LexisNexis® Risk Solutions and Accuity Merge Operations to Create One of the Largest Global Providers of Financial Crime Compliance Solutions

Leading Business Analytics Companies Combine Strengths to Help Customers Empower Risk Decisions

ATLANTA,Feb. 18,2021 --Accuity and LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced they are merging operations. Both businesses are RELX companies and leaders in their respective focus areas in the global financial crime compliance sector with complementary solutions. Accuity is part of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions group of companies(LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group). The companies operate in more than 100 countries.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the trusted data analytics provider for organizations seeking actionable insights to manage risks and improve results,delivering targeted solutions that empower well-informed decisions while upholding the highest standards for security and privacy. Accuity powers compliant and assured client transactions to help build an interconnected and trusted financial ecosystem through financial crime screening,global payment services and financial asset verification and fraud prevention solutions for government benefit programs.

Aite Group senior analyst Colin Whitmore,stated,"In today's evolving world of financial crime and risk,there is a growing industry-wide requirement for compliance,risk and payments solutions that seamlessly use and integrate with comprehensive,trusted and in-depth data sets. The combined offerings of Accuity and LexisNexis Risk Solutions financial crime compliance and risk offerings promise to meet this growing need."

Rick Trainor,CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions,Business Services,said,"Accuity is an excellent strategic fit for our business. Both companies share a common vision – enabling financial transparency and inclusion around the world using innovative technology and comprehensive data to help our customers control risk,enhance and empower compliance and optimize business processes. The Accuity suites for paymentsandcompliance professionals will complement our existing global solutions,including Financial Crime Compliance and Fraud & Identity Management."

Benefits

Combined solutions further leverage and extend high-value data and analytic capabilities from both companies to provide comprehensive risk management and payments solutions.

Future integrated offerings will better address critical customer needs across Know Your Customer,anti-money laundering and payments by providing more comprehensive global solutions to address the sophisticated and evolving methods criminals use to commit financial crimes.

Combining two differentiated and distinct data sets will enrich a joint product suite to drive greater customer value by enabling more actionable decisions through effective customer portfolio monitoring.

The combined organization will create one of the largest global providers of compliance risk solutions.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Accuity will conduct business as usual in the short term while integration progresses. Follow LexisNexis Risk Solutions on LinkedIn for ongoing updates.

About LexisNexis Risk Solutions

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide range of industries including insurance,financial services,healthcare and government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta,Georgia,we have offices throughout the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX),a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information,please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and www.relx.com.

About Accuity

Accuitypowers compliant and assured client transactions to help build an interconnected and trusted financial ecosystem. Our financial crime screening,payment services,and benefits compliance solutions help enable financial inclusion while identifying criminal activity and fraudulent players. With deep expertise and industry-leading data and analytics solutions from the Firco and Bankers Almanac brands,Accuity provides unmatched confidence,efficiency and compliance for customers around the world. Part ofRELX,a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers,Accuity has been delivering solutions to banks and businesses worldwide for 180 years.

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