About AIRI

International AML compliance expertise, operational execution and sector-specific innovation

AI Risk Intelligence AS (AIRI) combines international AML compliance expertise — spanning the Nordics, Europe, the UK and U.S. backgrounds — with technology and operational execution across Norway, the Nordics and Spain.

Andréas Hobbelin, founder of AI Risk Intelligence AS
Founder

Andréas Hobbelin

Founder, CEO & AML Expert

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Mitchell White, senior intelligence and financial crime specialist
Senior specialist supporting AIRI

Mitchell White

Senior Intelligence & Financial Crime Specialist

Founder

Andréas Hobbelin

Founder, CEO & AML Expert

Andréas founded AI Risk Intelligence AS to build a Human-first, AI-enabled AML consultancy and technology company — combining 15+ years of international, operational AML and financial crime prevention experience across Norway, the Nordics, Europe and Spain with a clear thesis: AML must become more intelligent, more productive and less dependent on legacy systems and oversized teams.

Through AIRI he leads the development of AI-enabled AML compliance products, services and operational ventures including PropComply, CostaAML Compliance, AML Training App Real Estate Spain live in Spain and AML Ops Málaga — applying the Human-first, AI-enabled approach in real markets.

Background & expertise
  • 15+ years AML & financial crime prevention experience
  • Senior operational AML background from regulated financial institutions
  • Deep hands-on experience with fintech compliance
  • Specialised focus on international clients and cross-border transactions
  • Extensive experience with regulatory inspections and audits
Career timeline
  1. 1997-2005
    Misc. Sales & Services (Norway & Sweden)
    Misc. Sales & Services in Sweden and Norway
  2. 2006-2010
    Dun & Bradstreet (Norway)
    Started working with risk information and risk intelligence.
  3. 2010-2013
    Co-founded Risk Information Group (Norway)
    Provider of PEP, sanctions, watchlist and adverse media screening (World-Check, FinScan) and Keesing ID verification / ID scanning solutions. Sold shares in Risk Information Group.
  4. 2013-2016
    BDO Forensic Services (Norway)
    Recruited to BDO. Worked on some of the most profiled corruption cases in the Nordics.
  5. 2016-2020
    Swedbank (Norway, Sweden, Baltics)
    Headhunted to Swedbank Norway 1LoD, internally recruited to Swedbank Group 2LoD - lead in internal AML investigation Swedbank Baltics.
  6. 2020-2024
    ZTL Payment Solution (Norway)
    Joined ZTL as Head of AML & FCP, a Norwegian fintech / domestic and cross-border B2B payment solution — building AML (1LoD) for a regulated fintech.
  7. 2024-ONGOING
    Plusius (Sweden)
    Part-time Head of AML & FCP of Plusius. Working with Swedish fintech / domestic and cross-border provider — implementing and improving AML operations (1LoD).
  8. 2024-ONGOING
    PropComply & CostaAML Compliance (Spain)
    Developed PropComply, KYC/AML solution for the Spanish real estate sector. Providing AML compliance services to the real estate sector in Spain, especially Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, Mallorca and Ibiza.
  9. 2025-ONGOING
    Habeno (Spain)
    Part-time Compliance Consultant of Habeno, a Spanish mortgage intermediary in Marbella. Developing compliance framework (2LoD).
Core competencies
  • Risk-based and proportionate AML compliance frameworks for fintech and real estate
  • Implementation and improvement of AML operations
  • Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and investigations
  • Cross-border and real estate transactions
  • Money laundering risks on Costa del Sol and other Spanish hotspots
  • High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWI) and High-Risk Non-Resident (HRNR) clients
  • Regulatory AML inspections
Senior specialist supporting AIRI

Mitchell White

Senior Intelligence & Financial Crime Specialist

Mitchell White is a senior intelligence and financial crime specialist with experience from the Norwegian FIU (Økokrim), Norwegian Customs (Tolletaten) Intelligence Department, Santander Consumer Bank (Norway), BDO (Norway), Booz Allen Hamilton (US) and U.S. Army Special Operations.

He brings strong expertise in AML, CDD/EDD, integrity due diligence, trade intelligence, sanctions/PEP risk, operational risk analysis and intelligence-led investigations to AI Risk Intelligence.

Company

A practical, operationally focused AML company

AIRI develops sector-specific AML compliance solutions for regulated entities and high-risk obligated entities. The company combines deep AML expertise with technology and operational execution — not theory.

AIRI uses AI in a controlled, risk-based and governance-focused way. We do not provide fully autonomous AML compliance. Instead, AI is deployed as an analyst and workflow enabler within a defensible framework.

AIRI operates internationally with strong focus on the Nordic and Spanish markets, supported by AML OPS Málaga, PropComply and CostaAML Compliance.

Norway

Headquartered in Norway. Nordic base with international AML expertise and oversight.

Spain

Málaga-based AML operations hub and Spain-focused real estate solutions.

What we stand for

Defensible. Operational. Sector-specific.

Defensible
AML programmes that hold up to regulators, auditors and boards.
Operational
Built for the team that has to actually run AML day-to-day.
Sector-specific
Tailored to the business model and risk reality of each sector.

Talk to AIRI

Confidential discussions on AML operations, AI strategy and sector-specific frameworks.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about AIRI

Who founded AI Risk Intelligence AS (AIRI)?

AIRI was founded by Andréas Hobbelin, who has 15+ years of international AML and financial crime prevention experience across banking (Swedbank in Norway, Sweden and the Baltics), fintech (Head of AML & FCP at ZTL Payment Solution and Plusius), forensics (BDO Norway), risk intelligence (Dun & Bradstreet, co-founder of Risk Information Group) and Spanish real estate AML (PropComply, CostaAML Compliance, Habeno).

Where is AIRI headquartered?

AIRI is headquartered in Norway with operational presence in Spain through AML Ops Málaga, PropComply and CostaAML Compliance. AIRI serves regulated and obligated entities across Norway, the Nordics, the EU/EEA, the UK and Spain.

What is AIRI's operating philosophy?

AIRI is a Human-first, AI-enabled AML consultancy and technology company. AML programmes are designed around qualified human judgement, with AI deployed under documented governance, explainability and human oversight to increase throughput, sharpen intelligence and lower cost. AIRI does not provide fully autonomous AML compliance.

Who supports AIRI as a senior specialist?

Mitchell White, a senior intelligence and financial crime specialist with experience from the Norwegian FIU (Økokrim), Norwegian Customs (Tolletaten) Intelligence Department, Santander Consumer Bank Norway, BDO Norway, Booz Allen Hamilton (US) and U.S. Army Special Operations, supports AIRI on intelligence-led investigations, integrity due diligence and trade intelligence.