Refinitiv Partners with The Sentry to Prevent War Criminals Abusing Financial System

​Refinitiv, a leading provider of financial market data and infrastructure, announced that it has partnered with The Sentry to prevent war criminals abusing the financial system.

Co-founded by George Clooney and John Prendergast, The Sentry is an investigative and policy team following the dirty money connected to African war criminals and transnational war profiteers.

Using open-source data collection, field research, and state-of-the-art network data analysis technology, The Sentry will provide Refinitiv World-Check with information that is hard to obtain on illicit activities and individuals who operate in Africa. Further, the two will collaborate on joint events, webinars, whitepapers, and other educational content.

Megha Swamy, Deputy Director of Illicit Finance Policy at The Sentry said:”As a pioneer in using data and technology to combat financial crime, we welcome Refinitiv's expertise and global reach in the fight against war criminals and war profiteers.

Megha Swamy added:“By integrating our data with World-Check, we're getting closer to targeting those responsible for fuelling war and mass atrocities where they are most vulnerable – their money.”

With hundreds of analysts and specialist researchers globally, the World-Check Risk Intelligence database is aiming to help businesses make informed decisions by delivering accurate and reliable information.