Collaboration and Collective Action in the Face of a $4.4 Trillion Financial Crime Crisis

April 10, 2026 by Stephanie Champion

The global financial crime landscape has entered a new era, defined by speed, scale, and sophistication unlike anything we have seen before. Financial crime is not a future threat — it is the reality financial institutions, governments, businesses, and communities... 

3 Ways to Prevent Cross-Border Payment Scams in Mexico

October 30, 2026 by Tania Berenice Vazquez

Auto-Dispositioning: The Next Era of AI in Financial Crime Management

October 28, 2026 by Scott Peddle

This past month, Nasdaq Verafin began rolling out auto-dispositioning for the Agentic AI Workforce, enabling financial institutions to configure agentic analysts to acknowledge away appropriate alerts autonomously or escalate them for further human review. This latest development includes concise documentation... 

Fraud Stepping Stones

October 27, 2026 by Greg Williamson

Check fraud is rarely just a check problem. It can be the opening move in a broader attack that shifts funds across payment channels.  While detecting an altered payee, counterfeit image, endorsement mismatch and suspicious deposit all matter in the... 

The Agentic AI Workforce Tour: Why AFC Professionals Say Trust Comes First

October 26, 2026 by Scott Peddle

Financial Fraud Drives the Majority of Crime in Mexico

October 21, 2026 by Tania Berenice Vazquez

Fraud is the most common crime in Mexico, and it is overwhelmingly a financial crime. In 2025, approximately 8.1 million fraud cases occurred in Mexico, 4.6 million were bank fraud and 3.6 million were consumer fraud, representing 24.1% of all... 

The Criminals Are Networked. Your Fraud Defence Should Be Too.

October 20, 2026 by Kamlesh Harry

Artificial intelligence (AI) has industrialised fraud, and financial institutions can no longer rely on isolated detection to stop it. Criminals in the UK stole £1.28 billion through payment fraud in 2025, with Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams up nineteen per... 

The Agentic AI Workforce Tour: 5 Moments That Have Attendees Talking

October 15, 2026 by Scott Peddle

After more than a decade of fighting financial crime, I’ve learned to recognize and lean in when a topic garners the attention of professionals on the front lines. Anti-financial crime professionals are smart, motivated and when something is worth their... 

Why AFC Leaders Are Embracing AI and Looking Beyond It

October 14, 2026 by Chuck Taylor

I’ve spent most of my career working in and alongside financial institutions as they’ve adapted to changes in the landscape. New regulations, technologies, financial crime typologies and expectations have continually reshaped how our industry operates. Often these shifts are gradual.... 

Protecting Europe’s Financial System in the Age of AI-Enabled Threats

October 9, 2026 by Stephanie Champion

Originally published in Views The Eurofi Magazine – September 2026 According to Nasdaq Verafin’s Global Financial Crime Report, financial crime continues to reach new highs. The amount of illicit funds flowing through the financial system grew by more than a... 

Human Smuggling, Human Trafficking, and Organized Crime

October 8, 2026 by Cheryl Friedenbach

Human smuggling and human trafficking are distinct crimes. While human smuggling involves the illegal transportation of people across borders, typically with the consent of those being smuggled, human trafficking involves force, fraud, or coercion for purposes of exploitation. But the...