BSA / AML Playbook

Sharpen the SAR. Tighten CDD. Lose the noise.

Use AI to triage alerts, summarize SAR narratives, and document CDD baselines — without ever putting customer data into a model.

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Playbook Snapshot
BSA / AML Enablement Map
Primary Goal
Sharper SAR
Core Artifact
SAR narrative
Risk Focus
Customer data
Narrative quality
50/100
Pattern recognition
68/100
Documentation discipline
60/100
Data boundary discipline
78/100
Recommended path
Maturity Assessment → Foundation Course → SAR Workflow → Sandbox
Use-Case Map

Where BSA / AML can use AiBI immediately.

Concrete, role-specific use cases replace generic AI advice.
HIGH RISK

Draft a SAR narrative

Convert a typology + timeline into the structured narrative the FinCEN reviewer expects.

Artifact
SAR narrative draft
MED RISK

Triage alerts

Run the alert rationale through a structured pattern check to prioritize review.

Artifact
Alert triage notes
MED RISK

Document CDD baseline drift

Compare current CDD against the baseline; flag changes that need an updated profile.

Artifact
CDD drift report
HIGH RISK

Summarize a structuring pattern

Turn raw transaction notes into a clean pattern description for the case file.

Artifact
Pattern summary
BSA Operating Model

A documented rhythm that reviewers can follow.

01

Pattern

Identify the typology and the timeline window before any AI involvement.

Artifact produced
Pattern brief
02

Sanitize

Strip identifiers, amounts, account numbers — only typology + dates + relative amounts go to the model.

Artifact produced
Sanitized brief
03

Draft

Generate the narrative in the sandbox. Compare against your team's SAR template structure.

Artifact produced
Draft narrative
04

Review

Re-attach customer data manually in the SAR system. Reviewer signs off.

Artifact produced
Filed SAR with review log
Review Checklist

Before AI output is used.

No real customer or transaction identifiers in any prompt
Typology, dates, and pattern are factually grounded
Narrative answers who, what, where, when, and why
Pattern language matches FinCEN typology vocabulary
Reviewer signature recorded
Filing deadline tracked separately
Toolbox Assets

The playbook ships real tools.

A strong role playbook ends with downloadable, customizable work products — not slides.
BSA / AML Playbook

Make the SAR sharper. Keep the customer data out of the model.

The fastest narratives are the ones you do not have to rewrite. This playbook is built around that.