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Blog$750B in Illicit Flows: Insights into Financial Crime across EuropeApril 23, 2025 by Stephanie Champion In today’s interconnected world, it is critical to safeguard the global financial system from illicit activity. As the industry confronts the world’s $3.1 trillion financial crime problem, our recent Special Edition of the 2024 Global Financial Crime Report has taken... |
BlogNew Measures Strengthen Canada’s AML/ATF RegimeApril 2, 2025 by Nasdaq Verafin “The Government of Canada is committed to maintaining a strong Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing framework that maintains the integrity of Canada’s financial system. These amendments will ensure that we remain effective and nimble in combatting financial crime and block... |
BlogFunnel AccountsApril 10, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin Funnel accounts continue to thrive as criminal organizations leverage the tactic to exploit the U.S. banking system and quickly move money across great distances at minimal cost — all while enabling anonymity for the depositors. Used as a method to... |
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,... |
BlogAML Trends & Technology 2023January 11, 2024 by Bill Heys 2023 was a year of considerable change for AML. The rise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other innovations offered opportunities for increased efficiency in investigations. In our year end presentation, 2023 AML Trends & Technology: A Year in Review: What’s... |
BlogDisorganized Data: How Unresolved Entities Complicate AML InvestigationsSeptember 22, 2022 by Nasdaq Verafin From savings accounts and credit cards to online banking and P2P payments such as Zelle, today’s financial institutions offer more products and services than ever before. There are dozens of product lines and service providers, and each product may require... |
BlogFour Ways Data Creates Challenges for AML InvestigatorsSeptember 14, 2022 by Nasdaq Verafin From BSA Officers to Complex Investigations teams, efficiency in AML investigations is a challenge. The consumer banking market is changing. FinTechs are quickly on the rise. Financial institutions are being pushed to adapt to consumer demands for frictionless banking at... |
BlogAML Crime Trends and TechnologyJanuary 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... |
BlogAML Act of 2020 Formalizes Risk-Based Approach for ComplianceJuly 28, 2021 by Jim Richards The fifth instalment in Jim Richards’ Renewing the BSA Series. Under the current law, 31 USC Section 5318(h) and it’s subsequent regulations, financial institutions are required to have an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program, but there has never been a requirement... |
BlogInformation Sharing Prioritized in AML Act of 2020March 4, 2021 by Jim Richards The third instalment in Jim Richards’ Renewing the BSA Series. Many professionals are touting the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA) as the biggest change to American efforts to fight crime and corruption since the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001... |
