NICE Actimize Launches Cloud and AI-Based AML Transformation for Leading Canadian FinTech KOHO
NICE Actimize AML Essentials addresses key FINTRAC guidelines
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, September 23, 2021– (BUSINESS WIRE) –NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) and its cloud and AI-based AML Essentials solutions were chosen by the fintech company KOHO Financial, Inc., a Toronto-based online financial services provider, to support its innovative digital platform and further accelerate its growth in the market. Using NICE Actimize The essentials of the LBA, KOHO will also discuss key guidelines offered by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Canada (FINTRAC). KOHO has partnered with Peoples Trust Bank to provide customers with a secure, free, worldwide usable spending account with instant cash back to simplify their personal finances.
KOHO will expand its financial crime operations with NICE Actimize AML Essentials solutions, including Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM) and CDD / KYC capabilities. Building on NICE Actimize’s proven end-to-end anti-money laundering platform, and leveraging the same power and experience as NICE Actimize’s enterprise solutions, AML Essentials enables rapid cloud deployment and lower overhead to facilitate compliance and at a lower total cost of ownership. KOHO will use Essentials Suspicious Activity Monitoring to monitor customer transactions, meet regulatory requirements and file reports, while leveraging Essentials Customer Due Diligence for KYC / CDD and Customer Risk Scoring, among many functions.
KOHO will also use NICE Actimize’s Essentials ActOne Extend risk case manager to ingest fraud alerts and automate financial crime investigations to improve the overall productivity of investigative teams.
“KOHO Financial took a forward-thinking approach to financial services management, and we wanted a compliance partner who understood innovation in digital financial services initiatives,” said Michael Fox, Vice President, Risks and Compliance, KOHO Financial, Inc. “With the legacy and experience of NICE Actimize in the fight against money laundering and financial crime, it is clearly KOHO’s preferred choice to modernize its AML program. “
“NICE Actimize’s cloud-based and AI-based capabilities will deliver exceptional performance in support of KOHO’s digital operations. As we continue to expand our presence in the Canadian banking and financial space, NICE Actimize is proud to support KOHO’s anti-money laundering initiatives with our Essentials solutions, ensuring compliance and providing a foundation for growth. “, said Craig Costigan, CEO, NICE Actimize.
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About KOHO
KOHO is Canada’s leading fintech, providing Canadians with an alternative to traditional banking services. KOHO’s mission is to make the financial system transparent and intuitive. KOHO offers a full service account with no hidden fees. The account comes with a reloadable prepaid Visa card that can get cash back on every purchase, and a built-in app that helps users spend smart and save more.
About NICE Actimize
NICE Actimize is the largest and most comprehensive provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions for regional and global financial institutions, as well as government regulators. Consistently ranked number one in the space, the experts at NICE Actimize apply innovative technology to protect institutions and protect consumer and investor assets by identifying financial crime, preventing fraud and ensuring regulatory compliance. The company provides real-time cross-channel fraud prevention, money laundering detection and transaction monitoring solutions that address issues such as payment fraud, cybercrime, sanctions monitoring, market abuse, customer due diligence and insider trading. Find us on 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 world to create extraordinary customer experiences while meeting key business metrics. Powered by the world’s # 1 cloud native customer experience platform, CXone, NICE is a global leader in AI-powered contact center software. More than 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including more than 85 from the Fortune 100 companies, partner with NICE to transform – and elevate – every customer interaction. www.nice.com.
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Contacts
Corporate media:
Cindy Morgan-Olson, +1 646 408 5896, NICE Actimize, [email protected]
Investors:
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