NICE Actimize Named 2018’s “Best Compliance RegTech Global” by Capital Finance International Magazine

Hoboken, N.J., October 31, 2018 – NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business and a leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management today confirmed that its Financial Markets Compliance business, including its end-to-end holistic and communication surveillance solutions, were recently honored with the 2018 "Best Compliance RegTech Global" award, by Capital Finance International (CFI) magazine. CFI.co, both an online and quarterly publication focusing on issues affecting the economy and capital finance across Europe and the United States.

The CFI.co awards judging panel noted several key factors that led to its decision to award NICE Actimize this honor. First, the judges cited NICE Actimize's platform approach to optimize total cost of ownership, while providing cutting edge solutions that transform the compliance landscape as a contributing factor to achieving the award. The judges also stated, "We were particularly impressed by NICE's machine learning models that allow a clear window into decisions made and noted the aptitude of the company when it comes to quality voice recognition services."

"We appreciate the strong support given to us by CFI.co on behalf of our industry-leading compliance and surveillance solutions, including our strengths in communication surveillance in support of recent regulatory changes that focus on those requirements. Today's regulatory requirements not only mandate monitoring of all communications across an organization, but direct that these requirements are met swiftly and accurately. We will continue to invest in our compliance solutions, further infusing them with machine learning and other advanced technologies."

"Post the 2008 financial crisis, regulators around the globe have been working to ensure that adequate financial regulations are in place to prevent a recurrence. However, well thought out regulations will not be enough to prevent a future crisis unless financial institutions implement effective compliance procedures. Taking advantage of important advances in information technology, established companies and start-ups alike have created innovative RegTech solutions. NICE Actimize is building on years of experience in analysing data, enabling this company to work as a preferred partner to financial institutions.

"The judging panel is sure that NICE Actimize will remain at the forefront of delivering RegTech's potential to transform the compliance landscape and thereby enable economies to benefit from improved transparency and trust,"

To read a profile of NICE Actimize in the publication's current issue, please click here and go to page 186.

Each year, CFI.co seeks out individuals and organisations that contribute significantly to the convergence of economies and truly add value for all stakeholders. Reporting from frontlines of economic convergence, CFI.co realizes that best practice is to be found throughout the world and its Awards Programme aims to identify and reward excellence wherever it is found in the hope to inspire others to further improve their own performance.

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.

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 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions. www.nice.com.

Cindy Morgan-Olson +1-551-256-5202, NICE Actimize, cindy.morgan-olson@niceactimize.com​