HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq:NICE) business and the industry's largest and broadest provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry was named the winner of the “Best AML and Risk Management Solutions” category by Asian Private Banker in its 2016 APB Technology Awards. Asian Private Banker, based exclusively in Asia, maintains the region’s largest bureau of journalists and researchers focused on Asia’s private banking, family office and wealth management community. More than 100 submissions across 16 categories were judged in this year’s competition.

“This year, private banks' AML and risk management processes have come under intense regulatory scrutiny, leading to a surge in demand for reliable and implementable AML solutions. We congratulate NICE Actimize for its comprehensive solutions suite that covers KYC, transaction monitoring and data analytics, together providing a 'lifecycle view' of the AML process,” said Priyanka Boghani, Chairperson of the Judging Panel and Senior Reporter, Asian Private Banker.

“As we continue to build our presence in Asia Pacific, we are proud to be ranked as a market leader in anti-money laundering and risk management solutions by the editors of Asian Private Banker,” said Joe Friscia, president of NICE Actimize. “We are deeply committed to this market, and are pleased with the acceptance that our financial crime solutions have received there in the past several years.”

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

NICE (Nasdaq:NICE) is the worldwide leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data. NICE helps organizations of all sizes deliver better customer service, ensure compliance, combat fraud and safeguard citizens. Over 22,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 80 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions. www.nice.com.

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