Actimize

What Actimize does

NICE Actimize is a business division of NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE), headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey with deep operational roots in Ra'anana, Israel, providing AI-powered financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering (AML), fraud detection, sanctions screening, and regulatory compliance software to financial institutions. The company serves over 1,000 organizations across more than 70 countries, monitoring 5+ billion transactions daily and protecting approximately $6 trillion in transaction value each day. Its product portfolio centers on two enterprise platforms - X-Sight for large financial institutions and Xceed for mid-market institutions, casinos, and money service businesses - augmented by specialized offerings including SURVEIL-X for financial markets compliance, ActOne for enterprise case management, X-Sight DataIQ for data intelligence, and the Actimize Insights Network for cross-institutional counterparty risk sharing. Core technology combines real-time transaction monitoring, machine learning, entity-centric AML, graph-based link analysis, Agentic AI for investigations, and generative AI for market abuse detection.

The company operates a predominantly enterprise SaaS and licensed software model, with quote-based annual subscriptions priced by institution size, transaction volume, and module selection, supplemented by professional services (cloud migration via X-ccelerate, managed services, data services, self-sufficiency training) and ongoing support revenue. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting large global financial institutions, augmented by a strategic systems integrator partnership with Infosys for large-scale cloud deployments. Customer segments span large and regional banks, asset managers, capital markets participants, casinos, and money service businesses, with deep logo strength at institutions like DNB, KeyBank, Aberdeen Group, and TF Bank.

In late 2025, parent NICE Ltd. announced it was exploring a divestiture of the Actimize unit via a sale process managed by Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan at an estimated valuation of $1.5-$2 billion, as part of a broader strategic refocus on AI-driven customer service automation. Despite the divestiture process, the division continues to operate, ship products, and sign enterprise customers as of 2026.

Name

Actimize

Legal name

NICE Actimize

Website

https://niceactimize.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

NICE Actimize, a division of NICE Ltd., provides AI-powered AML, fraud detection, sanctions screening, and regulatory compliance software to over 1,000 financial institutions across 70+ countries, monitoring 5+ billion transactions and protecting $6 trillion daily.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Crime Compliance Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI for Insurance (Risk, Pricing, Personalization) (FSAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Policy Administration, Underwriting & Rating Platforms (Core Insurance SaaS) (FSAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Financial crime prevention
• Anti-money laundering
• Enterprise fraud management
• Regulatory compliance software
• Transaction monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Ra'anana

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licenses: Enterprise software licensing for financial crime and fraud management solutions deployed at financial institutions. Licensing includes platform access and solution modules.
2. SaaS/Cloud Subscriptions: X-Sight cloud platform delivered as SaaS with AI-enabled capabilities for financial crime operations modernization. Subscription-based model for cloud deployment.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, consulting, and advisory services including X-ccelerate practice for cloud migration, managed services, self-sufficiency services, and data services.
4. Support and Maintenance: Ongoing technical support, system maintenance, and operational support services for deployed solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NICE Actimize provides AI-powered software platforms for real-time fraud prevention, anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions screening, customer due diligence, market abuse surveillance, and enterprise investigation/case management. Its two flagship platforms are X-Sight (enterprise-grade cloud platform for large financial institutions) and Xceed (mid-market real-time FRAML platform), augmented by the Actimize Insights Network for cross-institutional counterparty risk intelligence. The offering is sold primarily to banks, capital markets firms, casinos, and money service businesses to address financial crime risk and regulatory compliance.

Product overview

NICE Actimize offers a comprehensive financial crime and compliance platform architecture serving over 1,000 clients across 70+ countries. The portfolio comprises two primary platforms (X-Sight for enterprise and Xceed for mid-market), five core product categories (AML, Fraud Management, Financial Markets Compliance, Investigation/Case Management, and KYC/Client Lifecycle Management), and specialized solutions including the Actimize Insights Network for cross-institutional intelligence sharing. The AI-powered offerings span transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, customer due diligence, enterprise fraud management, market surveillance, and case management. Supporting infrastructure includes cloud migration services (X-ccelerate), managed services, data services, and professional training. The company monitors over 5 billion transactions daily and protects approximately $6 trillion in assets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• X-Sight: Cloud-based enterprise platform for fraud and financial crime risk management, including Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM), Integrated Fraud Management (IFM), sanctions screening, customer due diligence, and enterprise case management.
• Xceed
• SURVEIL-X
• Actimize Insights Network

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 billion+ transactions monitored daily
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Trade Conferences InternationalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 September 2026NICE Actimize sponsors the 11th AML & Financial Crime Southern Africa Conference as a Gold Sponsor, alongside SymphonyAI. The event brings together compliance professionals and risk practitioners to address financial crime prevention.
• InfosyscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 2 June 2026Infosys serves as the strategic systems integration partner for NICE Actimize X-Sight Enterprise deployments. For DNB Bank, Infosys leads end-to-end modernization including enterprise architecture design, platform integration, and data migration, consolidating AML and fraud capabilities onto a unified AI-enabled cloud platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Chainalysis: Blockchain analytics and crypto compliance platform; adjacent competitor in financial crime detection, particularly relevant as Actimize expands into crypto-asset monitoring.

Direct peers

• Fenergo: KYC, client lifecycle management, and AML onboarding platform; directly competes with Actimize's KYC and Client Lifecycle Management product line for tier-1 banks.
• Feedzai: AI-native fraud and financial crime platform serving banks and payment providers; directly overlaps with Actimize's IFM and AML solutions, particularly in real-time payment fraud.
• FICO: Operates the FICO Falcon fraud platform, a long-standing direct competitor in enterprise fraud management and AML analytics for global banks.
• BAE Systems Applied Intelligence (NetReveal): NetReveal platform provides AML, fraud detection, and compliance analytics for financial institutions globally; long-standing enterprise competitor to Actimize.
• ComplyAdvantage: AI-driven AML and KYC platform; competes directly with Actimize in transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence for mid-market and enterprise banks.
• SAS Anti-Money Laundering: SAS provides AML, fraud detection, and case management solutions for financial institutions, competing with Actimize's core AML and fraud platform offerings.
• SymphonyAI Financial Services: Direct competitor offering AI-driven AML and financial crime detection platforms for banks; frequently co-listed with NICE Actimize on AML and RegTech rankings.

Broad incumbents

• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Risk data and analytics provider whose financial crime, KYC, and fraud offerings overlap with Actimize's data intelligence and AML screening capabilities.
• Oracle Financial Services: Broad banking software incumbent with Oracle Financial Crime and Compliance solutions; competes with Actimize within the same large bank procurement processes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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