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Sayari and DataExpert Partner for Enhanced Economic Security in Europe

In a significant move to bolster economic security across Europe, Sayari, a trusted artificial intelligence platform aimed at economic safety and commercial risk management, has officially announced its strategic partnership with DataExpert, a specialist provider of cybercrime solutions, fraud prevention, and digital investigation services for governmental and law enforcement agencies throughout Europe. This collaboration is set to expand Sayari's influence within the public sector, specifically targeting key government entities across eight nations: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

As various European governments endeavor to establish new institutional frameworks to combat financial crime, there is a pronounced need for advanced analytical tools capable of tracing property, commerce, and finances across borders. The emergence of new sanction bodies and an overarching European authority targeting money laundering has generated an unprecedented pace of change, thereby necessitating reliable AI solutions with appropriate safeguards, as mandated by the EU AI Act.

Sayari already plays a pivotal role in Europe, providing its intelligence services to many of the region's largest financial institutions and corporate giants. The partnership with DataExpert further solidifies its presence in this governmental sector. DataExpert’s integrated consultants, training academy, and extensive experience in the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) community enable agencies to receive specialized implementation, customized workflows, and localized assistance right from the start.

Gino Flem, Managing Director of DataExpert for Benelux, remarked, "Agencies across Europe are being asked to tackle cross-border financial crime, sanctions evasion, and dual-use proliferation at a pace for which their current tools were never designed. The combination of Sayari’s primary source intelligence with our investigative expertise grants agencies capabilities that they can implement, defend, and develop immediately."

The pressing need for economic safety has become a guiding principle for European foreign policy. Countries in this region were early adopters of this understanding and have been advancing rapidly, with new law enforcement institutions, financial crime strategies, and significant investments in sovereign AI.

Farley Mesko, CEO of Sayari, stated, "We are investing here because this is where the future of economic security is being forged, and these governments have set the right standard—they will only adopt AI systems they can control, audit, and defend in court. This is the standard we've established. Institutions advocating for open economies deserve the same visibility into global trade that we already offer to the region’s leading banks and corporations. With DataExpert, they will receive that visibility along with specialized on-ground support."

Sovereign AI Tailored for Regulators and Regulated Entities

Sayari's sovereign AI is designed to run within an agency's environment—be it their cloud, a private enclave, or a classified cloud. With Sayari’s models based on 12 years of analyst experience and never utilizing customer data, clients can expect predictable infrastructure pricing rather than a pay-as-you-go system. Each output is verified and assessed, with final decisions resting in human hands. The foundation lies in Sayari's Commercial World Model, which processes over 12 billion records from primary sources across 250 jurisdictions, providing accurate data on global commerce.

Through DataExpert, agencies in the region can deploy Sayari’s technology for prioritized government missions, which include:
1. Tracking complex cross-border illicit financial networks in support of financial intelligence units and police investigations.
2. Export controls and enforcement of trade regulations for dual-use goods, including diversion to third countries and ownership schemes for clandestine fleets.
3. Mapping sanction evasion networks through intricate corporate structures.
4. Verification of actual ownership and registry integrity.
5. Defense and national security supply chain risks stemming from foreign ownership, control, or influence over critical mineral dependencies.
6. Investment security, as the new EU Regulation on Foreign Direct Investment Control drives improvements across national control regimes in the region.

Upcoming Webinar

To further illustrate their collaborative efforts, DataExpert and Sayari will host a joint webinar on September 1, from 10:00 to 11:00 CET. The session titled Tracing Chinese Money Laundering Organizations from the Golden Triangle to Europe with Sayari will showcase how investigators utilize corporate ownership data and commercial records to trace illicit money across borders and expose the networks supporting it.

About DataExpert

DataExpert is a trusted partner for investigative intelligence, specializing in OSINT, digital forensic analysis, data analytics, and cybersecurity. They assist government agencies, law enforcement, and businesses in transforming complex data into actionable information for decision-making, offering comprehensive services that include onboarding, implementation, training, and support.

About Sayari

Sayari provides the analytical infrastructure for a reliable sovereign AI aimed at economic security and risk management. With their Commercial World Model, Sayari processes over 12 billion records from primary sources across more than 250 jurisdictions, offering an AI that reasons like an expert analyst while tracing each finding back to a verifiable primary source for client consultation and control. Trusted by regulators and regulated entities alike, Sayari is utilized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the UK Tax Office, Fortune 500 companies, and thousands of professionals in over 35 countries to secure supply chains, detect sanctions evasion and forced labor risks, and dismantle illicit networks.