NICE Actimize Partners with The Knoble Non-Profit Network to Fight Human Trafficking, Fraud Scams and Other Financial Crimes

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NICE Actimize has announced a partnership with The Knoble, focusing on combatting financial crimes such as human trafficking, child exploitation, and elder abuse. Through this collaboration, NICE Actimize will offer technology and research support to enhance crime detection efforts. Chad Hetherington has joined The Knoble's Board of Advisors, contributing over 25 years of expertise. New initiatives will include defining scam typologies and identifying human trafficking patterns within anti-money laundering efforts, aiming to empower financial institutions to prevent these crimes.

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• Strategic partnership with The Knoble to combat financial crimes.
• NICE Actimize provides technology and research support, enhancing crime detection capabilities.
• Chad Hetherington appointed to The Knoble's Board of Advisors, bringing valuable experience.
• New initiatives targeting scam typologies and human trafficking detection in financial transactions.

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NICE Actimize will provide both research support and technology resources to detect and prevent the most serious of human-targeted financial-based crimes and abuse

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, today announced its partnership with The Knoble, a global non-profit network of experts working to protect the vulnerable against a range of financial crimes and other fraudulent activity. Through the partnership, NICE Actimize will provide technology expertise, research support and other resources to The Knoble’s Financial Crimes Working Group with the goal of supporting the detection and elimination of scams in activities relating to human trafficking, child exploitation, and elder abuse.

Integral to this partnership, Chad Hetherington, NICE Actimize’s VP, Global Head of Product, has been named to The Knoble’s prestigious Board of Advisors. With more than 25 years of experience in consulting, product management and development, Hetherington currently oversees the execution of NICE Actimize’s product strategy.

NICE Actimize has begun developmental work on several initiatives in association with The Knoble. The first of these efforts addresses the further definition and operationalization of scam typologies. This project builds off The Knoble’s own initiatives, which focus on publishing a common framework for categorizing scams. Additional initiatives will address the detection of human trafficking patterns in anti-money laundering activities. Proven best practices on implementing scams tracking and reporting will be documented and shared across The Knoble Network and beyond.

“The proliferation of scams targeting the most vulnerable has drawn massive attention across the globe and NICE Actimize’s objective is to provide important resources to help financial institutions take preventative measures to identify and stop these crimes,” said Craig Costigan, CEO, NICE Actimize. “We will work with our clients at financial institutions and The Knoble to advance this critical mission.”

“NICE Actimize’s market leadership and experience in anti-money laundering and enterprise fraud will contribute to our group intelligence in fighting a range of crimes such as human trafficking and more,” said Ian Mitchell, Founder and Board Chair of The Knoble. "For financial institutions taking proactive measures to enhance their defenses around these scams, and support consumers, NICE Actimize ‘s leadership will prove invaluable to furthering this cause.”

About NICE Actimize
NICE Actimize is the largest and broadest provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions for regional and global financial institutions, as well as government regulators. Consistently ranked as number one in the space, NICE Actimize experts apply innovative technology to protect institutions and safeguard consumers’ and investors’ assets by identifying financial crime, preventing fraud and providing regulatory compliance. The company provides real-time, cross-channel fraud prevention, anti-money laundering detection, and trading surveillance solutions that address such concerns as payment fraud, cybercrime, sanctions monitoring, market abuse, customer due diligence and insider trading. Find us at www.niceactimize.com, @NICE_Actimize or Nasdaq: NICE.

About NICE
With NICE (Nasdaq: NICE), it’s never been easier for organizations of all sizes around the globe to create extraordinary customer experiences while meeting key business metrics. Featuring the world’s #1 cloud native customer experience platform, CXone, NICE is a worldwide leader in AI-powered self-service and agent-assisted CX software for the contact center – and beyond. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, partner with NICE to transform - and elevate - every customer interaction. www.nice.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements
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Corporate Media Contact:

Cindy Morgan-Olson, +1 646 408 5896, ET, NICE Actimize, cindy.morgan-olson@niceactimize.com

Investors

Marty Cohen, +1 551 256 5354, ET, ir@nice.com

Omri Arens, +972 3 763 0127, CET, ir@nice.com

Source: NICE

FAQ

What is NICE Actimize's recent partnership about?

NICE Actimize has partnered with The Knoble to combat financial crimes such as human trafficking and elder abuse by providing technology and research support.

Who is Chad Hetherington in relation to The Knoble?

Chad Hetherington is the VP and Global Head of Product at NICE Actimize, now serving on The Knoble's Board of Advisors.

What initiatives is NICE Actimize working on with The Knoble?

NICE Actimize is developing initiatives to define scam typologies and detect human trafficking patterns in anti-money laundering activities.

How does NICE Actimize help financial institutions?

NICE Actimize aids financial institutions by offering resources and expertise to prevent and detect financial crimes.

When was the partnership between NICE Actimize and The Knoble announced?

The partnership was announced in a press release on December 7, 2022.