Actimize, a provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry and Unisys, a global IT firm, have announced that Colombia-based Bancolombia is working with both firms to strengthen its ability to fight fraud across the entire bank.

Once deployed, the Actimize suite of fraud prevention solutions will monitor all types of transactions enterprise-wide, alerting on suspicious behavior and blocking truly risky transactions.

The Actimize enterprise-wide fraud solution suite protects across all channels, from ATM/Debit cards, remote banking (online, mobile phone, phone), deposit, electronic payment and more. Additionally, Actimize solutions monitor many types of employee behavior and alerts investigators to suspicious activities.

Joaquin Fernando Yepes, director of IT security and compliance at Bancolombia, said: “Actimize solutions and Unisys services are a major component of Bancolombia’s strategy to provide greater levels of security to our customers.”

Amir Orad, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Actimize, said: “Fraud is a global problem that has no boundaries. Our strategic partnership with Unisys helps Actimize ensure quality deployments around the globe.

“Our cross-channel financial crime prevention solutions are today used by firms around the world because they scale to meet the challenges faced by large, complex enterprises while maintaining the flexibility to exceed group level and individual expectations.”