---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001907982-26-000119"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QBTS"
cik: "0001907982"
company_name: "D-Wave Quantum Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-03T11:01:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-03T11:05:32.664587+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# D-Wave and Nasdaq Verafin partner to explore quantum computing for financial crime detection

## Summary
- Agreement to develop proof-of-concept using D-Wave's annealing quantum technology.
- Focus on detecting fraud, scams, and money laundering via predictive models.
- Initial PoC to analyze hundreds of data signals for unusual account behavior.
- Potential to expand to pilot applications for anti-financial crime use cases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001907982-26-000119
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QBTS
- cik: 0001907982
- company_name: D-Wave Quantum Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-03T11:01:31+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1907982/000190798226000119/0001907982-26-000119-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1907982/000190798226000119/qbts-20260803.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001907982-26-000119
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001907982-26-000119.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001907982-26-000119.txt

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