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... |
White PaperThe Time is Now to Overhaul the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA): The BSA Should Facilitate the Generation of Actionable Information and Interbank Collaboration“The goals of the BSA of generating actionable information regarding significant illicit activity that meets the priorities and threshold loss levels that match modern day... |
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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... |
BlogLaw enforcement benefits from information sharingSeptember 23, 2016 by Verafin The value of the information that financial institutions (FIs) provide to law enforcement is immeasurable. In May 2016 FinCEN held a ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Treasury to present its second annual Law Enforcement Awards. In its press... |
Case StudyStepping up to the Next LevelThomaston Savings Bank • Headquarters: Thomaston, CT Assets: $1.5B • Core Banking System: Fiserv DNA “Prior to using Verafin we had AML and fraud separated…... |
Case StudyBuilding a Better Picture of Customer Activity with FRAMLx and FRAMLxchangeIon Bank • Headquarters: Naugatuck, CT Assets: $1.8B • Core Banking System: Fiserv DNA “There was a FRAMLx alert that indicated the person was up... |
Blog314(b) Information Sharing Practices Should Adapt the Four COCs of a Fusion CenterMay 23, 2016 by Denise Hutchings “A Fusion Center is an effective and efficient mechanism to exchange information and intelligence, maximize resources, streamline operations, and improve the ability to fight crime and terrorism by analyzing data from a variety of sources.” (Source: U.S. DOJ Global Justice... |
White PaperSection 314(b): The Best Hope For Collaboration Between Financial Institutions To Combat The Movement Of Illicit ProceedsIn this white paper, Chris Swecker, Former Assistant Director of the FBI, states that “It is no secret that criminals and terrorists have all the... |
