review (such as OSINT), not just high-risk ones.

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Unit21’s Role in the Future of RegTech

As financial crime accelerates and compliance expectations intensify, the RegTech100 report recognized companies shaping the future of compliance. Unit21 continues to deliver the infrastructure, intelligence, and innovation that modern compliance teams need to stay ahead. 

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Request a demo to see how Unit21’s agentic AI and unified compliance platform help institutions stay ahead of emerging threats.