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Detection Packs Release, How I Became a Data Engineer & September Highlights
🍂September Top Picks FinCrime Detection Pack 0.4 is now available How I Became a... Data Engineer AI at Quantexa A Day in the Life of a... Solution Architect A Day in the Life of ... a Global Partner Read more in All Discussions 📚Latest from the Library 🔒member exclusives Business Analyst Entity Review Checklist 🔒…
📣 Announcing Our Upcoming Webinar: Tips & Tricks for Managing Large and Complex Networks 📣
We’re excited to announce our upcoming session based on the very popular article Tips & Tricks for Managing Large and Complex Networks by @Stacey_Parsons. In this session, Stacey will team up with @Mark_Cossey, Head of Product Design, and @Matt_Long, Head of AML Solutions, to delve into practical strategies and new…
Announcing our latest Community Member Spotlight... @fares_ashraf99
@fares_ashraf99 is a Community Superstar and you can see why! Since joining the Community whilst going through the Quantexa Academy, Fares has gotten stuck in asking interesting, thorough Q&A, attending Community events, and helping other Community members to solve their queries. This month we wanted to highlight Fares and…
Quantexa's SME newly released SME classifier - are you accurately identifying your SME customers?
Quantexa has introduced a new classifier for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) based on European Commission guidelines, designed to scale for extensive legal hierarchies. This tool addresses the critical need for accurate SME classification, which plays a significant role in various sectors, including credit risk…
Resources for Investigators 🔎
📚️ Did you know we have a page for Investigators which shows the top Community resources and discussions for Investigators? You can find it in the Getting Started Links: 💡 You'll also find a page for all ideas relating to investigations in the right-hand side of the panel on our Ideas Portal: Our Investigator collection…
Tips & Tricks for Managing Large and Complex Networks - Update for 2.5 & 2.6
As an investigator you may have found that the use of entities and networks are helpful for identifying potential risk in the investigation process, using connections across documents and entities. However, seeing all the available data connected by way of transaction flows, trades, direct links or indirect links can…
Elasticsearch and Why We Use It
This article gives an overview of what Elasticsearch is, and how and why it's used at Quantexa. If you're a data scientist, business analyst, or an end user, this piece will give you some useful context for what Elasticsearch is all about. What is Elasticsearch? Elasticsearch, or Elastic, is a near real-time, distributed…
Innovate With Us: Introducing the Quantexa Ideas Portal
At Quantexa we’re unstoppable and we’re inviting customers and partners to join us on the journey with our new Community Ideas Portal! Members of the Quantexa Community can submit ideas in our Ideas Portal - these can address anything related to Quantexa, from the Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform to the Quantexa…
📊 POLL: Which feature of Quantexa 2.5 are you most excited for? 📊
We've just launched 2.5! Read about it in Release Announcements. Find this poll interesting? Why not join our User Research Panel
Introducing the Quantexa User Research Panel
We are excited to introduce our User Research Panel, which will give you the opportunity to directly collaborate with our product department and provide feedback to us by taking part in early access testing of new features, product interviews and surveys. We're just getting started and we'd like to invite you to be…

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Quantexa Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Decision Intelligence Platforms 2024
We are thrilled to share that Quantexa has been positioned in the Leaders category of IDC's 2024 MarketScape for Worldwide Decision Intelligence Platforms. This prestigious recognition places us alongside industry giants such as Palantir, FICO, Experian, Aera, IBM, and SAS, underscoring our leadership and innovation in the…
Detection Packs Release, How I Became a Data Engineer & September Highlights
🍂September Top Picks FinCrime Detection Pack 0.4 is now available How I Became a... Data Engineer AI at Quantexa A Day in the Life of a... Solution Architect A Day in the Life of ... a Global Partner Read more in All Discussions 📚Latest from the Library 🔒member exclusives Business Analyst Entity Review Checklist 🔒…
📣 Announcing Our Upcoming Webinar: Tips & Tricks for Managing Large and Complex Networks 📣
We’re excited to announce our upcoming session based on the very popular article Tips & Tricks for Managing Large and Complex Networks by @Stacey_Parsons. In this session, Stacey will team up with @Mark_Cossey, Head of Product Design, and @Matt_Long, Head of AML Solutions, to delve into practical strategies and new…
📣Upcoming Webinar: The Biggest Challenges in Data Quality: How Far Can AI Go to Solve Them? 📣
In this webinar, Dan Onions, Global Head of Data Management at Quantexa, and Martin Maisey, Head of Data Management EMEA, will delve into the pressing question on every data professional's mind: "How can AI help me?" Unlock the full potential of your data strategy: As AI technologies, particularly LLMs, become increasingly…
FinCrime Detection Pack 0.4 is now available
We are excited to announce version 0.4 of our FinCrime Detection Pack is now available in Early Access. This release introduces new features that will increase flexibility, improve score coverage and optimise score configuration to better capture desired behaviours, characteristics and events. This builds on the…
Announcing our latest Community Member Spotlight... @fares_ashraf99
@fares_ashraf99 is a Community Superstar and you can see why! Since joining the Community whilst going through the Quantexa Academy, Fares has gotten stuck in asking interesting, thorough Q&A, attending Community events, and helping other Community members to solve their queries. This month we wanted to highlight Fares and…
FAQ - List of Technical Business Analyst (BA) Academy Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of FAQ's for the Quantexa Technical Business Analyst (BA) Academy. Search Configuration could not load Search configuration could not be loaded in the UI Not able to access search option on UI application. check-all.sh script showing all started UI Entity search not working BA Academy Task Part 2 CSV files…
Welcome to Parsers 4.2 | Release Announcement
Alongside the release of QP2.7, we are happy to share the release of 4.2.0 of Standard Parsers. This release extends the cleansing options you can define purely in config - configurable simple generic cleansers. We have introduced new config-based cleansers that allow you to perform replacements in strings, remove and keep…
No support calls on TUES/THURS/FRI (W/C 14/10/24)
Hi all, Unfortunately due to staff availability we have had to cancel several support calls for the respective Academy programs on the dates seen below: Tuesday 14th - 2.30pm (UK TIME) Data Engineer Academy only Tuesday 14th - 2.30pm (UK TIME) Scoring Engineering Academy only Thursday 16th - 8am (UK TIME) Morning Data…
No Scoring Engineering Academy Support call (07/10/24)
Hello Everyone, Just a quick update: The Afternoon Scoring Support call scheduled for Monday, 7th October has been cancelled. The Data Engineer Academy Support call will be running as normal. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. In the meantime, if you have any questions this day, please don’t hesitate to…
📢 No Scoring Support Call on 02/10/2024 📢
Hello Everyone, Just a quick update: The Afternoon Scoring Support call scheduled for Wednesday, 2nd October from 4:00 to 4:30 PM (UK Time) has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. In the meantime, if you have any questions this day, please don’t hesitate to post them in the Academy Q&A…
Documentary - Caught in the Light by RedCompass, ATII and Quantexa
Human Trafficking is a devastating and growing worldwide problem. Together with our partners, RedCompass Labs and ATII, Quantexa's Clark Frogley and Christopher Bagnall discuss what they and Quantexa's Decision Intelligence Platform are doing to help combat this dark and growing problem. Please share this documentary…
PwC Paper - Credit Risk Insights: Proactive Monitoring Solutions
Happy to share our Partner PwC's new paper - Risk Reshaped: Credit Risk Insights, Proactive Monitoring Solutions. o PwC is doing a lot of work supporting clients with decisioning and credit risk models through enhancing and optimizing their monitoring process using the latest software / platforms available (i.e. moving…
Pwc Paper: Risk Reshaped - Trends, technologies, and transformations
Check out PwC's new paper: Risk Reshaped - Trends, technologies, and transformations Following a market survey and several client conversations, PwC has summarized the key insights on how UK banks and building societies are (i) adapting to macroeconomic headwinds, (ii) keeping up with the evolving regulatory landscape, and…
BCG/Quantexa - Podcast on Compliance and AI
here is no doubt both Compliance and AI are hot topics and concerns for almost every organization today. Please join Boston Consulting Group (BCG)’s, Hanjo Seibert and Quantexa’s Parsa Ghaffari as they discuss some of the ins and outs of 'Why Good Compliance AI Starts with Good Data' to help you navigate these topics…
📢 No Scoring Support Call on 25/09/2024 📢
Hi Everyone, Just a quick update: The Afternoon Scoring Support call scheduled for Wednesday, 25th September from 4:00 to 4:30 PM (UK Time) has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. In the meantime, if you have any questions this day, please don’t hesitate to post them in the Academy Q&A…

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A day in the life of... a Technical Business Analyst
The Business Analyst Team serves as a key link between our technical developers and the end users. Our role is to help clients navigate their journey towards achieving optimal technical and business solutions across a variety of use cases. Day-to-day, we collaborate with Project Managers, Technical Leads (TLs), Solution…
A Day in the Life of ... a Global Partner
Meet Phil Phil is the Global Partner of NextWave’s Quantexa Partnership overseeing business development, solution success and delivery success. In addition to managing several other strategic alliances, Phil co-leads the NextWave data practice, where Quantexa plays a pivotal role as a core solution capability. Who are…
AI at Quantexa
AI is at the heart of the Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform, helping users unify data and create context to make accurate and reliable decisions. Machine Learning (ML) and AI are applied in four distinct areas within the Quantexa Platform: Composite AI within Quantexa The Quantexa Platform uses multiple AI techniques…
3. Custom Regression Testing Using Statistical Profile Testing Framework
The purpose of this article is to share some custom tests our Correspondent Banking project implemented using the Statistical Profile Testing (SPT) Framework. The SPT Framework includes some out-of-the-box test suites. However, unique deployment requirements can mean custom tests are sometimes needed. What is the SPT…
How I Became a... Data Engineer
Meet Adrien… I have been a Data Engineer for one year at Quantexa. I have mostly worked on ETL pipelines with a focus on Entity Resolution. In such projects, the goal is to provide a complete view of entities by bringing together information from various data sources. What did you want to be when you were little? I used to…
How I Became a... Lead Data Engineer
Meet Charlotte… My current job title is Lead Data Engineer, but this captures a variety of activities. The things I’m responsible for range from technical leadership of a project team (coordinating the Development Team and contributing to the technical work needed to deliver the Quantexa), to leading the Data Practice…
Introduction to User Journey Analytics
What is User Journey Analytics (UJA)? User Journey Analytics (UJA) is a service developed as part of the Quantexa Platform that tracks and collates end-user activity, enabling analysis and understanding of usage data to help maximize the value of the Quantexa Platform. How does UJA work? UJA receives events from the User…
3. Data Generators: Enhancing Data Generation with Seeding
This article covers how a deployment used the JavaFaker library and seeding to enhance Entity Generation from data generators. Specifically, in ensuring that consistent information is generated alongside each Entity and between Document types to create realistic Networks. Prerequisite Reading To ensure you have a solid…
5. An Introduction to Knowledge Graphs and qKnowledgeGraph
This article introduces Knowledge Graphs at an introductory technical level. Note that: QKnowledgeGraph is the analytics library for working with Knowledge Graphs Knowledge Graphs created by Quantexa are the graphs created and analyzed using QKnowledgeGraphs In an introductory Quantexa blog, we introduced why knowledge…
Tips & Tricks for Managing Large and Complex Networks
As an Investigator, you may have found that Entities and Networks are helpful for identifying potential risk in the investigation process, using connections across documents and Entities. However, seeing all the available data connected through transaction flows, trades, direct links, or indirect links can present its own…

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Perspective: Addressing SEC-Identified AML Program Deficiencies at Broker-Dealers
In this article, @Andrea_Walser analyses and highlights key themes in AML compliance shortcomings identified in a July 2023 Risk Alert published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations. The article goes on to explore the meaning of a 360° Client View and how you can use Quantexa's KYC…
Uplifting sanctions/export controls and breaking anonymity
A Canadian national and a New York resident pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit export control violations for their roles in a global procurement scheme on behalf of sanctioned Russian companies. Some of the electronic components shipped by the defendants were later found in seized Russian weapons platforms…
Fraud for Thought: The Emerging Threat of Synthetics in Insurance
In a compelling interview from my "Fraud for Thought" podcast, we dive deep into the world of fraud prevention with @Steve_Lenderman who has decades of experience in the field - particularly with regards to emerging digital fraud typologies. We explored one of those such themes - Synthetics - and the risk it now poses to…
📣Master Data Management UI Demo & Feedback Sessions
In the coming weeks, we'll be running demo & feedback sessions on our new Master Data Management UI. You'll get to see an exclusive demo of our new UI and provide your feedback and insights in a small focus group setting. Available Sessions (login required): Session 1: Thursday, June 13th (3:30 PM - 4:15 PM BST) Session…
Catch up on the latest from our solution & industry user groups 💬
Here's what you might have missed this month from our Data Management, Financial Crime, Insurance, and KYC Specialist User Groups: How Can Decision Intelligence Help Identify Medical Provider Facilitation & Collusion? Reimagining Monitoring and Detection Advancing Correspondent Banking Insights: Managing Respondent Banks…
A Tale of Two Investigations: Transforming Financial Crime Risk Monitoring and Investigations
The adoption of technologies to enhance financial crime risk monitoring has become ubiquitous within the banking sector. These technologies span a spectrum, ranging from the automation of fairly binary controls to the deployment of black-box Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. Regulators are increasingly advocating for…
Investigating Network Fraud: 4 Key Areas for Investigators
Following on from my article on why networks are important – I regularly talk with investigators on how best to identify and investigate organised network fraud. I am mindful that there are a lot of seasoned investigators out there so in this article I will be talking basics and from a perspective of using technology only…
FCA Dear CEO letter for wealth management and stockbroking firms - Are you doing enough?
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a ‘Dear CEO’ letter this week to wealth management and stockbroking firms. The letter highlights two areas of concern, prevention of financial crime and implementation of the Consumer Duty. Specifically related to Financial Crime, it notes that the FCA expects firms to: not…
Event Roundup: Global Insurance Fraud Summit - Edinburgh
This month, the Quantexa team and customers participated in the Global Insurance Fraud Summit (GIFS). This summit aims to bring together global consortia and insurance organisations as well as law enforcement such as the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) and Interpol. Quantexa and our customers participated in…
Chris Bagnall's 3-Part Series on Human Trafficking
In the article "Understanding and Identifying Sex Trafficking" @Chris_Bagnall, from our Product Management department, discusses the following key points: Definition of Sex Trafficking Diverse Business Models: Sex trafficking doesn't always involve sophisticated international criminal networks, as portrayed in Hollywood.…

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