Managing the Growing Complexities of Sanctions Risk

May 9, 2022 by Nasdaq Verafin

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian war has been met with condemnation and resulted in severe economic sanctions from governments across the globe. Sanctions are crucial to enforce foreign policy objectives and deter criminal... 

AML Crime Trends and Technology

January 12, 2022 by Nasdaq Verafin

Keeping pace with the changing landscape of BSA/AML is a significant challenge for financial institutions. In our year-end presentation we explored industry-wide AML trends and the specific challenges facing compliance programs today — including the recent passing of the AML Act of... 

Crime Trends & Technology: Reflections & Perspectives for 2021

December 16, 2020 by Nasdaq Verafin

In a recent year-end presentation, we explored the unrelenting challenges of 2020, the trends and technology developments throughout the year, and offered an overview of how recent industry threats may continue into the future. The following highlights and related resources will... 

2019 Crime Trends & Technology:
A Year in Review

Originally Presented: December 3, 2019

  You’re invited to a special year-end presentation as industry experts discuss the challenges financial institutions faced in 2019, the trends to watch for in... 

Money Services Businesses (MSBs)

Over a quarter of American households use Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFIs) such as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) to move money, but banking MSBs can be... 

Managing & Mitigating Risk

Financial institutions are facing significant Customer and Enhanced Due Diligence (CDD/EDD) challenges for higher-risk categories of customers as outlined in the FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual.... 

How do you find your high-risk customers?

Originally Presented: July 31, 2019

Financial institutions invest significant time and resources into identifying customers in high-risk categories, such as Private ATM Owners, Money Service Businesses (MSBs), Marijuana-Related Businesses (MRBs),... 

Non-Governmental Organizations & Charities

Though intended to serve the public good, non-governmental organizations and charities (NGOs) have been exploited to raise and move funds by criminal and terrorist organizations.... 

Switching to Stay Compliant

City Bank •  Location: Lubbock, TX Assets: $3.7B  •  Core Banking System: Jack Henry – Silverlake System “When we moved over to Verafin, it made... 

How to Effectively Manage High-Risk Customers

Today, institutions are facing increased regulatory pressures governing Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) procedures, particularly regarding high-risk customers. This eBook discusses...