Executive Summary In this report we explore the Hawala financial system, why it poses a unique and elusive challenge for law enforcement authorities, and how the capabilities of decision intelligence platforms can mitigate the significant difficulties involved in investigating Hawala networks and stopping the criminals and terrorists who take advantage of them. These capabilities include: Entity resolution Unified investigative workspace Advanced search and alerts Visual link analysis Automated risk scoring 1 Executive Summary 6 About NEXYTE 2 The Hawala Problem 4 How Decision Intelligence Can Help 5 Key Decision Intelligence Capabilities 3 What is Hawala? 2