The U.S.-Iran peace framework sets the stage for Iranian banking to reenter the international mainstream, after years in the shadows. The Iranian Money Changers Society and its directors have been at the center of that. Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q04mRDVY0
Kharon
Data Infrastructure and Analytics
Denver, Colorado 22,099 followers
The premier global risk analytics platform
About us
Kharon is the System of Record for Risk Intelligence Kharon helps leading organizations identify sanctions and compliance risks critical to managing financial crimes, supply chain exposure, export controls, investment risk, and more. Built on a knowledge graph developed over more than a decade of expert research, our solutions provide the critical insights required for a comprehensive view of illicit finance and other commercial threats. What we do Kharon provides the risk data and insights required by global organizations to underpin their risk management systems and investigative workflows. Powered by the Kharon Core — a verified intelligence layer comprising the most comprehensive data available on networks targeted by sanctions and other economic restrictions — Kharon combines unparalleled subject matter expertise with data science and AI to produce the definitive map of risk networks wherever they operate — across jurisdictions, languages, ownership structures, trade relationships, and hidden connections. We track connections to high-risk actors — including sanctioned parties, trade-restricted entities, forced labor supply chains, narco-traffickers, and military end users — surfacing risk that standard screening misses. Our data powers compliance across key risk domains — including sanctions, export controls, forced labor, investment risk, research security, FOCI, and third-party due diligence. Who we serve Leading organizations across industries and around the world rely on Kharon as their trusted source for risk intelligence: - 7 of 10 largest US banks - 6 of 10 largest EU banks - 9 of 10 largest semiconductor companies - 35+ Fortune 100 companies - 35+ research universities - Government agencies in 20+ countries, including US Treasury and CBP - Clients in 50+ countries across 6 continents
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https://www.kharon.com
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- Industry
- Data Infrastructure and Analytics
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Denver, Colorado
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Research and Data Analytics, Sanctions-Related Risk Intelligence, Deep Data, Anti-Money Laundering, Open Source Intelligence, Know Your Customer, Compliance, Customer Due Diligence, Risk Management, SaaS, Regtech, Financial Crimes, Sanctions, and Export Controls
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Kharon will be exhibiting at the AAFA Traceability & Sustainability Conference in Denver, CO. The world’s largest retail and apparel brands rely on Kharon to build forced labor due diligence programs that are defensible and adaptable as the regulatory environment evolves. Visit our booth to receive a live demo and meet the team to learn more about how we can empower your organization. Request to meet with us here: https://hubs.ly/Q04mRBVJ0
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On June 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice charged a San Diego charity manager with routing roughly $600,000 in purported humanitarian donations to Hamas through his foundation, Ikram. Kharon flagged the network in October 2023 — five months before OFAC designated Gaza Now, the Hamas-linked fundraising vehicle at the center of the case, and more than two and a half years before the charges. Ikram never appeared on a government list. The connection surfaced through its joint fundraising with Gaza Now — exactly the kind of risk that the Kharon platform can identify. Read the full story: https://hubs.ly/Q04mPYpN0
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Tomorrow, experts from Kharon and Descartes are hosting a live session on how our partnership helps streamline global trade compliance by embedding dynamic risk intelligence directly into operational workflows. Join us to learn how intelligence-led trade compliance can help teams move beyond static lists, reduce manual research, and make faster, more defensible decisions. Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q04mQ7dR0
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The latest European sanctions against Russia target its military-industrial complex, energy exports, Chinese facilitators, Vladimir Putin’s “personal priest,” and individuals linked to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q04mtsw30
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This week in the Kharon Readbook: • Treasury sanctions nine individuals and 26 entities linked to the Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization — including leadership, investors in scam compounds, and front companies • Treasury designates network coordinating with the Rwandan-backed M23 movement to illegally smuggle minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo • Chinese-owned electric car brand exits U.S. market after Commerce Department ban — first major casualty of the U.S. rule prohibiting Chinese software in internet-connected vehicles • Iranian entities moved more than $3.84 billion in transactions through a Seychelles-based crypto exchange founded by a Chinese engineer
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The Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba sued the U.S. government on Tuesday over its addition to a Pentagon list of alleged “Chinese military companies.” The company, known as “China’s Amazon,” says the U.S. claims “have no basis in fact or law.” Kharon last week dug into Alibaba’s network. One closely associated company, we found, has ties to state defense strategy that run deep. Get the full story: https://hubs.ly/Q04mvy8R0
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The U.S. Treasury Department this week designated Cambodian national Chen Bo for his affiliation with the Prince Group scam syndicate, after this Kharon report had identified him as the current or former director of at least eight sanctioned Prince Group companies. Treasury also sanctioned corners of Chen’s broader network that Kharon research had documented. Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q04mw-sV0
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Kharon has been named to the 2026 #AIFinTech100 list, recognized for innovation in helping financial institutions strengthen risk management, compliance, and financial crime prevention. The recognition reflects Kharon's commitment to advancing trusted, explainable AI-enhanced intelligence — combining comprehensive data, AI-powered network analysis, and validation by subject matter experts — to surface hidden exposure tied to sanctions evasion, money laundering, illicit finance, complex ownership structures, and other risk. Learn more about the AIFinTech100 report: https://hubs.ly/Q04ms4P80
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The U.K. hit the London unit of a Texas-based company with a record sanctions-violation penalty last week for its business with Russia’s Ural Airlines — including efforts to circumvent U.K. sanctions to get paid through a U.S. bank. Gaps in personnel, communication, and compliance screening were to blame. Get the full story: https://hubs.ly/Q04mjMN40
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