TORONTO, 30 September 2025 -- The AML Shop (TAS), the Canadian anti-money laundering (AML) consultancy and compliance solutions provider leading the fight against financial crime, today announced a significant strategic investment from London-based venture studio, Big Ideas Group (BIG).
The deal marks TAS’s transformation from national advisory leader into a global force in financial crime compliance, with expansion into both the US and UK already underway and a wave of new services and solutions slated for 2026.
TAS serves companies across a wide range of sectors, from banking, insurance and mortgages to real estate, crypto and casinos, with AI increasingly powering the solutions it provides.
The urgency is clear: Less than 1% of the world’s laundered money is intercepted, leaving an estimated $2 trillion flowing freely through the global financial system[1].
With regulators applying ever more pressure and financial crime becoming increasingly sophisticated, institutions need not just cutting-edge software but expert-led insight, faster execution and future-ready tools. TAS delivers all of this and more.
Backed by BIG, a London-based venture studio with extensive experience in AML and financial technology, the firm is now accelerating into the UK and US, scaling its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and investing heavily in AI-driven compliance technology.
Importantly, TAS will remain fully independent, with its existing leadership, people, and values intact — while gaining the firepower to think bigger, move faster and deliver robust, future-proof AML solutions at scale.
Matt McGuire, Principal & Co-Founder, TAS, commented:
“Financial crime is getting smarter. While AI is reshaping the tools available to fight it, it is also increasing the threats we face. Yet the industry still drowns in false positives with around 95% of alerts going nowhere, wasting thousands of hours and driving financial exclusion. Our mission at TAS is to make AML functional, affordable and accessible to businesses in multiple sectors. This investment gives us the scale, expertise, and reach to expand into the UK and US while keeping our independence and leadership exactly as they are today. What changes is our ability to move faster and give clients the confidence to stay ahead and stay compliant.”
Monika Cywinska, Principal & Co-Founder, TAS, added:
“TAS has always combined deep AML expertise with practical solutions. With BIG’s backing we can now accelerate our Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), an elite force of financial crime first responders harnessing AI and emerging technologies to help clients worldwide strengthen their defences, outpace regulatory change and stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated threats.”
Sebastian Gray, Founder, Big Ideas Group, commented:
“TAS has built something rare: a trusted, independent firm with a culture clients love and AML expertise they can trust. With global demand for smarter compliance surging, we believe TAS has the potential to become the go-to brand in AML internationally and are excited to back that journey. It offers an end-to-end service for financial institutions, fintech platforms and businesses in countless other sectors seeking smarter, faster and more cost-effective compliance.”
1. World Economic Forum (Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime)
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About TAS
The AML Shop (TAS) is Canada’s leading anti-money laundering advisory and managed services firm, working with financial institutions and regulated entities across the country to deliver expert-driven compliance, investigation, and risk solutions.
About BIG
Big Ideas Group (BIG) is a London-based fund investing in purpose-led, high-growth fintech and financial services companies. Its portfolio includes innovators in AML, local banking and digital tools helping financial institutions thrive.