Flagright,the AI operating system for financial crime compliance, today announced that Zento has selected Flagright to strengthen its financial crime controls. Zento will use Flagright for real-time transaction monitoring, watchlist screening, dynamic risk scoring, and case management, to support safe, scalable growth across its multi-currency business accounts and payment flows.
Zento is building business accounts for entrepreneurs, designed to reduce admin and remove friction from everyday business finances. Through Zento’s web and mobile platform, European companies and sole proprietors can open and manage business accounts, send and receive payments across SEPA, SWIFT, and local payment systems, and exchange currencies, all with a focus on speed, transparency, and customer-first service.
“We built Zento to remove barriers for entrepreneurs, with less admin, fewer delays, and a simpler way to manage business finances,” said Nicolai Aarestrup, Co-Founder at Zento. “But as we scale across currencies and payment rails, trust has to scale with us. Flagright gives us real-time monitoring and screening controls that help us stay fast for legitimate businesses while keeping risk decisioning structured and audit-ready.”
“Modern business accounts need modern controls,” said Rashid Ahmad, CEO & Co-founder at Zento. “Flagright gives us real-time visibility across payment activity, stronger watchlist screening, and unified workflows for investigations and reporting. That combination helps our team act earlier on risk signals while maintaining a consistent, evidence-driven approach to compliance.”
With Flagright, Zento’s teams will be able to:
- Detect and respond to risk in real time with configurable, risk-based transaction monitoring.
- Screen customers and counterparties against watchlists, with investigation-ready alerts and clear decision trails.
- Prioritize reviews using dynamic risk scoring that adapts to customer and transaction behavior.
- Centralize investigations with case management workflows, collaboration, and end-to-end audit trails.
“Zento is building a business account experience that puts entrepreneurs first, with faster onboarding, simpler payments, and less friction in day-to-day operations,” said Baran Özkan, Co-founder & CEO at Flagright. “We’re excited to support Zento with real-time transaction monitoring, watchlist screening, risk scoring, and unified investigations, so they can scale with confidence, keep controls rigorous, and protect legitimate businesses as they grow.”
About Zento
Zento is a digital business account platform built for entrepreneurs. Through its web and mobile experience, Zento helps European businesses open and manage accounts, send and receive payments, and exchange currencies with transparent pricing and customer-first support. Zento is a brand name of EPMAP Limited, an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorised by the Central Bank of Cyprus.
About Flagright
Flagright is a global leader in AI-native transaction monitoring and AML compliance solutions, featuring a highly customizable, risk-based platform with the industry’s fastest two-week integration, enabling financial institutions to centralize detection, investigate and report suspicious activity, streamline regulatory workflows, and strengthen financial crime controls. Flagright was recognized on the Sifted 250: Europe’s Fastest‑Growing Startups 2025 as Europe’s fastest-growing AML compliance company, and recognized by Chartis Research in the Financial Crime and Compliance50 (FCC50) 2025 as a Market Disruptor. Trusted by fintechs and banks in 30+ countries, Flagright helps reduce false positives by 93% and lower compliance costs by 80%, setting the modern standard for financial crime compliance.
