Safaricom Partners with Chainalysis and Tech Giants to Use AI Against Illegal Wildlife Trade
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Safaricom has joined a United for Wildlife taskforce alongside Google, Meta, TikTok, Alibaba, and others to combat illegal wildlife trafficking. The coalition will use AI-driven detection to prevent illicit listings on platforms and deploy AI in Safaricom's anti-money laundering systems integrated with M-Pesa. Partners like PayPal, Chainalysis, TRM Labs, and Luno will apply blockchain tracking and digital forensics to expose cross-border trafficking flows. British Airways and Heathrow will run public awareness campaigns. UNEP estimates the illegal wildlife trade generates up to $23 billion annually and threatens about one million species with extinction.
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· 3 pulledSafaricom joined a United for Wildlife taskforce in 2024 with Google, Meta, TikTok, Alibaba, and other technology and payments firms to dismantle financial networks behind illegal wildlife trafficking.
The coalition will use AI-driven detection and prevention to catch illicit listings before sales occur on platforms.
UNEP estimates the trade generates up to $23 billion annually and threatens about one million plant and animal species with extinction.
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