Castellum.AI
Agentic AML/KYC screening that cuts false positives by 94% and alert review time by 83%.
By Castellum.AI · HQ New York, US · 4.0/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Banks and credit unions carrying large L1/L2 AML alert backlogs and examiner pressure
- Fintechs and digital asset firms that need KYC/KYB onboarding and real-time transaction screening
- Compliance leaders who want explainable, audit-ready AI decisions inside existing case management workflows
Ideal size: 5–50 compliance analysts people · Regulated financial institution with an existing AML program
Not for
- Businesses outside financial services with no AML, sanctions or KYC obligations
- Teams that want a free or self-serve tier with no vendor-led evaluation
- Organizations unwilling to share their internal AML/KYC policies for agent training
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
6–10 weeks
~45 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$60,000/yr
Starts at $12,000 · Quote-based annual subscription; no public rate card, tiered to screening volume and needs
Implementation Friction
3/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Not published — tiers selected to fit the organization's needs
Add-on costs
- None
Company & support
Who is behind Castellum.AI, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- New York, US
How you get support
We haven’t recorded support channels for Castellum.AI yet. Nothing here means unverified — not absent.
Market position
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Castellum.AI ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
AI agents (Arbiter) resolve L1 and L2 alerts for onboarding, transaction screening and pKYC in under a second, with documented, audit-ready reasoning and auto-escalation to human analysts. Agents are built in-house and trained on the customer's own AML/KYC policies.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Not recorded
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Full audit trail
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Castellum.AI is an AML/KYC compliance screening platform that pairs in-house global risk data (sanctions, PEPs, adverse media) drawn from 200,000+ sources with AI agents that resolve L1 and L2 alerts. The vendor claims 94% fewer false positives, 83% less time on alert reviews and a five-minute data refresh cycle. Agents are trained on the customer's AML/KYC policies and log audit-ready reasoning. Deployment is modular, integrating into existing core and case management systems.
Frequently asked questions
What does Castellum.AI actually automate?
It screens customers and transactions against 1,000+ watchlists updated every five minutes and uses in-house AI agents to work L1 and L2 alerts for onboarding, transaction screening and pKYC. The vendor claims 95% of alerts are resolved using AI, 94% fewer false positives and 83% less time on L1 alert reviews, with unexplained or higher-risk cases escalated to human analysts.
How is Castellum.AI priced?
Pricing is not published. The pricing page asks buyers to select the tier that fits their needs and offers a buyer's guide instead of a rate card, so expect a quote-based annual subscription sized to screening volume and data needs. Budget for an enterprise compliance subscription rather than per-seat SaaS pricing.
How long does implementation take?
The vendor describes modular implementation: data, screening and AI agents can be integrated through your core, case management and other systems without disrupting existing workflows. No onboarding timeline or SLA is published, so plan a phased rollout measured in weeks, usually starting from an AI agent proof of concept.
Are the AI decisions defensible in an exam?
Castellum.AI states that each alert decision is logged with source references and human-readable narratives aligned to your alert review and escalation procedures, and that agents auto-escalate to analysts when expertise is needed. It also says its agents passed a fincrime exam and are trained to align with OCC, NCUA, NY DFS and California DFPI guidance.
What security and compliance assurances exist?
The site states SOC 2 compliance for data processing and describes HTTPS/TLS for all services plus encryption in transit and at rest. No other certifications, data residency options or published sub-processor list are shown, so request the current report and security documentation during diligence.
Who should not buy it?
Firms outside financial services with no AML, sanctions or KYC obligations get little value, as do teams wanting a free self-serve tier. Organizations unwilling to expose their internal AML/KYC policies to the vendor's agent training, or to integrate with core banking and case management systems, should look elsewhere.