NAVEX Brings Nira for Intake to the Front Lines of Speak-Up Culture

LAKE OSWEGO, OR, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- NAVEX, the global leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today introduced Nira for Intake, bringing purpose-built AI to one of the most consequential moments in any ethics and compliance program: when someone decides to speak up.

Available to NAVEX One Whistleblowing & Incident Management customers, Nira’s new capability enables employees, contractors and third-parties to report concerns through a two-way, guided conversation. Nira helps reporters tell their story during a difficult or uncertain moment, while capturing the information compliance teams need to understand what happened and determine what to do next.

“Every investigation starts with someone making the decision to speak up, and that first interaction matters enormously,” said Raj Sethuraman, President and Chief Product and Technology Officer at NAVEX. “Nira creates a natural way for people to share what happened while giving compliance teams stronger information from the start. This is what compliance focused AI should look like.”

From Rigid Forms to Guided Conversation

Reporting misconduct rarely follows a neat sequence of fields on a form. For reporters, the process can feel uncertain, especially when they are already navigating a difficult or sensitive experience and may not know what details to include or how to put what happened into words.

Nira for Intake helps make that process easier by guiding reporters through it, balancing free-form narrative with structured data collection to capture required information. Multi-language support makes reporting more accessible across global workforces, while applicable country- and customer-level anonymity settings and legal requirements remain embedded in the experience.

When a situation calls for human assistance, reporters can be seamlessly and immediately transferred to the NAVEX customer contact center, providing experienced human support when they need it most while maintaining the flexibility of AI-enabled intake and reporting services.

Better Intake Creates a Better Investigation

Incomplete or unclear reports can slow investigations before they gain momentum. Nira helps capture clearer, more complete and actionable information at intake, reducing the need to go back to reporters for missing details. Investigators and case managers can spend less time resolving information gaps and more time moving cases toward resolution.

“Trust is fundamental to an effective speak-up program. Organization's can earn and maintain trust by providing reporters with a variety of safe intake options so they can choose the method that’s most comfortable for them. At the same time, compliance teams need confidence that the information captured gives them the context and details needed to conduct a thorough investigation,” said Carrie Penman, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at NAVEX. “Bringing conversational AI into the intake process creates an opportunity to improve both sides of the reporting experience, helping employees communicate concerns more clearly while giving investigators stronger information to bring an investigation to successful conclusion.”

AI Built for the Moments That Matter

Nira for Intake marks the next step in NAVEX’s vision for Nira, the NAVEX Intelligent Response Agent. Launched in July, Nira for Analytics helps compliance leaders interpret program data, identify emerging signals and turn information into action. Today, Nira for Intake extends that intelligence upstream, where risk often first becomes visible through the voice of a reporter.

As Nira expands across reporting, analytics, investigations and other compliance workflows, NAVEX is building a connected AI experience throughout the compliance lifecycle, grounded in trusted data, proven workflows and deep compliance expertise.

The vision is simple: help people speak up more easily, help organizations understand risk more clearly and help compliance teams act sooner.

About NAVEX

Trusted by 13,000 organizations, including 75 percent of Fortune 100 and 500 companies, NAVEX is the global leader in risk and compliance solutions. Its NAVEX One platform strengthens risk and compliance programs, empowering organizations with unparalleled industry benchmark data and insights. NAVEX One provides a 360-degree view of enterprise, third-party and ecosystem risk for enhanced regulatory compliance and proactive risk management. Based in Lake Oswego, OR, with a global presence, NAVEX continues to shape the future of governance, risk and compliance. Visit our blog or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.

Scott Levesque
NAVEX
scott.levesque@navex.com
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