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AI Solutions for Financial Crime

December 5, 2025 by Fouad Hassouneh

For more than two decades, Nasdaq Verafin has been at the forefront of innovation in the fight against financial crime. From day one, we recognized the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and made it a cornerstone of our strategy.... 

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Agentic AI: Ushering in a New Era for Sanctions Compliance

October 9, 2025 by Fouad Hassouneh

Agentic AI is changing the game for financial crime investigations. At Nasdaq Verafin, we’re pioneering a new class of digital workers – intelligent, autonomous agents designed to tackle the most stubborn compliance challenges. The first of these, the Digital Sanctions... 

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ACAMS – The Assembly Las Vegas 2025: 6 Key Takeaways

September 26, 2025 by Fouad Hassouneh

Recently I joined my Nasdaq Verafin colleagues at ACAMS – The Assembly Las Vegas. This conference brought together industry, tech and thought leaders from across the financial sector. Together we discussed the prominent challenges and opportunities facing the financial crime... 

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Fighting Predicate Crimes: A New Vision

July 2, 2024 by Fouad Hassouneh

Last year, $3.1 trillion in illicit funds flowed through the global financial system, fueled by hundreds of billions of dollars generated by predicate crimes, from drug trafficking to human trafficking, terrorist financing and fraud. As this global epidemic of financial...