THE LINUX FOUNDATION PROJECTS

Detect fraud
before it happens — in real time.

Tazama is an open-source, real-time transaction-monitoring platform that helps financial institutions and payment ecosystems detect fraud and associated money-laundering typologies, reduce false positives, and act instantly.

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  • Monitor every transaction in real time
  • Detect fraud and relevant AML typologies instantly
  • Block high-risk transactions or route alerts for investigation
  • Strengthen compliance with full auditability
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Tazama Features

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State-of-the-art software that prevents infection from fraud and scams.

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Creates a safer, more inclusive financial ecosystem.

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Provides a scalable and cost-effective choice when it comes to real-time transaction monitoring.

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Executes transactions safely and expediently with reduced risk.

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A complete real-time fraud and AML detection ecosystem

Key capabilities:

1.Real-time detection engine

Rules-based monitoring evaluates each transaction using current event data and historical participant behavior, then combines results into typologies with configurable thresholds.

2.Fast integration & low-code rules

Ingest and map any message format using Connection Studio and DEMS, then build rules using the low-code Rule Studio for rapid deployment.


3. AI that reduces false positives

AI recommends new rules, improves parameter calibration, optimizes thresholds, and prioritizes alerts to reduce manual workload.


4. Investigation & analytics-ready

End-to-end case management plus analytics and reporting built on JupyterLab to support investigations, operational reporting, and data science.

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How it works

Tazama is a free, open-source software platform dedicated to detecting fraud before it happens. Tazama challenges the status quo by offering a global, scalable, and cost-effective choice when it comes to real-time transaction monitoring. Tazama focuses on emerging markets where fraud runs rampant due to the lack of safe and secure digital tools to execute financial transactions. It’s designed to encourage and promote financial inclusion worldwide.

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Payment systems can be fraught with risk.

Tazama helps you reduce your risk. Find out how.

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