diff --git a/src/events/transaction.events.ts b/src/events/transaction.events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..125071e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/transaction.events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { DomainEventEnvelope } from './domain-event.types';
+import { DomainEventNames, DomainEventName } from './event-names';
+
+export interface TransactionCreatedPayload {
+  transactionId: string;
+  amount?: string;
+  assetCode?: string;
+  recipientAddress?: string;
+  agentId?: string;
+}
+
+export class TransactionCreatedEvent implements DomainEventEnvelope<TransactionCreatedPayload> {
+  constructor(
+    public readonly id: string,
+    public readonly name: DomainEventNames[DomainEventName.TransactionCreated],
+    public readonly timestamp: number,
+    public readonly occurredAt: Date,
+    public readonly aggregateType: string,
+    public readonly aggregateId: string,
+    public readonly payload: TransactionCreatedPayload,
+    public readonly organizationId?: string,
+    public readonly actorId?: string,
+  ) {}
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/risk/risk.listener.ts b/src/modules/risk/risk.listener.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dee899d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/risk/risk.listener.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { TypedOnEvent } from '../../events/typed-event-listener.decorator';
+import { DomainEventEnvelope } from '../../events/domain-event.types';
+import { DomainEventName } from '../../events/event-names';
+import { RiskService } from './risk.service';
+import { PrismaService } from '../../database/prisma.service';
+
+/**
+ * Listens to transaction domain events and triggers asynchronous risk analysis
+ * and score persistence.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class RiskListener {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(RiskListener.name);
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly riskService: RiskService,
+    private readonly prisma: PrismaService,
+  ) {}
+
+  @TypedOnEvent(DomainEventName.TransactionCreated)
+  async handleTransactionCreated(envelope: DomainEventEnvelope<{ transactionId: string; amount?: string; assetCode?: string; recipientAddress?: string; agentId?: string }>): Promise<void> {
+    const payload = envelope.payload;
+    if (!payload || !payload.transactionId) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const assessment = await this.riskService.evaluate(
+        envelope.organizationId,
+        {
+          amount: payload.amount ? parseFloat(payload.amount) : 100,
+          recipientAddress: payload.recipientAddress,
+          assetCode: payload.assetCode,
+          agentId: payload.agentId,
+        },
+        {
+          transactionId: payload.transactionId,
+          actorId: envelope.actorId,
+        },
+      );
+
+      // Persist risk assessment score/band back to the transaction record or audit/risk metadata if applicable
+      await this.prisma.transaction.updateMany({
+        where: { id: payload.transactionId },
+        data: {
+          riskScore: assessment.score,
+          riskBand: assessment.band,
+        },
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `Failed to evaluate risk for transaction '${payload.transactionId}': ${(error as Error).message}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/risk/risk.module.ts b/src/modules/risk/risk.module.ts
index bdd401a1..ca5aa0e4 100644
--- a/src/modules/risk/risk.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/risk/risk.module.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { RiskController } from './risk.controller';
 import { RiskService } from './risk.service';
 import { RiskEngine } from './risk.engine';
+import { EventsModule } from '../../events/events.module';
+import { DatabaseModule } from '../../database/database.module';
 
 @Module({
+  imports: [EventsModule, DatabaseModule],
   controllers: [RiskController],
   providers: [RiskService, RiskEngine],
   exports: [RiskService, RiskEngine],
diff --git a/src/modules/risk/risk.service.ts b/src/modules/risk/risk.service.ts
index 42dd8324..7138b01d 100644
--- a/src/modules/risk/risk.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/risk/risk.service.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { DomainEventName } from '../../events/event-names';
  * RiskEvaluated domain event (with full factor breakdown for audit metadata),
  * and is called by the transactions pipeline.
  */
+import { OnEvent } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
+
 @Injectable()
 export class RiskService {
   constructor(
@@ -16,6 +18,26 @@ export class RiskService {
     private readonly eventBus: EventBusService,
   ) {}
 
+  @OnEvent(DomainEventName.TransactionCreated, { async: true })
+  async handleTransactionCreated(event: { payload?: { transactionId: string; amount?: string; assetCode?: string; recipientAddress?: string; agentId?: string }; organizationId?: string; transactionId?: string; amount?: string; assetCode?: string; recipientAddress?: string }): Promise<void> {
+    const payload = event.payload || event;
+    const orgId = event.organizationId || 'default-org';
+    const txId = payload.transactionId || event.transactionId || '';
+    const amtNum = payload.amount ? parseFloat(payload.amount) : 0;
+    await this.evaluate(
+      orgId,
+      {
+        amount: isNaN(amtNum) ? 0 : amtNum,
+        sourceAccount: payload.agentId ?? 'unknown',
+        destinationAccount: payload.recipientAddress ?? 'unknown',
+        transactionType: 'transfer',
+      },
+      {
+        transactionId: txId,
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Full evaluation with event emission. The emitted event payload includes
    * the complete factor breakdown so the audit listener captures it as metadata.
diff --git a/src/modules/risk/tests/risk.listener.spec.ts b/src/modules/risk/tests/risk.listener.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd4c2a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/risk/tests/risk.listener.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { RiskListener } from '../risk.listener';
+import { RiskService } from '../risk.service';
+import { PrismaService } from '../../../database/prisma.service';
+import { DomainEventName } from '../../../events/event-names';
+
+describe('RiskListener', () => {
+  let listener: RiskListener;
+  let riskService: RiskService;
+  let prisma: PrismaService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    riskService = {
+      evaluate: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        score: 15,
+        band: 'LOW',
+        factors: [],
+        canAutoExecute: true,
+      }),
+    } as unknown as RiskService;
+
+    prisma = {
+      transaction: {
+        updateMany: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ count: 1 }),
+      },
+    } as unknown as PrismaService;
+
+    listener = new RiskListener(riskService, prisma);
+  });
+
+  it('should evaluate risk and persist score upon transaction.created event', async () => {
+    const envelope = {
+      id: 'evt-1',
+      name: DomainEventName.TransactionCreated,
+      organizationId: 'org-1',
+      actorId: 'agent-1',
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+      aggregateType: 'transaction',
+      aggregateId: 'tx-1',
+      payload: {
+        transactionId: 'tx-1',
+        amount: '500',
+        assetCode: 'USDC',
+        recipientAddress: 'GABC...',
+      },
+    };
+
+    await listener.handleTransactionCreated(envelope as never);
+
+    expect(riskService.evaluate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'org-1',
+      expect.objectContaining({ amount: 500, assetCode: 'USDC' }),
+      expect.objectContaining({ transactionId: 'tx-1', actorId: 'agent-1' }),
+    );
+
+    expect(prisma.transaction.updateMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        where: { id: 'tx-1' },
+        data: { riskScore: 15, riskBand: 'LOW' },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/modules/risk/tests/risk.service.event.spec.ts b/src/modules/risk/tests/risk.service.event.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad4ee79f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/risk/tests/risk.service.event.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { RiskService } from '../risk.service';
+import { RiskEngine } from '../risk.engine';
+import { EventBusService } from '../../../events/event-bus.service';
+import { DomainEventName } from '../../../events/event-names';
+import { PrismaService } from '../../../database/prisma.service';
+
+describe('RiskService Event Handling', () => {
+  let riskService: RiskService;
+  let riskEngine: RiskEngine;
+  let eventBus: EventBusService;
+  let prisma: PrismaService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    riskEngine = {
+      assess: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+        score: 15,
+        band: 'LOW',
+        factors: [],
+        canAutoExecute: true,
+      }),
+    } as unknown as RiskEngine;
+
+    eventBus = {
+      emit: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    } as unknown as EventBusService;
+
+    prisma = {
+      transaction: {
+        updateMany: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ count: 1 }),
+      },
+    } as unknown as PrismaService;
+
+    riskService = new RiskService(riskEngine, eventBus);
+  });
+
+  it('should evaluate risk and emit event upon transaction.created event', async () => {
+    const envelope = {
+      id: 'evt-1',
+      name: DomainEventName.TransactionCreated,
+      organizationId: 'org-1',
+      actorId: 'agent-1',
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+      aggregateType: 'transaction',
+      aggregateId: 'tx-1',
+      payload: {
+        transactionId: 'tx-1',
+        amount: '500',
+        assetCode: 'USDC',
+        recipientAddress: 'GABC...',
+      },
+    };
+
+    await riskService.handleTransactionCreated(envelope as never);
+
+    expect(riskEngine.assess).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(eventBus.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      DomainEventName.RiskEvaluated,
+      expect.any(Object),
+      expect.any(Object)
+    );
+  });
+});