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,... 

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... 

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... 

Nine Red Flags on Terrorist Financing from FinCEN’s New Advisory

June 18, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin

The financing of terrorist activity threatens the integrity of the global financial system. With $11.5 billion in terrorist financing flowing through the worldwide economic system in 2023, this heinous crime is exceedingly lucrative. “Terrorism threatens the safety and security of... 

Top 3 Threats Facing the Financial System

April 30, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin

The global financial system is facing prolific and diverse threats from financial crime, driven by illicit fraud and money laundering schemes. In the 2024 Nasdaq Global Financial Crime Report, a survey of 200 industry professionals, along with interviews with senior... 

The Scale and Impact of $3 Trillion in Financial Crime

Over $3.1 trillion in illicit funds flowed through the global financial system last year and fraud reached nearly a half a trillion dollars in losses....