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#35 - Revolutionizing Compliance: AI's Role in Modern Finance | Erkin Adylov

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The interview starts with Erkin Adelov's move from hedge funds into compliance technology. That background helps frame how Behavox grew into a company built around AI-driven compliance solutions that help organizations guard against risk and harmful behavior. The focus stays practical. Katherine Jung keeps pressing on how Behavox sells to institutions that are cautious, slow to move, and highly sensitive to vendor risk, which gives Erkin room to explain the real friction behind regulated adoption. Trust keeps coming back. He pushes against the idea that software should be dismissed just because it comes from an outside vendor, uses Microsoft Office as a simple example, and argues that institutions already rely on software for basic work. The conversation then shifts to outcomes. Erkin says customers care about avoiding misses and getting better results from compliance tools, which keeps the discussion grounded in measurable value instead of broad AI talk. Regulators come up next. He says they would be treated like any other customer, while also saying Behavox will probably stay focused on financial services firms. That answer matters. It shows a company choosing a clear lane instead of chasing every adjacent market just because AI is having a moment. The episode then widens from product to market integrity. Erkin argues that AI surveillance could improve oversight across finance, but he also treats enforcement as a political question because technology alone does not create the will to catch bad actors. The interview also marks a milestone. Behavox has delivered LLM-based tools for regulatory compliance, which gives the company a clearer place in the current wave of enterprise AI than generic automation language would. The closing turns personal. Erkin says his superpower is being likable, and he describes that as the reason people have often wanted to help him throughout his career.

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A practical look at AI compliance inside regulated finance.

Ventured Growth treats Erkin Adelov's path from hedge funds to Behavox as a practical route into AI compliance, not a grand origin story. The episode is strongest when it stays on the ground: risk management in financial services, vendor boundaries, and what LLM-based compliance…

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