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Canada’s $65.2B Money Laundering Threat: Following the Flows

May 15, 2026 by Nasdaq Verafin

While Canada’s $3.4 billion fraud problem is significant, it is only one piece of a much larger criminal ecosystem. Money laundering enables some of the most harmful crimes impacting Canadians today — from terrorist financing and human trafficking to drug trafficking and organized crime. As... 

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Collaboration and Collective Action in the Face of a $4.4 Trillion Financial Crime Crisis

April 10, 2026 by Stephanie Champion

The global financial crime landscape has entered a new era, defined by speed, scale, and sophistication unlike anything we have seen before. Financial crime is not a future threat — it is the reality financial institutions, governments, businesses, and communities... 

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Financial Crime Management in the UK & EU: The Value of Information Sharing

May 12, 2025 by Nasdaq Verafin

In the financial industry, competition between institutions is usually good for customers. It leads to more reliable products and services, competitive pricing and improved accessibility. However, in the case of financial crime management, the opposite is true: information sharing between... 

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Cross-Border Illicit Activity in Europe: International Financial Crime Knows No Bounds

April 25, 2025 by Nasdaq Verafin

European banks face an increasingly complex environment as criminals exploit the highly interconnected and real-time nature of the global payment system to move funds on a massive scale. This cross-border illicit funds movement, or the flow of illegal funds from... 

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$750B in Illicit Flows: Insights into Financial Crime across Europe

April 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... 

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New Measures Strengthen Canada’s AML/ATF Regime

April 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... 

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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... 

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Funnel Accounts

April 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... 

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Understanding the Risks that Shape the Financial Landscape

March 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,... 

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AML Trends & Technology 2023

January 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...