AI Agents for Risk Investigations | Variance

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Variance AI agents collect 90% of the evidence for each case, reducing investigative cycles by 10×, while ensuring traceability, observability, and explainability.

Alert triggeredTransaction DB

Unusual $48k wire to Hong Kong shell company

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10:42:03 AM

Searched company registryHK Companies Registry

Shell company registered 3 weeks ago — no website, no employees

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10:42:06 AM

Extracted director name from filingPDF filing (Mandarin)

Director: 陳偉明 (transliterated: Chan Wai Ming)

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10:42:11 AM

Cross-referenced sanctions listsOFAC SDN List

No direct match — but partial alias overlap with SDN entry

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10:42:17 AM

Searched open web for aliasWeb search

Found cached LinkedIn with matching photo and alt spelling

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10:42:25 AM

Linked photo to adverse mediaICIJ Leaks DB

Same person named in 2023 ICIJ investigation on trade-based laundering

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10:42:34 AM

Verdict: Escalate with evidenceAgent conclusion

6 artifacts, 4 data sources

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10:42:37 AM

Unstructured evidence, structured insight

Agents can extract insights hidden in messy data, including scanned or handwritten documents, images, and websites.

Evidence gathering visual showing source cards connected to extracted evidence