Nottingham firm celebrates 20 years of FIT powering every UK police force
Investigative tech firm Altia is eyeing further growth as it marks the 20th anniversary of its flagship Financial Investigation Toolkit (FIT), which is used by every single one of the UK’s 45 police forces.
Originally launched in 2005 by the Nottingham-based company, FIT has evolved into a cornerstone of modern financial investigations.
Enabling law enforcement, government agencies, and corporate entities to streamline their operations, FIT supports investigators to tackle fraud, trace financial crime, and deliver successful prosecutions.
FIT is one of Altia’s fastest-growing services, supporting 297 organisations across 24 countries. The company aims to expand its reach further across the globe as it targets another two decades of sustained success.
As well as every UK police force, the software is used by organisations including Great Western Railway, the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit and West Sussex County Council, to improve their operational efficiencies.
Last year, the South West London Fraud Partnership implemented FIT to automate its financial analysis, reducing review times of tenancy fraud cases by up to 90%.
Most recently the software supported Canada-based Calgary Police Service recover more than $8 million of assets in a single investigation.
Meanwhile, in Australia, it helped a government-backed organisation uncover the crimes of a financial administrator who defrauded a vulnerable woman out of more than $170K.
Huw Bristow, Chief Technology Officer at of Altia, said: “For two decades, FIT has been at the heart of law enforcement’s fight against financial crime.
“When we first developed the software, we wanted to empower investigators to work smarter, and today, seeing every UK police force depend on FIT is incredibly rewarding and we’re looking forward to increasing its use around the world.
“Its growth has been driven by one simple mission, helping the professionals on the front line uncover the truth faster and with greater confidence.”
FIT was developed with a view to supporting users with their financial investigation processes, helping them to perform tasks which would typically take weeks or months in a matter of hours.
The software converts electronic and paper-based information into a digital format for easy analysis, facilitating quicker reporting and assisting users to identify actionable insights.
As a result, the software removes potential human error with accurate insights and reduce overheads, enabling investigators to focus on critical tasks.
From local authorities uncovering tenancy fraud to international police task forces mapping illicit flows, FIT’s two-decade journey cements how powerful technology can transform truth-finding, and justice-delivering.
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