The Future of Surveillance: Turning AI Ambition into Operational Reality
New research from 1LoD, commissioned by Shield, reveals that financial institutions’ AI ambitions are accelerating, but surveillance outcomes are struggling to keep pace.
Financial institutions are investing more in AI, data, and surveillance modernization. Yet many of the industry’s most persistent challenges remain largely unchanged.
More than 90% of institutions still operate in alert-heavy environments, while false positives, legacy technology, fragmented data, and the need to prove ROI continue to slow meaningful transformation.
The challenge is no longer understanding what better surveillance looks like. It is operationalizing it at scale.
Report highlights
- 52% of firms say false positives remain their biggest surveillance challenge.
- 41% identify budget and ROI pressures as a significant barrier to advancing surveillance capabilities.
- 37% cite poor data quality and legacy technology as major obstacles to effective surveillance.
Download the report to understand where the AI readiness gap is widening — and what financial institutions can do to close it.