Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Asset Tracing and Recovery

Course overview

Asset tracing teams now face thousands of bank statements, mobile money records, scanned title deeds and company filings in a single case. Reading them line by line is slow, and the links that matter are easily missed. This AI asset tracing course shows how machine learning and related tools can sort, match and prioritise that material, and where human judgement must stay in charge.

The course explains, without heavy mathematics, how entity resolution, anomaly detection, network analytics and document processing work, and what each can and cannot do in a recovery case. Participants run guided exercises with no-code and low-code tools on a synthetic dataset: matching names across registries, extracting data from scanned documents, flagging unusual transaction patterns and generating leads on hidden holders of assets. Governance runs through every day, covering bias, explainability, data protection and how to present AI-assisted findings in court.

Participants leave able to judge where AI genuinely speeds up tracing in their own unit, to specify a realistic pilot, and to challenge vendors' claims.

What you will be able to do

• Explain the main AI and machine learning techniques used in asset tracing
• Apply entity resolution to match people, companies and assets across datasets
• Use anomaly detection to prioritise transactions for analyst review
• Extract structured data from scanned documents with document AI tools
• Analyse networks to surface likely proxies and hidden asset holders
• Assess bias, error and explainability risks in AI-assisted findings
• Design a governed pilot for AI in an asset tracing unit
• Present AI-assisted results in a form that can withstand legal challenge

Who should attend

For experienced analysts, investigators and managers in asset recovery and financial intelligence units who want to use AI responsibly. No coding background is needed, but familiarity with financial analysis is assumed.

• Senior financial intelligence analysts
• Asset recovery investigators
• Heads of analysis and investigation units
• Data analysts in law enforcement and FIUs
• Digital forensics specialists
• ICT managers supporting investigations
• Legal advisers on technology and evidence

Course outline

Fees are per participant in US dollars and cover tuition, course materials and your certificate. Travel and accommodation are not included.