BlogOptimizing high-risk customer management and ongoing due diligenceMarch 20, 2018 by Verafin An already challenging BSA/AML compliance risk environment continues to grow in complexity, as financial institutions seek to meet requirements for due diligence on higher-risk categories of customers. Without question, risk management is at the forefront of today’s regulatory scrutiny. In... |
BlogBuilding momentum in the fight against human traffickingJanuary 9, 2018 by Verafin Throughout 2017 awareness of human trafficking as a modern human tragedy — orchestrated by criminal organizations on a global scale — continued to grow. Equally important, there was an increased recognition of the vital role financial crime investigators at financial... |
BlogUnmasking online account takeoverDecember 19, 2017 by Verafin The intersection of fraud and online banking accounts continues to be big business. With our dependence on smart phones and as the Internet continues to seemingly expand into every aspect of our lives, criminals are fashioning masks molded from stolen... |
BlogIndustry alert: NACHA warns of risks in C2C ACH DebitsNovember 28, 2017 by Verafin NACHA has turned the risk spotlight on Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C — also known as Account-to-Account (A2A) or Peer-to-Peer (P2P)) debit payments again. Over the past six months we have seen a steady flow of warnings within the industry about the dangers... |
BlogFinding fraud in fallback transactionsNovember 20, 2017 by Verafin Fallback transactions pose a significant danger to financial institutions (FIs) and are something criminals will lean on more heavily as the adoption of chip-enabled cards continues to gather pace. A fallback transaction is the swiping of a chip-enabled card at... |
BlogBeneficial Ownership FAQsNovember 14, 2017 by Verafin A lot of digital ink has been spilled concerning the collection of Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) information. Most of the buzz around the FinCEN’s final rule on Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Requirements for Financial Institutions, since it was introduced, rests... |
BlogU.S. Court Case: 60 Funnel Accounts Used by Heroin Trafficking OrganizationSeptember 27, 2017 by Denise Hutchings “Narcotics traffickers will attempt to create elaborate financial networks in an effort to launder illegal drug proceeds.” (James Dorsey, Acting Special Agent in Charge IRS Criminal Investigation, June 2017) Heroin Trafficking Organizations Targeted by OFAC In May 2017, Treasury Secretary... |
BlogBeneficial Ownership: 5 Key Compliance ObligationsAugust 14, 2017 by Verafin For many years, financial crime investigators have warned of possible links between shell companies and international money laundering activity. In the 2013 report How Shell Companies Aid Terrorism, Crime and Corruption, the Open Society Foundations discussed how shell companies are used to launder billions... |
BlogNo Jackpot: Recognizing Lottery Scam ActivityAugust 14, 2017 by Verafin Congratulations! You’ve won the lottery! Wait. How have you won a lottery you don’t remember entering? Who cares! It’s a lot of money, right? Unfortunately, not in this case. There’s a catch… there’s always a catch. This is a variation... |
BlogFour key indicators for uncovering fraud in your loan charge-offsAugust 1, 2017 by Verafin Auto loan fraud is a hot topic. Given the potential size of the problem, it is hardly surprising. At the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in September 2016, JPMorgan Chase provided insight into the state of auto lending risk. In... |
