Compare AI tools before your compliance team has to explain them

General-purpose rather than finance-specific — check whether its enterprise tier is required to get compliance features, and confirm the zero-retention terms are in your actual contract, not just marketing copy.

One of the few in this category headquartered and hosted in the EU by default — worth a look for firms wanting to keep meeting data in-region. Confirm current SOC 2 report scope (some documentation shows Type I) before rollout.

Notably also PCI-DSS certified, which isn't common among meeting-notes tools — worth a look if your firm also handles card payment data in calls. Bot-free by design; over 800,000 professionals and 200 million devices reported.

Positions itself specifically around advisor confidentiality obligations rather than general-purpose transcription. Global Relay lists an Open Connector for Zocks (as at 5 Oct 2026); it requires a Zocks Enterprise account, so confirm requirements with the vendor.

Marloo has a SOC 2 Type 2 report from Sensiba covering Security, Availability and Confidentiality for 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 (opinion dated 21 July 2026; Sensiba status letter, seen 19 October 2026). It does not cover the Privacy criterion. Its trust centre also lists GDPR and a CARR “Very Good” cyber rating from Aphore (20 November 2025 to 20 November 2026). Marloo’s trust centre also states that customer data stores are encrypted at rest, remote production access requires MFA, the business continuity and disaster recovery plan is tested annually, and formal data retention and disposal procedures exist (seen 19 October 2026). Its subprocessor list names 14 vendors, including AWS and Google Cloud (infrastructure), OpenAI and Anthropic (LLM providers), AssemblyAI (speech-to-text), Recall (meeting bot API) and Supabase (database). We have not seen the full report. Marloo’s co-founder has said it uses OpenAI and Anthropic services under zero-data-retention enterprise agreements (Risk Info, Oct 2025). FF News (24 August 2026) reports that Marloo’s US launch offers US data residency on AWS and that the company has a policy of zero retention of customer data for AI model training. We could not confirm hosting in other regions (such as UK or EU) from Marloo’s own pages, so ask Marloo for the data location for your region and the full report before rollout.

Markets built-in compliance safeguards; confirm current SOC 2 report and data retention settings before rollout. Jump states it can archive selected outputs to Global Relay, Smarsh or Proofpoint (as at 5 Oct 2026) — confirm supported platforms and how delivery works.

Fellow states it hosts data in AWS Canada Central and does not use customer data to train AI models; its AI features use US-based sub-processors, which workspace admins can switch off (as at 12 Oct 2026). Fellow and Global Relay both document a Global Relay Open Connector for Fellow (as at 5 Oct 2026); firms subscribe to archiving separately through Global Relay.

A federal class-action suit filed in California alleges Otter records meetings and trains on conversations without valid consent from all participants; Otter states it obtains explicit opt-in permission. Unresolved as of publication — this is an allegation, not a finding, but it's a live legal question worth understanding before using it on client calls.

Offers an opt-out from training, but it isn't the default — confirm it's switched on firm-wide before any client meetings are recorded.

Built more for sales workflows than advisory or compliance use specifically, though still worth evaluating for firms wanting conversation analytics alongside notes. Its training-data policy is not stated on the pages we reviewed (as at 12 Oct 2026), so ask the vendor directly.

No bot joins your call, which some firms prefer — but all data is currently stored on US servers with no EU/UK hosting option, worth checking against your firm's data-residency requirements before adoption.

Grain states it is SOC 2 Type II certified and that meeting data sent to OpenAI is not used to train OpenAI's models (as at 12 Oct 2026). Hosting is in the USA and AI features cannot currently be turned off. Built more for sales and customer-call highlight reels than advisory documentation, so check fit against your actual workflow.

A platform rather than a single point tool — best fit for firms that want ongoing monitoring instead of a one-time review.

Worth asking directly whether the underlying model logic is configurable by your firm or fixed by the vendor — this varies a lot across governance tools.

One of the few AI governance vendors headquartered in the UK rather than the US — potentially useful if your firm prefers a vendor operating under the same regulatory environment. Enterprise sales model; expect a sales conversation rather than self-serve signup.

Positions itself around ongoing model governance rather than a one-time review, which suits firms with several AI systems already in production rather than a single tool being evaluated.

The warranty angle is genuinely unusual in this category — worth a look if your firm's concern is liability exposure from an AI system underperforming, not just documentation.

Operates a dedicated EU data residency region for regulated users — a genuinely relevant fact if data sovereignty is part of your firm's requirements. Enterprise pricing (reportedly $10,000–20,000 per seat annually), sold through direct sales.

Founded by former investment bankers specifically for sell-side workflows, narrower than AlphaSense's broad research library — check fit against your actual use case before comparing pricing.

Well-funded (over $355M raised) and built end-to-end for the financial crime lifecycle, from account opening through AML compliance. Enterprise sales, quote-based pricing — expect a sales conversation.

London-headquartered (formerly Mimiro), recognized as a leader in AML software. Notably offers a free tier to start, unlike most tools in this category — worth trying before committing to enterprise pricing.

Global Relay says it was named a Leader in the October 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Communications Governance and Archiving Solutions, and documents a ChatGPT Enterprise connector for archiving AI conversations (as at 29 Sep 2026). It states data is stored in Canada or the U.S. depending on customer location, so confirm that fits your residency rules.

Behavox says it never uses customer data to train or fine-tune models, and hosts single-tenant on Google Cloud with a choice of data-residency region (security page, undated). It announced WhatsApp and WeChat capture through TeleMessage in February 2021; its current pages do not mention those apps, so confirm coverage.

Santa Barbara-based, founded 2017. Strong reputation for eDiscovery and legal-hold workflows on top of archiving — worth a look if your firm needs to produce records for an investigation, not just retain them.

Tel Aviv-based, founded 2018. Positioned by reviewers as a strong all-in-one option combining surveillance and archiving rather than archiving alone — worth comparing against Global Relay or Behavox if you want both in one platform.

Financial services is Persona's largest customer vertical, and most of its reviewers are small businesses — worth considering if you want an identity platform that doesn't assume enterprise scale from day one.

The most widely cited KYC platform across finance-focused comparison and review sites, with over half its reviewers coming from finance and banking specifically. Also has real adoption in gambling and iGaming — worth knowing if your firm operates across both.

Now owned by Entrust, a larger US-based identity and security company — worth confirming current data handling and support terms directly, since ownership changes can shift how a vendor operates post-acquisition.

Notably holds ISO/IEC 42001 certification, the dedicated AI management system standard — a more specific signal than general security certifications for firms evaluating AI governance maturity, not just data security. Backed by a16z and Index Ventures; enterprise sales.

Institutional backing is the standout factor here rather than a specific published compliance certification — worth asking S&P Global directly for their current SOC 2 and data-handling documentation, as it wasn't independently published for Kensho specifically at time of writing.

Built specifically around 'explainable AI' — every machine decision is documented for regulator review, which matters more in this category than in most, since an AML system that can't explain its own alerts is a real supervisory problem. Series C funded ($57M raised); enterprise sales.

Narrower focus than Feedzai or ComplyAdvantage — specifically strong on document and identity fraud rather than full transaction monitoring, so check whether it complements or duplicates tools you already run. Series B funded ($25M raised).

Unlike bot-free alternatives (Fellow, Jamie, Granola), MeetGeek joins meetings as a visible participant and some users report it lingering after others leave — worth testing this behaviour directly before rolling out to client-facing calls.

German-based with EU hosting by default, similar positioning to tl;dv on data residency — worth a look if keeping meeting data in-region matters for your firm.