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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charmian Simmons

Financial Crime & Compliance Expert and Strategy Leader

Charmian Simmons is a Financial Crime and Compliance Expert covering Financial Services at SymphonyAI. She has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector across risk management, financial crime, internal controls and IT advisory. She is a technology evangelist specialising in AI innovations and transformation. Charmian is responsible for providing practitioner expertise, thought leadership and analysing key policy, regulatory and technology drivers transforming the compliance market. Prior to joining Symphony AI, Charmian was a Fincrime Expert with BAE Systems, a Regional Director of Strategy and Performance for the Risk business at Refinitiv, the Head of Audit in North America at Lloyds Banking Group USA and a Vice President at Morgan Stanley covering Institutional Securities and Capital Markets. Charmian is CAMS, CDPSE, CRMA and CISA certified.

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8.17.2026

Blog

The FATF Fraud Roadmap 2026–2028: A global reset on combating fraud

Financial Services

8.11.2026

White paper

AI in Action - Practical applications for financial crime compliance in insurance

Financial Services

7.8.2026

Blog

Saudi Arabia Tightens the Net: What the April 2026 AML Law Amendments Mean for Regulated Entities

Financial Services

6.30.2026

Blog

FCA Insurance Financial Crime Review 2026: Six Findings Insurers Needs to Act On

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Financial Services

6.26.2026

Blog

Three Lessons in ‘Building a Future-Proof FinCrime Operating Model for Insurance’

Financial Services

6.19.2026

Webinar

From Regulation to Action: Getting EU AMLA-ready

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Financial Services

6.11.2026

White paper

Agentic AI & Embedded Risk Intelligence - Leader’s Guide

Financial Services

5.15.2026

Webinar

Building a Future-Proof FinCrime Operating Model for Insurance

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Financial Services

3.25.2026

Blog

The UK’s New Fraud Strategy 2026-2029: What it means for financial crime and compliance

Financial Services

3.19.2026

Blog

Agentic AI, Data and Financial Crime Control

Financial Services

3.13.2026

Webinar

Modernizing Compliance without Disrupting the Business: The Always-on Compliance Approach

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Financial Services

1.27.2026

Video

UAE AML/CFT 2026: What financial institutions need to know

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Financial Services

10.1.2025

Blog

Redefining Risk: The Insurance Industry’s New Reality

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Financial Services

7.16.2025

Video

Regulation meets AI: How financial regulators are approaching AI adoption

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Financial Services

7.9.2025

Blog

Navigating financial crime prevention: A multi-disciplinary dialogue

Financial Services

6.20.2025

Webinar

Protecting customers from fraud with advanced behavioral intelligence

Financial Services