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The OSINT and AI Handbook
Discover how leading FIs are using OSINT to conduct more efficient investigations.

Beyond Screening and Monitoring
This report explores the advantages and deficiencies of current counter-terrorist financing models in the age of networks and OSINT.

The OSINT Handbook
Download this handbook to explore the value of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), and how it's transforming investigatory best practices.

How Leading FIs Are Using OSINT
Discover how leading FIs are using OSINT to conduct more efficient investigations.

Transforming Financial Crime Investigations
Find out how open source intelligence (OSINT) is improving AML processes and transforming the way financial crime risks are identified.

The AML Investigation Revolution
Explore the challenges of compliance-led AML/CFT models and why using intelligence-led approaches can improve AML outcomes.
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Three Strategies To Make Adverse Media Checks More Efficient
Why are Adverse Media Checks so important? Adverse media checks, also known as negative news screening, are essential for firms to identify and mitigate risk. Vital from both a regulatory and risk management perspective, organisations can leverage a growing catalogue…
How to use OSINT for Supply Chain Due Diligence
Introduction Why is Supply Chain Due Diligence important? Effective Supply Chain Due Diligence is becoming more important than ever before. Earlier this year, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz) came into force. This act puts increased responsibility on…
Optimisation Without the Disruption: An Anti-Financial Crime Technology Buyer’s Guide
Introduction Interest in using technology and artificial intelligence to combat financial crime has soared in recent years, supported by technology-positive sentiments from regulators and industry bodies. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog,…
How to use OSINT for Brand Protection
Practicing good brand protection is crucial to a company’s success. It helps maintain integrity, protect revenue and keep customer trust. However, effective brand protection is far from simple, especially given that the internet facilitates the sale of large volumes counterfeit…
Advances in the intelligence-led approach
Introduction In the face of stricter regulatory requirements and an evolving risk landscape, an intelligence-led approach to anti-financial crime is paramount. Experts have contended that an intelligence-led approach is about returning to the fundamental reason why financial institutions have controls…
How to Use OSINT to Identify Connections to Sanctioned Entities
Introduction Whether to avoid regulatory action or to uphold the values of an institution, identifying sanctioned entities is a common task for investigators in all sectors. With the availability of sanctions lists and increasingly automated checks, this can seem relatively…
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Introducing the Videris Connector Framework
In Videris 4.0, we are excited to announce the connector framework allowing Videris to grow and help our customers solve even greater problems.
Announcing Videris 4.0
This month we’re excited to announce the release of Videris 4.0; a new, more powerful version of…
Blackdot welcomes Stuart Clarke as Head of Product
We’re delighted to welcome Stuart Clarke as our new Head of Product. Stuart brings extensive leadership and investigative expertise.

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Investigating illicit trade: The importance of technology and Open Source Intelligence
In this webinar we hope to remind audiences of the importance of developing greater awareness of illicit trade, provide an overview of common typologies and methodologies, and offer tips on how to detect and investigate the people, organisations and networks involved.