Juniper Research: AML Adoption to Hit 3.8 Million Businesses

Juniper Research announced that their new research finds that the number of businesses deploying Anti-money Laundering systems will surge to more than 3.8 million worldwide by 2030. This significant growth is driven by tightening regulatory expectations and the rapid adoption of AI-enhanced compliance tools. The study identifies Europe as the leading hub of adoptions, underpinned by its strong enforcement culture.

An extract from the new report, Anti-money Laundering Systems Market 2025-2030, is now available as a free download here.

"Europe’s early momentum stems from coordinated policy initiatives which encourage cross-border data sharing and strengthen beneficial ownership transparency, such as the recent establishment of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority," explained Shane O’Sullivan, Research Analyst, Juniper Research.

The report highlights that, by 2030, over 34% of all AML-enabled businesses will be based in Europe. This is attributed to mandatory digital identity verification, high-frequency reporting requirements, and advanced transaction-monitoring standards that have created strong incentives for system uptake in the region.

Juniper Research notes that vendors are accelerating innovation to support this expansion of capabilities, such as:

"We are seeing AML vendors invest millions and shift towards autonomous, agent-driven systems, marking a fundamental redesign of how compliance workflows operate. While these technologies are still maturing, particularly in areas that require complex reasoning, they are currently strengthened by human oversight at key decision points to maintain accuracy and trust. As capability advances, they will increasingly augment human teams, while enhancing the speed, scale, and consistency of investigation processes," O’Sullivan concluded.

The new market research suite offers the most comprehensive assessment of the AML systems market to date, providing analysis and forecasts of over 59,000 data points across 61 countries over five years. It includes a ‘Competitor Leaderboard’ and examination of current and future market opportunities.