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Sayari and DataExpert Forge a Partnership

In a significant move to bolster economic security, Sayari, a trusted AI platform for economic safety and risk management, announced today its new partnership with DataExpert, a firm specializing in combating cybercrime and digital solutions. This collaboration aims to provide sovereign AI technologies to governmental agencies across eight nations in Europe, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

This partnership enhances Sayari’s existing operations within the region, where the company has been supporting numerous large financial institutions and multinational corporations. By integrating DataExpert's local expertise and service offerings, Sayari is set to extend its reach into governmental services, thus forming a more substantial presence in the market.

The European governments are actively constructing new institutional frameworks to confront financial crimes. They are witnessing unprecedented efforts to establish bodies responsible for sanctions enforcement, an EU organization dedicated to combating money laundering, and new national strategies to address these pressing issues. All these developments need robust analytical tools capable of tracing ownership, transactions, and funds on an international scale. The EU’s AI Act also stipulates that a trusted AI solution encompassing adequate protective measures is required for the efficient implementation of these strategies.

Sayari has already made substantial advances in Europe by utilizing its AI to assist many of the region’s largest financial institutions and government agencies. This partnership marks a further expansion into the government services market, offering embedded consulting, training academies, and deep-rooted connections in European open-source intelligence (OSINT) among the investigative community that DataExpert maintains. This enables agencies to access customizable workflows and on-the-ground support from day one.

Gino Flem, Managing Director of DataExpert in the Benelux region, emphasized the urgency of this partnership: "European agencies face the challenge of combating cross-border financial crimes and sanction evasions at a pace that their current toolkits were not designed for. The combination of Sayari’s primary source intelligence data with our investigative expertise means these agencies gain capabilities they can immediately leverage to protect and expand their operations."

Farley Mesko, CEO of Sayari, highlighted the growing significance of economic security in European governance: "Countries in this region are leading the way by establishing new law enforcement institutions, adopting innovative strategies against financial crimes, and making substantial investments in sovereign AI. We are committed to supporting these investments, as the future of economic security is being shaped right here. These governments have set a high standard, opting for AI that they can control, scrutinize, and defend in court. This is the foundation of our work. The institutions safeguarding an open economy deserve the same level of attention in global commerce as we currently afford the largest banks and businesses in the region. Together with DataExpert, they gain immediate access to AI with local expert support."

Sayari’s sovereign AI is tailored for regulators and regulated entities, and it can function within an agency's specific environment—be it the company’s cloud, an isolated enclave, or a classified cloud. The models are proprietary and trained on 12 years of analytical data free from client data usage. This approach promises predictable pricing based on infrastructure rather than fluctuating token counts, with every outcome being human-reviewed and finalized for accuracy.

Sayari’s commercial model harnesses more than 12 billion pieces of primary source data spanning over 250 jurisdictions, making it a pivotal resource in global commerce.

Through DataExpert, agencies in the region can implement this cutting-edge technology to address the priorities set forth by their governments, which include:

• - Tracking complex illicit financial networks abroad to support financial intelligence divisions and law enforcement investigations.
• - Monitoring export controls and ensuring compliance regarding dual-use goods, including sanction evasions through third-party countries and shadow fleet ownership networks.
• - Identifying sanction evasion networks hidden behind multi-layered corporate structures.
• - Establishing true beneficial ownership and the relevance of registry data.
• - Evaluating supply chain risks linked to defense and national security stemming from foreign ownership, management, or influence over critical mineral resources.
• - Enhancing investment security as the new EU Regulation on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening prompts the modernization of national screening regimes across the region.

To learn more about this partnership, on September 1st from 10:00 to 11:00 Central European Time, DataExpert and Sayari will hold a webinar titled "Following the Paper Trails: Tracing Chinese Money Laundering Organizations from the Golden Triangle to Europe using Sayari." Participants will witness how investigators leverage corporate ownership data and trade records to track illicit funds crossing borders and unveil the networks behind them.

About DataExpert

DataExpert is a reliable partner in investigations and intelligence, specializing in OSINT, digital forensics, data analysis, and cybersecurity. The company assists government, law enforcement, and corporate entities in transforming complex data into actionable intelligence, offering a comprehensive range of services including product familiarization, implementation, training, and support.

About Sayari

Sayari builds a framework for reliable sovereign AI in economic security and commercial risks. Their commercial model is based on more than 12 billion primary source data points from over 250 jurisdictions, providing AI that thinks like an expert analyst while also allowing clients to view and manage each inquiry down to its source. Trusted by regulatory bodies and firms alike, Sayari supports law enforcement, financial institutions, and thousands of professionals across more than 35 countries to secure supply chains, combat sanction evasion, and control risks linked to forced labor, among other objectives.