How HSBC Applies AI and Google Cloud to Detect Suspicious Transactions and Combat Money Laundering

HSBC utilizes AI pattern recognition and Google Cloud AI to detect suspicious transactions beyond traditional rules-based systems. The AI analyzes over 1.2 billion transactions monthly, identifying 2-4 times more suspicious activity and reducing false alerts by 60%, enhancing compliance and fraud prevention.

Traditional AML systems generated high false positive rates and missed complex suspicious patterns.

Deployed AI pattern recognition models on Google Cloud to analyze transaction data in real time, improving detection accuracy and operational efficiency.