The Illicit Finance Data Lab brings together the unique strengths of investigative journalists, academic researchers, and data scientists to combat global corruption and other dirty money flows.

Created by the Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC) and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the Data Lab connects journalists with researchers so that both groups can more effectively use data to expose and understand corruption and dirty money flows. 

Seismic shifts in investigative journalism and the wider information landscape have led to an abundance of real-world data on secret and illicit financial activity, from leaks, public disclosures, and commercial sources. Extracting value from this data, however, depends on harnessing greater processing and analytical power. 

On this site, we're building a collection of guidance documents, tip sheets and case studies for the emerging collaborative community. To create an environment of open feedback and discussion, full access is granted on an invitation-only basis. To apply, please provide a few pieces of information via Google Forms by clicking here.