GION-ANDRI BÜSSER

In the ever-evolving landscape of regulatory compliance, the financial industry faces unique challenges. Compliance with regulations that are constantly changing, and that often vary across jurisdictions, is a major concern for financial companies. On the other hand, the fight against financial crime represents a significant financial burden for banks. Embracing technological advances in the compliance industry brings many benefits such as enhanced security, increased productivity, reduced costs, and numerous other opportunities. Addressing these challenges through technology is at the heart of IMTF, a Swiss compliance expert, that has emerged as a key player in providing innovative strategies. Founded in 1987, IMTF offers a modular Regtech platform that enables superior compliance operations, leading to reduced costs and increased precision. The company specializes in anti-money laundering, fraud detection and prevention, name screening, background search, document management, regulatory reporting, risk scoring, and transactions sanctions screening. IMTF extends a one-stop shop option for an organization’s entire financial crime regulatory requirements.

“We enable our clients to get a 360-degree view of their customers. They can integrate our services through our world-class software modules, which are quick to configure and integrate with our clients’ existing systems seamlessly. Our modern technology, using advanced machine learning and algorithms, and our experience of more than twenty years enable us to offer one of the most widely used platforms worldwide,” says Dr. Sebastian Hetzler, co-CEO of the company. Recognizing the evolving complexity of compliance requirements, IMTF extends its experience, scale, and product offering to meet all compliance requirements. The frim is an expert in providing AI-enabled modules for fraud detection and money laundering prevention. At the core of IMTF’s compliance offerings is the regtech platform, Siron One. This unique platform effectively manages the entire regulatory compliance requirements to meet the everincreasing challenge of financial crime. It draws on in-depth knowledge and cutting-edge technology to monitor business activities and generate value. Worldwide, more than 1,600 customers trust the IMTF brand.

IMTF adopts a fully customer-centric approach backed by a comprehensive process of acknowledging and incorporating customer feedback to enable the best possible experience. In addition, the company provides customized solutions that are specifically designed to meet customers’ specific requirements. Currently, the firm has a global presence across over 80 countries with eight offices.

THE FUTURE PROSPECTS

Looking ahead, IMTF foresees a dynamic future. In a highly regulated and rapidly evolving market, artificial intelligence and machine learning will play a key role for financial institutions in the mid to long term. These areas will be at the heart of IMTF’s focus in the years to come. The various AI tools and techniques have the potential to significantly change compliance practices. Cloud computing is another technology with significant potential for the sector, particularly with regard to the cost of operations. Recognizing the increasing importance of compliance in diverse industries, IMTF aims to extend its regulatory solutions to new domains, venturing into sectors such as manufacturing.