Dataware recognised ‘Market Disruptor Gold’.

In the Financial Crime and Compliance50 2026 (FCC50) report published by Chartis Research, Dataware (formerly SGR Compliance) has been recognised with the title “Market Disruptor – Gold”, one of the most recent and significant acknowledgements received by the company in the international landscape of financial crime prevention solutions.

The meaning of the “Market Disruptor – Gold” recognition

The Market Disruptor – Gold recognition has been awarded to us for our ability to contribute to the evolution of the compliance and financial crime prevention market through the development of innovative approaches, advanced technological architectures and specialised data models that support institutions in managing risk.

This recognition reflects the work carried out over the years to develop solutions and proprietary databases designed to enhance the effectiveness of screening, monitoring and risk assessment processes, providing financial institutions with practical tools to identify and interpret complex risk signals.

It therefore represents a distinction that recognises not only the quality of the solutions developed, but also our capacity to innovate and contribute to the evolution of the tools used by financial institutions to combat money laundering and financial crime.

A recognition confirming a path of growth

This award represents the latest recognition received by Dataware, following the recent positioning as a Category Leader in Chartis reports dedicated to financial crime prevention solutions (read the insight “Category Leader and Best-of-Breed in Watchlists & Adverse Media solutions“).

Taken together, these recognitions reflect the company’s evolution and positioning as a specialised provider of data and solutions for financial crime prevention, supporting banks and financial intermediaries in processes such as:

• AML and anti-financial crime risk assessment
• Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
• Ongoing screening and monitoring of customers and counterparties
• Reputational and contextual risk analysis

More than twenty years of data and solution development

This recognition is the result of more than twenty years of work dedicated to understanding the operational needs of financial institutions and closely observing the evolution of both the regulatory and criminal landscape.

Over time, Dataware has developed:

• proprietary databases for AML and anti-financial crime risk assessment, integrating information on adverse media, PEPs, sanctions, blacklists and watchlists;
• specialised and curated datasets capable of providing insights to identify complex risks, including organised crime phenomena;
• technologically advanced and secure tools for analysing, investigating and managing customer and counterparty due diligence processes.

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The importance of expertise in connecting risk signals

In today’s environment—characterised by increasing regulatory and operational complexity—financial institutions require high-quality data and strong analytical expertise to correctly identify and assess risks.

The expertise developed over the years enables Dataware to connect information and risk indicators that may appear isolated, highlighting potential red flags that might otherwise remain hidden within screening and monitoring processes.

It is precisely this combination of curated data, deep knowledge of financial crime dynamics and advanced technological solutions that continues to distinguish the company’s approach in supporting banks and financial intermediaries in the effective management of money laundering, fraud and broader financial crime risks.

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The Chartis Financial Crime and Compliance50 report

The Financial Crime and Compliance50 is one of the leading independent reports dedicated to the global market for technologies and solutions aimed at combating financial crime.

The analysis evaluates key providers based on several factors, including:

• technological innovation and development capability
• market impact and global presence
• strategy and vision in the compliance sector
• ability to support financial institutions in preventing and managing financial crime

The report focuses in particular on solutions relating to AML, KYC, sanctions screening, watchlist and adverse media monitoring, and transaction monitoring, with the aim of identifying vendors that contribute most significantly to improving the effectiveness of financial crime prevention programmes within financial institutions.

Who is Chartis Research?

Chartis Research’s analysis provide an in-depth look at technology solutions geared toward managing the multiple risks faced by companies, from credit risk to operational risk, from market risk to reputational risk. In particular, great attention is paid to technology applied to financial crime prevention and cyber risk management.

The reports and diagrams prepared by Chartis Research are the result of a professional and independent study of regulatory trends, market dynamics and the global player landscape. The research follows a rigorous process that includes detailed analysis of the players and proposed solutions with special interviews targeting both the company and the service users, finally arriving at an objective assessment based on specific and determined criteria.