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BlogEurope’s Financial Crime Inflection PointMay 27, 2026 by Kamlesh Harry Globally, illicit financial flows rose to $4.4T in 2025, as revealed by Nasdaq Verafin’s 2026 Global Financial Crime Report — with trends in the European, Middle East, and African (EMEA) region mirroring this trajectory. Illicit financial flows across EMEA increased to over... |
BlogIllicit Flows are Compounding Faster than the Global EconomyMay 14, 2026 by Mauriceo Castanheiro When illicit financial activity climbs to an estimated $4.4T in a single year, the number becomes staggering. But the more destabilizing story is the rate of change behind it: a 19.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2023 to 2025—far... |
BlogDrug Trafficking Detection: Why Complexity is the Financial Sector’s Greatest ChallengeMay 11, 2026 by Cheryl Friedenbach Drug trafficking remains one of the most persistent and damaging forms of financial crime, and for financial institutions, it is also one of the most complex to detect. As drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) evolve their operations, the financial services community is collaborating to advance anti-money laundering (AML)... |
Blog3 Insights from Nasdaq Verafin’s Canada AML RoundtableMay 6, 2026 by Fouad Hassouneh Illicit financial activity in Canada surged to $65 billion USD in 2025. Institutions cannot address the issue in isolation — yet questions remain about how to collaborate responsibly, while maintaining customer privacy. Institutions are actively prioritizing where collaboration makes sense today, while defining what more advanced forms of information sharing could... |
BlogFinCEN’s Proposed Rule to Reform AML/CFT RequirementsApril 30, 2026 by Cheryl Friedenbach In April, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that signals a consequential shift in U.S. anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regulation. The proposal is explicitly intended to modernize the... |
BlogUK Financial Crime Trends & Technology: Insights from 2025 and What 2026 Will DemandJanuary 30, 2026 by Keith Finson 2025 was a defining year for financial crime in the UK. What once felt like slow, predictable shifts now moves at the speed of technology – and, increasingly, at the speed of AI-enabled criminal innovation. As investigators, analysts and financial... |
BlogAML Trends & Technology 2025: Turning Insights into ActionJanuary 6, 2026 by Chuck Taylor As Head of AML Commercial Strategy at Nasdaq Verafin, and a practitioner with two decades of experience in financial crime prevention, I’ve witnessed the evolution of our industry from multiple vantage points. This year, I had the privilege of joining fellow experts and practitioners to explore the most pressing AML trends of... |
BlogHow AI Is Revolutionizing Financial Crime Management: 5 Key InsightsDecember 18, 2025 by Tim Light Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of financial crime management at a pace of change that is staggering. Criminals are evolving their tactics using various levels of AI, but so are those tasked with defending against the escalation of financial crime. In a recent panel webinar, I joined my colleagues... |
BlogA Look Ahead: The Potential Impact of the Streamline ActDecember 9, 2025 by Chuck Taylor In my previous blog I looked at the practical implications of the FAQs regarding Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements issued by key U.S. financial regulatory bodies in October 2025. Nasdaq Verafin brought together a dedicated Customer Advisory Group (CAG), including AML... |
BlogAI Solutions for Financial CrimeDecember 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.... |
