Advancing Economic Progress for All

    Our Purpose drives us to power stronger economies, create more equitable opportunities and contribute to a more sustainable world to help our communities, clients, employees and people of all backgrounds reach their full potential.

    Our core efforts help create opportunities for the next generation of investors, support paths to entrepreneurship for people of all backgrounds, and foster community-level engagement for our employees.

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    We aim to partner with leading organizations to remove the systemic barriers faced by under-represented
    communities in their efforts to generate and sustain wealth. By democratizing financial knowledge, underrepresented communities can be better equipped to access wealth creation and participate in the capital markets.

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    Leading Change

    Each of our strategic priorities is a reflection of Nasdaq’s Purpose, aimed at providing more people with better access to the opportunities the financial ecosystem creates.

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    Market Platforms

    We are investing in market infrastructure innovations to generate liquidity and improve underlying market infrastructure, increasing resiliency and powering opportunity around the world. We also advance financial literacy locally, in partnership with Nasdaq’s retail task force.

    We are investing in market infrastructure innovations to generate liquidity and improve underlying market infrastructure, increasing resiliency and powering opportunity around the world. We also advance financial literacy locally, in partnership with Nasdaq’s retail task force.

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    Capital Access Platforms

    We are empowering our clients to effectively navigate the capital markets, helping them manage increasingly complex reporting frameworks, offering more seamless routes to capital, and supporting their own sustainability journeys.

    We are empowering our clients to effectively navigate the capital markets, helping them manage increasingly complex reporting frameworks, offering more seamless routes to capital, and supporting their own sustainability journeys.

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    Anti-Financial Crime

    We are advancing the global fight against financial crime with a comprehensive suite of solutions, drawing from emerging technologies like AI and cloud, designed to help us get ahead - and stay ahead - of potential abusers of the financial system.

    We are advancing the global fight against financial crime with a comprehensive suite of solutions, drawing from emerging technologies like AI and cloud, designed to help us get ahead - and stay ahead - of potential abusers of the financial system.

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    Diversity, Equity, and Culture

    Creating a culture of belonging and advancing equality in the workplace by attracting and retaining a diverse workforce.

    Thought Leadership

    Building more inclusive and prosperous economies is what we do every day.

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