Manama, Bahrain, November 3, 2025 – AMAN Powered by Themis has announced plans to enhance Bahrain’s financial crime prevention and compliance capabilities, supporting the Kingdom’s continued leadership as a trusted international financial centre. The announcement was made at this year’s Gateway Gulf Investor Forum, hosted by the Economic Development Board.
AMAN brings the very latest AI technology from the UK to the Kingdom of Bahrain to help all companies large or small automate and simplify their due diligence on their clients, suppliers, third parties and investments. AMAN is dedicated to protecting governments, businesses, and individuals from the growing threat of financial crime through its pioneering AI Technology and specialist expertise. This initiative forms part of the company’s long-term investment in developing Bahrain’s capacity in compliance and risk management ahead of the Kingdom’s upcoming evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in 2026.
Last month, AMAN released the first intelligent, large language model (LLM)-driven due diligence platform in Bahrain, designed to automate and accelerate financial crime investigations and enhanced due diligence (EDD) processes, cutting down investigation times from weeks to minutes. This has laid the foundation for AMAN’s scale up plan aiming to:
Ali AlMudaifa, Chief of Business Development at the Bahrain EDB, commented “Bahrain’s financial services sector continues to evolve through innovation, strong governance, and a commitment to developing local talent. The establishment of AMAN reflects the confidence in Bahrain’s ecosystem and its role as a trusted financial hub for the region. We welcome initiatives that not only create jobs but also build lasting national capabilities in areas of strategic importance such as financial integrity."
"Bahrain offers the ideal environment for building a hub for financial crime prevention, combining world-class regulation, forward-looking institutions, and exceptional local talent." said Dickon Johnstone, Group CEO, Themis.
"Our goal is to empower Bahrainis with the expertise and tools to tackle financial crime effectively while creating sustainable, high-value careers in the process. AMAN’s establishment in Bahrain is a testament to the country’s strengths in financial services and financial integrity.” commented Fawzi Al Aradi, CEO, AMAN.
For more information, visit AMAN-aml.com.
Built to meet the highest governmental and international standards for Anti-Financial Crime Compliance, we are the leading end-to-end AML firm in Bahrain. Powered by Themis, we help clients identify and manage AML, CTF and fraud risks through a combination of pioneering AI technology, enhanced due diligence reports, training and people insourcing. Whether you’re an individual, small business or large corporation, our unique platform, powered by unrivalled data, will save you time, money and above all help mitigate your risk exposure.
For more information, visit AMAN-aml.com.
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Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB) is an investment promotion agency with overall responsibility for attracting investment into the Kingdom and supporting initiatives that enhance the investment climate.
Bahrain EDB works with the government and both current and prospective investors to ensure thatBahrain's investment climate is attractive, to communicate the key strengths, and to identify where opportunities exist for further economic growth through investment.
Bahrain EDB focuses on several economic sectors that capitalise on Bahrain's competitive advantages and provide significant investment opportunities. These sectors include financial services, manufacturing, logistics, ICT and tourism. For more information on the Bahrain EDB, visit www.bahrainedb.com.
Abdulelah Abdulla
Communications Department
Economic Development Board
Phone: +973-39798919
E-mail: internationalmedia@bahrainedb.com
Hosted by Bahrain Economic Development Board with the support of senior government officials across the Kingdom’s finance, investment and industry portfolio, Gateway Gulf is a unique invitation-only forum offering the opportunity for global businesses and investors to directly engage with the architects of the GCC’s development success story and gain priority to access to leading investable projects of the region, as well explore opportunities for developing investment presence in the Bahrain and the region beyond. The inaugural edition of Gateway Gulf was held in 2018, with 2025 marking its third edition.
Gateway Gulf is reflective of the Team Bahrain approach, in which private and public sector cooperation is championed to create an innovative and attractive investment environment for businesses to succeed. Whether passing a new regulation or analysing the feasibility of launching a niche idea to market, Team Bahrain works with empathy and drive to connect investors to the key decision makers that matter.
