Hawk AI was founded in Munich in 2018 by experienced fintech entrepreneurs Tobias Schweiger and Wolfgang Berner and works with financial institutions and partners such as North American Bancard, Ratepay and Moss. In June 2021, Hawk AI secured a Series A funding of $10M USD from BlackFin Capital Partners and Picus Capital.


Hawk AI makes AML surveillance more efficient for financial institutions across the globe, while ensuring regulatory compliance. Powered by patent-pending explainable artificial intelligence combined with traditional rules, Hawk AI detects more instances of suspicious behaviour in real-time while reducing false-positive rates by over 70%.

Hawk AI processes billions of transactions in more than 60 countries across the globe. Its customers include banks, payment companies and fintechs, such as North American Bancard, Moss, Weavr and Banco do Brasil.