DataVisor Recognized as a Leader in Anti-Money-Laundering Solutions in Forrester Wave™ Q2 2025 Evaluation
In a significant recognition of its industry leadership and innovation, DataVisor, a premier provider of AI-powered fraud and financial crime prevention solutions, has been named a Leader in the latest edition of The Forrester Wave™: Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) Solutions, Q2 2025. The Forrester Wave represents one of the most authoritative and rigorous assessments of enterprise technology solutions, making this recognition especially meaningful for the rapidly evolving financial crime prevention space.
The accolade reflects not only DataVisor’s technical capabilities but also its strategic vision, deep innovation, and customer-centric approach to solving some of the most complex challenges in AML compliance today. Notably, DataVisor achieved the highest possible score in nine critical evaluation criteria, underlining the company’s comprehensive strength across the AML ecosystem.
Understanding the Forrester Wave™
Forrester Research, a respected independent research and advisory firm, developed The Forrester Wave™ to help enterprise buyers evaluate technology vendors and platforms based on an objective methodology. This Q2 2025 edition of the AML Solutions Wave focused on the 15 most significant players in the AML technology space. Vendors were assessed across a detailed framework that includes current offering, strategy, and market presence. Importantly, customer feedback also played a central role in shaping the evaluation.
As regulatory scrutiny intensifies and criminal methodologies become more complex, organizations are under pressure to adopt modern, intelligent AML solutions. The Forrester Wave serves as a trusted guide in this context, helping institutions distinguish between legacy systems and forward-looking platforms capable of driving real-time detection and mitigation.
A Forward-Thinking Strategy and AI-Centric Design
DataVisor’s exceptional rating in the strategy category was a highlight of the report. Forrester noted:
“The vendorʼs innovation strategy and roadmap are ahead of the competition. They feature AI-assisted alert and case review and report generation, and they use AI and customizable knowledge entity risk graphs to highlight risk indicators.”
This assessment aligns with DataVisor’s ongoing commitment to continuous innovation and customer impact. At the heart of its strategy is a focus on Generative AI and advanced machine learning, which power the platform’s automated decisioning and risk scoring capabilities. By taking an AI-first approach, DataVisor enables financial institutions to move away from static rules and legacy models and embrace adaptive systems that can evolve alongside new threats and regulatory requirements.
Top Scores in Nine Key Criteria
DataVisor earned perfect scores (5 out of 5) across nine distinct evaluation criteria, highlighting its dominance in areas central to modern AML operations. These criteria include:
- Watchlist management and screening
- Rules-based risk scoring and alerting
- Support for multiple transaction types
- Third-party integrations
- Reporting capabilities
- Innovation
- Product roadmap
- Community engagement
- Supporting services and offerings
Each of these areas reflects a core element of an AML solution’s value to enterprise clients. For instance, high performance in watchlist screening is critical for regulatory compliance and enforcement actions, while strength in integrations ensures that institutions can extend their ecosystems without friction. The Forrester assessment demonstrates that DataVisor excels not just at providing standalone features but at creating an end-to-end platform that is cohesive, robust, and scalable.
Enabling the Full AML Lifecycle Through Automation
What truly sets DataVisor apart is its holistic approach to compliance. The platform is purpose-built to support the entire AML lifecycle—from detection and investigation to regulatory reporting and resolution. It does so through extensive automation, primarily powered by cutting-edge Generative AI tools.
With automation driving processes like alert triage, manual review tasking, and report generation, compliance teams can reduce overhead and focus on strategic analysis rather than routine tasks. The solution’s cloud-native dashboard provides real-time insights into AML activity, allowing teams to track case status, prioritize alerts, and collaborate more effectively. Role-based views and customizable interfaces further enhance usability and operational clarity.
Regulatory Alignment and Continuous Improvement
In addition to technical performance, regulatory responsiveness is a key differentiator in the AML solutions market. According to the Forrester report:
“The vendor closely follows regulatory changes with improved regulatory reporting features. Watchlist management was better than others, along with third-party integrations and reporting.”
Such capabilities are essential in a regulatory landscape that is constantly shifting. Whether it’s responding to new rules from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), evolving Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements, or local jurisdictional mandates, AML platforms must be adaptable. DataVisor not only meets these demands but anticipates them—delivering compliance features that are both timely and forward-thinking.
One particularly noteworthy functionality is the platform’s on-demand customer watchlist risk rescoring, which ensures that financial institutions can react to emerging threats and regulatory triggers without operational delays.
Bridging Fraud and AML with a Unified Architecture
DataVisor’s unique approach to financial crime risk management is further reflected in its FRAML (Fraud + AML) capabilities. Unlike other vendors that simply bolt fraud features onto AML systems or create separate silos, DataVisor allows for shared data architecture while maintaining discrete workflows.
This architectural choice supports cross-team collaboration while minimizing unnecessary operational overlap. As a result, institutions benefit from a 360-degree view of financial crime risk, reduced total cost of ownership, and improved investigative throughput. In the words of Forrester:
“The solution is a great fit for organizations that require end-to-end AML tools offering fraud management capabilities…”
This is a critical advantage for organizations seeking a single platform to address both fraud and AML, without compromising performance or compliance standards.
A Vision Rooted in Innovation and Trust
Yinglian Xie, CEO and Co-Founder of DataVisor, emphasized the broader significance of the Forrester recognition:
“We are honored to be recognized by Forrester as a Leader in AML Solutions. We believe this recognition validates our innovation that combines AI, machine learning, strong domain expertise, and the most advanced cloud technologies to combat financial crimes effectively.”
Xie continued, highlighting the importance of moving beyond traditional systems:
“Our technology helps organizations overcome the limitations of traditional systems by reducing false positives, streamlining workflows, and integrating fraud and AML datasets. As financial crime grows more sophisticated, our mission remains the same: to help our customers stay ahead of threats and regulatory demands with confidence.”
This philosophy underpins every feature of the DataVisor platform—from its dynamic alerting and intelligent case management to its real-time dashboarding and compliance toolsets.
Accessing the Full Report
For those interested in a more comprehensive analysis, the full report—The Forrester Wave™: Anti-Money-Laundering Solutions, Q2 2025—is available for download. Courtesy of DataVisor, the reprint version offers full access to vendor comparisons, scoring breakdowns, and strategic recommendations.
This report not only validates DataVisor’s market position but also provides invaluable insights for any organization looking to modernize its AML operations with a proven, intelligent, and future-ready solution.
