AI in Trade Surveillance: Why Context Matters More Than Alert Volume
oct. 22, 2026
Co-authored By Francisco Merlos Fernandez, Head RegTech Solutions, SIX
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is helping trade surveillance teams move beyond simply detecting threshold breaches. By bringing together transactional, historical, and market context, AI can help analysts prioritize cases, understand why behavior may be suspicious, and prepare better-documented investigations. This concentrates human judgment where it matters most rather than making it obsolete, increasing the importance of appropriate governance and oversight.