The Unit21 Blog

Industry insights, deep dives, & product updates

The New Unit21: Why We Rebuilt Everything Around AI Agents

Read More
Tyler Allen
Tyler Allen
COO, Unit21
Subscribe to stay informed
AI

The New Unit21: Why We Rebuilt Everything Around AI Agents

Tyler Allen
Tyler Allen
COO, Unit21
March 10, 2026
AI

AI in Financial Crime Prevention: Why It’s More Than Just a Checkbox

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
March 9, 2026
AML

Unit21 Bolsters Compliance Systems for PrizePicks

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
March 2, 2026
No items found.

AI-Powered Transaction Monitoring: Replacing Legacy Black-Box Systems

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
February 23, 2026
Case Management
|
6 min

Why Case Management Challenges Hold Risk & Compliance Teams Back

February 13, 2026
Why Case Management Challenges Hold Risk & Compliance Teams Back
NACHA

2026 NACHA Operating Rules: FAQs for Financial Institutions | 2026 Nacha Rule Changes

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
January 28, 2026
Fraud

AML vs. Fraud: The Difference, The Overlap, and Why It Matters

January 27, 2026
ACH

Liminal Names Unit21 a Leader in Friendly ACH Fraud Prevention

January 13, 2026
AML

From Noise to Precision: Watchlist Screening Solutions for 2026

Gal Perelman
Gal Perelman
Product Marketing Lead, Unit21
January 12, 2026
BaaS

Transaction Monitoring in Banks: An Expert Perspective for BaaS Banks

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
January 6, 2026
Fintech

2025 End-of-Year Product Recap: The Year of the Risk-Fighting Platform

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
January 5, 2026
ACH

First-Party Money Mules: The Hidden ACH Laundering Threat

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
December 23, 2025
ACH

What Are False Pretenses? Key Risks for ACH Teams Ahead of 2026

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
December 22, 2025
NACHA

Routing, Timing & Behavioral Anomalies: Most Exploited ACH Fraud Blind Spots

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
December 18, 2025
Fraud

First-Party Fraud Detection: Catch More, Scale Fast with Unit21

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
December 17, 2025
ACH

Vendor & Payroll Diversion Fraud: The Hidden ACH Fraud Vector

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
December 16, 2025
Integration

How Unit21’s Flat File Ingestion Protocol (FFIP) Transforms FrAML

Dhiraj Bhat
Dhiraj Bhat
Product Lead for Fraud Consortium, Unit21
December 15, 2025
Fintech

Unit21 Named to the 2026 RegTech100 List for Agentic AI Innovation

December 11, 2025
AI

Unit21’s AI Suite: An AI-Driven Platform for Fraud and AML Operations

Tyler Allen
Tyler Allen
COO, Unit21
November 19, 2025
AI

Rules vs. Machine Learning: Finding the Best of Both Worlds

Kunal Datta
Kunal Datta
Chief Product Officer, Unit21
October 27, 2025
ACH

From Origination to Obligation: How ODFIs, TPSs, and TPSPs Must Evolve for NACHA 2026

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
October 6, 2025
ACH

RDFIs Under Pressure: How to Stay Ahead of NACHA’s 2026 Rule Changes with Unit21

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
October 3, 2025
Fraud

AiPrise & Unit21 Partner to Close the Gap Between Onboarding & Continuous Risk Monitoring 

October 2, 2025
Credit Unions

How AI for Credit Unions Is Transforming Risk Strategy Today

September 17, 2025
Banking

How the Use of AI in Banking Is Replacing Legacy Systems

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
September 15, 2025
Banking

How Sallie Mae Is Future-Proofing Its Fraud and Compliance Strategies

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
September 8, 2025
No items found.

Supercharge Detection with Unit21's Rules Engine: Featuring Velocity Rules

Gal Perelman
Gal Perelman
Product Marketing Lead, Unit21
September 2, 2025
AI

How Custom AI Agents Are Transforming Fraud and AML Operations

Tyler Allen
Tyler Allen
COO, Unit21
August 29, 2025
ACH

Why ACH Fraud Demands Advanced Fintech Tools & Data Intelligence

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
August 26, 2025
Crypto

Reimagining Compliance in Crypto: How Lirium Scaled AML Operations with Unit21

August 12, 2025
AI

AI Governance Frameworks: A Deep Dive into AML Risk Controls

Sepideh Rowland
Sepideh Rowland
Compliance Executive
August 6, 2025
AI

AI Governance Best Practices: A Guide for Compliance Teams

July 30, 2025
Fintech

Unit21 + Fingerprint: Real-Time Device Intelligence to Outpace Modern Fintech Fraud

Dhiraj Bhat
Dhiraj Bhat
Product Lead for Fraud Consortium, Unit21
July 21, 2025
Fintech

Real-Time Risk Ops for the Speed of Fintech

Gal Perelman
Gal Perelman
Product Marketing Lead, Unit21
July 18, 2025
AML

Q&A with Central Payments: Building the Future of Fintech Compliance with Unit21

July 9, 2025
Graph-Based Rules

The Network Strikes Back: How Graph-Based Rules Outsmart Modern Fraud

June 20, 2025
Crypto

Crypto Compliance: What Every Risk & Ops Team Should Know

June 16, 2025
AML

Reimagining Compliance: How Green Dot is Leading with Innovation

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
June 12, 2025
AML

Leave Legacy Behind: Unit21’s Modern Platform for Banks & Credit Unions

Gal Perelman
Gal Perelman
Product Marketing Lead, Unit21
June 10, 2025
AML

Is Your AML System Ready for AI? What to Know Before You Automate

Tyler Allen
Tyler Allen
COO, Unit21
May 21, 2025
Crypto

Crypto Compliance: What Every Risk & Ops Team Should Know

May 1, 2025
No items found.

The Compliance Crunch in Crypto: Why Risk & Compliance Teams Are Rethinking Their Stack

April 16, 2025
Fraud

How to Think Like a Scam Artist & Tackle the Scamdemic Head-On

April 14, 2025
No items found.

Q&A: What Makes Unit21’s Fraud Consortium Stand Apart

April 10, 2025
AI

Generative AI in Fraud Detection: How to Stay Ahead of Fraudsters

February 19, 2025
Scams

Introducing the Unit21 Scams Solution: Proactively Combat Fraud Before It Happens

February 18, 2025
AI

Fighting AI-Driven Fraud in 2025: Adapt Now or Fall Behind

February 10, 2025
ACH

2024 in Review: Innovations in Fraud Prevention and Compliance at Unit21

Kunal Datta
Kunal Datta
Chief Product Officer, Unit21
December 27, 2024
Fraud

How Banks Navigate Evolving Threats in Banking Security and Fraud

Katherine Robinson
Katherine Robinson
Bank Practitioner, President ACFE’s PNW Chapter
December 5, 2024
Scams

QR Code Scams: What You Need to Know About This Emerging Threat

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
December 3, 2024
Fraud

Fraud 101: Enhancing Detection and Prevention Methods with Unit21

November 18, 2024
AML

AML 101: How to Use Our Advanced Fraud Detection Model

Connor Snodgrass
Connor Snodgrass
Head of Solutions Engineering
November 15, 2024
Banking

Trends and Technology Every Bank Should Know in Fraud and AML

Donna Turner
Donna Turner
Advisor in Residence, EY
November 1, 2024
FrAML

Shaping a Secure Financial Future with 2024 Fraud and AML Trends

October 28, 2024
Scams

Chop Chop: Stopping Pig Butchering Scams

October 10, 2024
Fraud

Double Trouble: The Rise of First-Party Fraud and Scams

September 20, 2024
Consortium

United We Stand: Strengthening Defenses Through Collaborative Consortiums

September 11, 2024
Fraud

From TikTok Trend to Financial Turmoil: The Dark Side of First-Party Fraud

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
September 3, 2024
Fraud

Account Hijacking: The Ins and Outs of Account Takeovers

Alex Hall
Alex Hall
Founder at Dispute Defense
August 30, 2024
ACH

Faster Interdiction for Faster ACH Fraud

Gal Perelman
Gal Perelman
Product Marketing Lead, Unit21
August 27, 2024
Fintech

Industry Expert Q&A: Balancing Growth with Risk in the Post-ZIRP Era

Trisha Kothari
Trisha Kothari
CEO & Co-Founder, Unit21
August 20, 2024
BaaS

How to Effectively Build a Robust BaaS Program for Sponsor Banks

August 15, 2024
AML

AML QA Checklist: Tips & Best Practices to Ensure a Strong Program

August 7, 2024
Scams

Tales of a Scam Baiter: Tips and Tricks of the Trade

Kitboga
Kitboga
Scambaiter and Improv Artist
August 6, 2024
Fraud

Top Financial Crime Trends You Should See for 2024

August 1, 2024
Scams

Empowered, Not Extorted: Institutional Strategies for Protecting Consumers from Sextortion

Paul Raffile
Paul Raffile
Threat Intelligence Analyst
July 30, 2024
Romance Fraud

Love, Lies, and Losses: The Deceptive World of Romance Fraud

Becky Holmes
Becky Holmes
Author & Romance Fraud Expert
July 23, 2024
ACH

ACH Fraud Prevention: What You Can Do to Stay Safe

July 16, 2024
No items found.

The Rule of Rules: Part 2: How Fintechs Customize Fraud Detection Rules

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
July 10, 2024
Fraud

5 Tips for Avoiding Losses When Working With the Bank of First Deposit

July 2, 2024
Fraud

Common Authorized Push Payment Fraud & Rules to Detect

June 24, 2024
No items found.

The Rule of Rules: Part 1: How Financial Institutions Customize Fraud Detection Rules

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
June 14, 2024
No items found.

Times They Are A-Changin’: Adapting Fraud Detection for a New Era in Account Tenure

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
May 31, 2024
No items found.

Connecting Crimes: Six Degrees of Separation in Fraud Detection

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
May 17, 2024
AML

The 3 Stages of Money Laundering & How to Fight Them Effectively

May 16, 2024
Fraud DAO

5 Fraud Trends Shaping Up In 2024

Dhiraj Bhat
Dhiraj Bhat
Product Lead for Fraud Consortium, Unit21
May 8, 2024
No items found.

When 1+1=3. Matching the Right Data to Prevent Fraud

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
May 3, 2024
BaaS

Banking as a Service and the Future of Bank-Fintech Partnerships

Kyle Costello
Kyle Costello
Strategic Partnerships, Treasury Prime
May 1, 2024
AML

How to Combat Anti-Money Laundering Trends in 2024

April 29, 2024
No items found.

Silent Alarms: How Action-Based Events Reveal the Unseen Intruder

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
April 19, 2024
BaaS Spotlight

Navigating BaaS: Growth, Fintech Compliance, and Insights

Sarah Beth Felix
Sarah Beth Felix
Co-Founder, Chief AML Officer, & AML Consultant
April 10, 2024
Risk and Compliance Operations

Insurance Compliance Requirements (+ the Consequences of Non-Compliance)

April 6, 2024
Fraud

The Match That Matters: How Precision in Data Points Sharpens Fraud Detection

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
April 5, 2024
Banking

Banks-Fintechs Partnership: Drivers, Challenges, and Key Considerations in BaaS

Dana Lawrence
Dana Lawrence
Sr Director, Fintech Compliance
March 28, 2024
No items found.

The Rules Race: Staying Ahead in the Face of Evolving Financial Fraud

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
March 22, 2024
Banking

A Community Bank's Perspective on Banking-as-a-Service

Sarah Sholar
Sarah Sholar
VP, BSA Officer, Banking-as-a-Service
March 14, 2024
Fraud

Account Dormancy and Fraud Detection: The Silence Before the Storm

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
March 8, 2024
Press Release

Unit21 Unveils Innovative AI-Powered Features to Revolutionize Fraud and AML Operations

March 4, 2024
Product Updates

Unit21 Announces Two New AI-Powered Tools for Insights and Investigations

March 4, 2024
Product Updates

Unlocking the Power of AI with Our February Product Updates

February 29, 2024
Fraud DAO

Unit21's Fraud DAO Expands, New Features, Integration and Growing Membership

February 26, 2024
AML

7 Steps to Building an Effective AML Compliance Program

February 24, 2024
Fraud

Banks and Credit Unions vs. Fintech: A Tale of Two Fraud Trends

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
February 23, 2024
Fraud

Decoding Tenure: Why Early Fraud Detection Isn’t Enough

Alex Faivusovich
Alex Faivusovich
Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21
February 9, 2024
Risk and Compliance Operations

Banking Regulatory Compliance Checklist: A Comprehensive Guide

February 5, 2024
Product Updates

Unit21’s 2023 Product Highlights: A Year of Growth and Innovation

January 23, 2024
Transaction Monitoring

How to Identify & Report 9 Suspicious Activities in Banking & FIs

January 23, 2024
Unit21 Culture

Unit21 Customer Year in Review: 2023

January 22, 2024
Transaction Monitoring

Unit21 is Now Listed as a Service Provider to Financial Institutions for FedNow Real-Time Monitoring

January 19, 2024
Transaction Monitoring

The Complete Guide to AML Transaction Monitoring System: Everything to Know About Transaction Monitoring Software Tools

January 14, 2024
See Us In Action

Boost fraud prevention & AML compliance

Fraud can’t be guesswork. Invest in a platform that puts you back in control.
Get a Demo