Predicate Crimes: Understanding the Criminal Activities Fueling Global Money Laundering​

June 25 at 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM EST

Predicate crimes fuel the flow of an estimated $3.1 trillion in illicit funds through the global financial system – undermining its integrity and causing immeasurable... 

Predicate Crimes to Money Laundering: 5 Key Illicit Activities

March 7, 2025 by Nasdaq Verafin

Predicate crimes to money laundering are criminal activities that generate illicit profits, which are then reintroduced into the economy through a process of placement, layering, and integration. From drug and human trafficking to terrorist financing and fraud, these illegal activities... 

Understanding Predicate Crimes to Money Laundering

Money laundering poses a significant threat to the integrity of the global financial system. Understanding the features of predicate crimes such as victimology, key indicators,... 

Human Trafficking: Financial Indicators for Investigations

Human trafficking is a global humanitarian crisis. At any moment, tens of millions of people are coerced into labor or sex work. In 2023, according to the Nasdaq 2024 Global Financial Crime... 

Transforming Predicate Crime Detection: An Expert Conversation

Originally Presented: August 22, 2024

Last year, trillions of dollars in illicit funds flowed through the financial system, fueled by human trafficking, terrorist financing, drug trafficking and fraud. With FinCEN’s... 

Transforming Predicate Crime Detection: An Expert Conversation

Last year, trillions of dollars in illicit funds flowed through the financial system, fueled by human trafficking, terrorist financing, drug trafficking and fraud. With FinCEN’s... 

Combating Human Trafficking: Typologies and Red Flags for Financial Institutions

Human trafficking is a global humanitarian crisis. In 2023, according to the Nasdaq 2024 Global Financial Crime Report, $346.7 billion in illicit funds were linked to this heinous crime — with amounts far greater likely going undetected. Financial institutions... 

Combating Human Trafficking: Typologies and Red Flags for Financial Institutions

Originally Presented: July 24, 2024

Human trafficking is a global humanitarian crisis. In 2023, according to the Nasdaq 2024 Global Financial Crime Report, $346.7 billion in illicit funds were linked... 

Fighting Predicate Crimes: A New Vision

July 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... 

Targeted Typology Analytics

Detecting predicate crimes for money laundering is highly challenging, and often requires significant time and resources. As investigators contend with overwhelming false positives from conventional...