Archived WebinarElder Financial Abuse: Protecting Vulnerable Customers from FraudOriginally Presented: May 10, 2018 Elder Abuse is a growing crime that should compel everyone to take action. While it is believed that as few as 1 in 14 cases... |
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... |
InfographicInvestigating Human TraffickingEstimates indicate there are more than 40 million victims of human trafficking worldwide. With improved detection, investigation, and reporting, financial institutions can help combat this... |
Archived WebinarBest Practices for Human Trafficking InvestigationsOriginally Presented: November 29, 2017 Financial institutions and investigators can play a critical role the fight against Human Trafficking — to follow the money, uncover perpetrators, and protect potential victims... |
BlogIndustry alert: NACHA warns of risks in C2C ACH DebitsNovember 28, 2017 by Verafin NACHA has turned the risk spotlight on Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C — also known as Account-to-Account (A2A) or Peer-to-Peer (P2P)) debit payments again. Over the past six months we have seen a steady flow of warnings within the industry about the dangers... |
Archived WebinarFraud Trends Targeting Credit Unions & MembersOriginally Presented: October 4, 2017 Verafin is proud to present this educational webinar for the benefit of CUNA credit unions. Mauriceo Castanheiro, industry expert and Verafin’s Director of Fraud... |
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... |
BlogACH Payments: Mitigating the Risks of Faster FraudJune 12, 2017 by Verafin ACH payments have become one of the primary means of noncash payment in the past fifteen years. As consumers demand more convenience and flexibility in their banking options — these popular electronic money transfers create potential risks for your financial institution.... |
BlogU.S. Court Case: 9 Banks and 50 Bank Accounts Exploited by Human Trafficking RingFebruary 21, 2017 by Denise Hutchings “Follow the money and you will find the trafficker… Financial investigation plays a crucial role in successful investigation of trafficking in persons.” An outstanding financial investigation which was conducted in the recent prosecution of a U.S. based human trafficking ring... |
Archived WebinarTricks of the Cyber-Trade: Email Compromise Fraud SchemesOriginally Presented: October 5, 2016 Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) are among the growing trends of cyber-enabled crime adversely affecting financial institutions — with $3.1 billion worldwide... |
