Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) (“Cognyte”), a global leader in software-driven investigative analytics technology, will demonstrate its latest financial crime investigation technology at the 2026 International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) International Conference. Cognyte will be a Gold Sponsor of the event. The conference will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 25-27, 2026.
At the conference Cognyte will showcase NEXYTE, its decision intelligence platform powered by AI. The platform allows investigators to pool data from across the financial ecosystem. NEXYTE can also automate complex investigative flows and discover hidden relationships. It can also convert fragmented information into actionable intelligence faster.
Financial Crime has evolved and investigators have been left to deal with increasingly complex cases. They also need to process larger volumes of data across multiple sources.
Cognyte Introduces NEXYTE at IAFCI 2026
The IAFCI International Conference is the world’s forum for professionals in the fight against financial crimes. The International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators hosts the event each year. Law enforcement and banking professionals attend the conference. It also attracts cybersecurity, retail and investigative experts from around the world.
Participants use the event to exchange insights, strategies and technological innovations. Therefore, the conference provides a platform for professionals to explore new approaches to financial crime investigations. At the event, attendees will have the opportunity to speak with Cognyte experts and see demonstrations of its latest investigative technology.
The demonstrations will include NEXYTE, Cognyte’s AI-powered decision intelligence platform. NEXYTE helps investigators pull data together across the financial ecosystem. It also enables complex investigation workflows. It also helps investigators find connections that might otherwise remain hidden across disparate data sets.
By connecting fragmented information, NEXYTE helps investigators develop actionable intelligence faster. This capability can support more efficient financial crime investigations.
WHAT: The IAFCI International Conference is the premier global forum for professionals dedicated to combating financial crimes, hosted annually by the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators. The event brings together law enforcement, banking, cybersecurity, retail and investigative experts from around the world to share insights, strategies and innovations.
WHO: Speak with Cognyte experts and view demonstrations of Cognyte’s latest technology for financial crimes investigations, including NEXYTE, Cognyte’s AI-powered decision intelligence platform. NEXYTE helps investigators fuse data from across the financial ecosystem, automate complex investigative workflows, uncover hidden relationships and turn fragmented information into actionable intelligence faster than ever before.
WHEN: August 25-27, 2026, during exhibit hall hours.
WHERE: Booth #18 at IAFCI International Conference at the Grand Hyatt Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee.
AI and OSINT Reshape Financial Crime Investigations
WHY: Financial crime investigations are becoming increasingly complex and data intensive. Traditional investigative approaches create information silos that limit visibility, slow decision-making and make it more difficult to identify sophisticated criminal networks.
This investigative landscape is being transformed by domain-specific AI and financial open-source intelligence (OSINT). These capabilities provide the ability to aggregate critical information within a single investigative environment. Investigators can link corporate records to data on beneficial ownership. They can merge sanction and watchlist data with blockchain intelligence and other sources.
This combined approach can provide unseen networks and speed up investigations. It can also help to make faster and better decisions. This gives financial crime investigators broader visibility into complex cases. They can also reduce the limitations of fragmented information systems.
Cognyte will demonstrate these capabilities at the IAFCI International Conference. The company will show how technology can help meet today’s investigative needs.
Daniel Kurz will talk about data silos
Cognyte will also be part of the speaking program at the conference. Aug. 26: Financial Crime Consultant Daniel Kurz will give a talk. Daniel Kurz will explain how siloed data can impede conventional financial crime investigations. And he will also speak to the blind spots that come from disconnected information.
Modern policy and the sharing of better OSINT are changing investigative practices. These developments strengthen the case for a single, unified intelligence system. In his presentation Kurz will discuss how an international FIU organization applied AI-driven decision intelligence. The organization consolidated disparate data sources into a single environment.
The technique helped speed up an international money-laundering investigation. It also helped to close cases faster.
Attendees will learn how decision intelligence can enhance collaboration during investigations. They will also look at how it can help with intelligence sharing across teams. The session will also look at how investigators can more quickly spot illicit financial activity. Enhanced accuracy and increased confidence can further bolster investigative decisions.
This session is for law enforcement professionals and financial crime investigators. It even works for intelligence pros and compliance leaders. These are the people who can see what modern investigative capabilities can do. They might also look at ways to improve processes for detecting and investigating financial crime.
Cognyte will be leveraging the show to demonstrate the role of AI, OSINT and decision intelligence in modern day investigations. The company will show how unified data environments can help to solve today’s financial crime challenges.
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