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NEWS: Nasdaq profit beats expectations, helped by anti-financial crime unit

London, Tel Aviv and Australian exchanges have approached ThetaRay about the listing — which is also interested in Nasdaq.

By John McCrank and Siddarth S

Nasdaq Inc on Wednesday reported first-quarter profits that beat Wall Street estimates as demand for its anti-financial crime software helped mitigate a hit to the exchange operator’s indexing business and a slump in initial public offerings.

Nasdaq expanded its regulatory technology footprint with its recent $2.75 billion Verafin acquisition and has made the business a key pillar of its corporate structure, which last quarter was split into three divisions – anti-financial crime (AFC), market platforms and capital access platforms.

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