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BlogAML Trends & Technology: Navigating the Future of AML in 2025January 16, 2025 by Nasdaq Verafin The landscape of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Money laundering and its associated financial crimes are estimated at over $3.1 trillion globally — and these crimes have significant impacts... |
BlogFinancial Crime: Impacting the U.S. EconomyOctober 3, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin From trillions of dollars in losses to an incalculable human cost, financial crime a serious threat to the integrity of the global financial system. A newly released Nasdaq Verafin whitepaper has revealed how financial crime is also having deep impacts... |
BlogA Roadmap for Navigating the AI LandscapeJuly 9, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin We live in an era where technology is rapidly reshaping the financial landscape; the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) offers striking advances in innovation and efficiency. Survey results published in Nasdaq Verafin’s 2024 Global Financial Crime Report, indicate 70% of... |
BlogA Complicated CrimeJuly 4, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin Financial crime is a global epidemic – more than $3 trillion in illicit funds and money laundering activity flowed through the financial system in 2023. Predicate crimes are driving much of this activity with fraud being one of the eight... |
BlogFighting Predicate Crimes: A New VisionJuly 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... |
BlogThree Opportunities to Safeguard the Financial SystemJune 20, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin Protecting the global financial system against financial crime is a collective responsibility, and financial institutions need to be armed with the best resources possible to respond to the pervasiveness of this problem. Financial crime is not bound by borders –... |
BlogElder Financial ExploitationJune 4, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin In a recent FinCEN analysis, Elder Financial Exploitation: Threat Pattern and Trend Information, June 2022 to June 2023, two predominant categories of victimization were identified across Elder Financial Exploitation (EFE)-related BSA filings. Elder scams, where the victim does not know... |
BlogIndustry Insights: Addressing Anti-Financial Crime ChallengesMay 22, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin In today’s financial industry, the fight against financial crime looms large. Financial institutions are contending with a global $3.1 trillion financial crime problem, charged with safeguarding the integrity of the financial system in a landscape fraught with costs, complexities, and... |
BlogUnderstanding the Risks that Shape the Financial LandscapeMarch 27, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin The United States is the largest economy in the world, making it a preferred target for money laundering. In the 2024 National Money Laundering Risk Assessment (NMLRA), the Department of the Treasury highlights the numerous risks shaping the financial landscape,... |
BlogA $3.1 Trillion Financial Crime EpidemicFebruary 5, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin Historically, quantifying the scale of financial crime has been a major challenge. In a new 2024 Global Financial Crime Report, Nasdaq and Verafin have brought together expert research and data, industry perspectives, and the voices of survivors to provide insights... |
