Presight and Dow Jones Factiva Partner to Explore AI-Driven Risk Solutions
The agreement will see the two organisations explore the development of AI-native risk and compliance tools aimed at supporting financial institutions, regulators, and sovereign entities in managing increasingly complex global challenges.
The potential partnership intends to combine Dow Jones Factiva's regulatory, legal, and sustainability intelligence with Presight's AI infrastructure and agentic AI capabilities.
The aim is to develop systems tailored for high-stakes sectors of the financial ecosystem, enabling more advanced and context-aware approaches to governance and risk management.
The proposed solutions are expected to use generative AI, explainable models, and real-time contextual analysis to help legal, compliance, and risk teams anticipate issues before they escalate.
These systems would be deployed within secure, sovereign-grade environments, ensuring compliance with national data residency and security frameworks.
Commenting on the announcement, Thomas Pramotedham, CEO of Presight, said:
'This collaboration seeks to bring together the best of both worlds: Dow Jones Factiva's unparalleled depth in regulatory-grade data and Presight's sovereign-scale AI delivery. Together, we're working towards redefining how institutions approach risk, through real-time, predictive, and contextualised intelligence. It's Applied Intelligence in action, transforming risk into foresight.'
Joel Lange, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Dow Jones Risk & Research, added:
'As business leaders navigate increasingly complex landscapes, we are committed to arming our customers with the tools needed to meet their needs and these discussions with Presight could mark a pivotal step in the development of next-generation risk solutions.'
The collaboration is expected to begin in the Gulf region, leveraging the area's regulatory frameworks and national AI infrastructure. Initial focus markets include sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and financial supervisors in the UAE and neighbouring states.
Discussions are also underway for future expansion into Southeast Asia, Central Asia, North Africa, the UK, and the US, where the need for secure, auditable, and intelligent compliance systems continues to grow.
If realised, the collaboration could contribute to a shift in how risk and compliance functions are delivered, moving towards solutions that are auditable, autonomous, and adaptable to evolving global demands.
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