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Verafin Wins 3 Awards from St. John’s Board of Trade, including Business Excellence Award

Verafin Inc., a leading provider of compliance, fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML) software, today announced it received three awards from the St. John’s Board of Trade, presented at the association’s recent 19th annual Business Excellence Awards event.

St. John’s, NL (Canada), Monday – December 26, 2011 — Verafin Inc. ( http://www.verafin.com ), a leading provider of compliance, fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML) software, today announced it received three awards from the St. John’s Board of Trade, presented at the association’s recent 19th annual Business Excellence Awards event.

The awards honored the company in three categories for “Innovation,” “Growth in domestic and export markets,” and the top distinction of the year, the “Business Excellence Award.”

Brian Whiteway, Verafin chief financial officer, was on hand to collect the awards.

“We’re extremely pleased and humbled to be recognized by the local business community,” said Whiteway. “It’s really a testament to the hard work and the efforts of the 118 people both here in Canada and our office in Alabama. We certainly wouldn’t be the company we are without them.”

Most recently, Verafin announced it expanded operations by opening a new corporate office in Birmingham, Alabama, signaling the company’s continued growth and customer success driven by its industry-leading, FRAML™ solution for nearly 800 banks and credit unions in the U.S. and Canada.

Verafin’s FRAML™ solution utilizes artificial intelligence and behavior pattern-based recognition to detect suspicious activity. Bringing fraud detection and AML (FRAML™) processes together effectively alerts compliance officers and fraud professionals of suspicious behavior and anomalies while improving investigations and satisfying compliance with BSA/AML regulations.

About Verafin:
Verafin is a North American leader in fraud detection and anti-money laundering solutions for financial institutions, with nearly 800 customers that span 65 core processing systems and a broad asset range. Verafin helps financial institutions comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and FACTA regulations, while also helping to protect against fraud. Verafin is the exclusive provider of fraud detection and BSA/AML software for the California Bankers Association, Massachusetts Bankers Association, CUNA Strategic Services and 40 credit union leagues and associations in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.verafin.com , email us at FRAML@verafin.com or call 1-866-781-8433.

© 2011 Verafin Inc. All rights reserved. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press & Media Contact:
Catherine Warren
Verafin, Inc
570 Newfoundland Drive
St. John’s, NL A1A 5B1 – Canada
(709) 752-3050 x3242
catherine,warren@verafin.com
http://www.verafin.com

Verafin Warns of the Growing Complexity of Organized Money Laundering Activity

Verafin Inc., today released a white paper that discusses the increasing organization and complexity surrounding human trafficking and organized crime and the money laundering activity that accompanies it.

St. John’s, NL, May 02, 2011 — Verafin Inc., ( http://www.verafin.com ) a leading provider of compliance, anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud detection software, today released a white paper that discusses the increasing organization and complexity surrounding human trafficking and organized crime and the money laundering activity that accompanies it.

The white paper is the latest research by Verafin’s team of analytics researchers, who believe it is essential to keep ahead of emerging financial crime trends in order to better help detect them. In this paper Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance professionals will learn:

* How criminal activities such as human trafficking and organized crime are leading to complex money laundering problems;
* About the increased pressure and substantial fines state and federal regulators are applying to non-compliant financial institutions;
* How next generation, anti-money laundering technology can help uncover complex money laundering scenarios.

Finally, the white paper ( http://information.verafin.com/LP=11?CID=701C0000000cVDc ) outlines three complex money laundering scenarios that offer insight into how criminals involved in complex criminal activities attempt to clean their illegal funds. Each scenario also illustrates how Verafin’s advanced, next generation analytics generate clear and relevant alerts that present information in a visual, easy-to-understand format. All alerts are scored based on their risk to the financial institution and contain evidence indicating the nature of the suspicious activity, letting users act quickly to stop destructive activity.

Verafin is an award-winning and intelligent solution that combines fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML), while providing complete visibility into customer activity, ensuring comprehensive compliance reporting. Easy to use and implement, it is the only solution in the financial services industry that combines fraud detection, anti-money laundering, and regulatory reporting with behavior-based customer monitoring technology in a single platform.

About Verafin:
Verafin is a leader in anti-money laundering and fraud detection solutions for financial institutions, with over 650 customers that span nearly 60 core processing systems and a broad asset range. Verafin helps financial institutions comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and FACTA regulations, while also helping to protect against fraud. Verafin is the exclusive provider of BSA/AML and fraud detection software for the California Bankers Association ( http://www.calbankers.com ), Massachusetts Bankers Association ( http://www.massbankers.org ), CUNA Strategic Services ( http://www.cunastrategicservices.com ) and 40 credit union leagues and associations in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.verafin.com, email us at FRAML@verafin.com or call 1-866-781-8433.

© 2011 Verafin Inc. All rights reserved.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz
MediaPR.net, Inc
St. John’s, NL
(401) 349-3369
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.verafin.com

Currency Transaction Reporting for Dummies® Book Launched

Verafin offers banks and credit unions a step-by-step guide to filing, automating, and simplifying CTRs.

St. John’s, NL, April 27, 2011 — Verafin Inc. ( http://www.verafin.com ), a leading provider of compliance, anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud detection software, today announced the release of Currency Transaction Reporting for Dummies®, Verafin Limited Edition. This complimentary pocketbook was created for BSA/AML compliance and risk management professionals, offering detailed instructions on how to complete the form and guidance on how an automated system can improve what is arguably one of the most important regulatory tasks required by the federal government. A currency transaction report is filed by financial institutions to FinCEN to report currency (cash or coin) transactions over $10,000 conducted by, or on behalf of, one person, as well as multiple currency transactions that aggregate to be over $10,000 in a single day.

“One of the things Verafin strives to achieve is to provide valuable information to our BSA compliance professional community. From our product, to services like our Dummies series of pocketbooks, we are committed to helping people not only work more efficiently, but gain insight through new channels,” said Joe Cordo, Vice President of Marketing at Verafin. “CTR for Dummies is the first in our series, and it has already seen hundreds of downloads. We look forward to continuing this new learning initiative with our future books, including FRAML for Dummies, due out later this summer.”

Currency Transaction Reporting for Dummies®, Verafin Limited Edition provides people involved in a financial institution’s day-to-day compliance operations with a handy reference guide that not only helps answer any questions about CTR filing, but also allows them to gain a better understanding of FinCEN form 104. The book is divided into five parts, taking the reader from a better understanding of anti-money laundering regulations, the CTR form, and how to recognize tricky situations, on to the benefits of automations and best practices when evaluating automated solutions. Complimentary copies are available for a limited time online: http://www.verafin.com/ctr-dummies-pr

About Verafin:
Verafin is a North American leader in anti-money laundering and fraud detection solutions for financial institutions, with over 650 customers that span nearly 60core processing systems and a broad asset range. Verafin helps financial institutions comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and FACTA regulations, while also helping to protect against fraud. Verafin is the exclusive provider of BSA/AML and fraud detection software for the California Bankers Association, ( http://www.calbankers.com ) Massachusetts Bankers Association, ( http://www.massbankers.org ) CUNA Strategic Services ( http://www.cunastrategicservices.com ) and 40 credit union leagues and associations in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.verafin.com, email us at FRAML@verafin.com or call 1-866-781-8433.

© 2011 Verafin Inc. All rights reserved.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz
MediaPR.net, Inc
St. John’s, NL
(401) 349-3369
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.verafin.com

FPS GOLD Selects Verafin to Provide Next Generation Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering Solution to its Customers

Verafin’s integrated,intelligent fraud and anti-money laundering solution integrates with FPS GOLD’score banking system to ensure banks mitigate the risk of financial crime with complete visibility and compliance.

Provo, UT and St. John’s, NL, February 23, 2011 — FPS GOLD, a provider of core software systems for banks, and Verafin Inc., a leading provider of compliance, anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud detection software, today announced a partnership and the availability of Verafin’s industry leading fraud detection and anti-money laundering(FRAML)software to FPS GOLD and its financial services customers across the United States.Verafin integrates with FPS GOLD’s core banking system, providing financial institutions with the necessary visibility and regulatory compliance to deter financial crime.

“Our partnership with Verafin will provide a comprehensive and intuitive solution for our customers in their compliance programs,” said Brent Shuldberg, Executive Vice President at FPS GOLD. “We know that FPS GOLD’s core system, joined with Verafin’s next generation fraud and anti-money laundering solution, will be an asset to any bank in the United States.”

Verafin is an integrated and intelligent fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML) solution that combines the capability to detect and act upon various forms and levels of fraud and money laundering, while providing complete visibility into customer activity and ensuring comprehensive compliance reporting. Easy to use and implement, it is the onlysolution in the financial services industry that combines the integration ofthe four most important processes in preventing financial crime – fraud detection, anti money laundering, regulatory agency reporting and core banking systems, with intelligent-based, behavioral technology, used to detect financial crime, into a single platform.

“Building a strong partnership with FPS GOLD and its member institutions is further proof of Verafin’s continued momentum in the banking market, providing a consolidated and intelligent solution to fraud and anti money laundering,” said Jacquelyn Holden, Vice President of Sales at Verafin. “FPS GOLD customers recognize the need for a next generation solution that provides them with an increasingly sophisticated and effective way to reduce loss from fraud and reputational risk from money laundering in a single, easy-to-use platform.”

According to a June, 2010, report, The AML Global Insight Series, jointly published by the Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists and Ernst and Young, the majority of all banks report less than a 10% success rate at detecting fraud or money laundering, precipitating the need by 46% of all institutions surveyed to upgrade their systems to new solutions and technologiesin the next two years. Unlike traditional products that are based on a set of pre-defined rules that become unwieldy and outdated, Verafin uses dynamic, intelligent based technology for fraud and AML detection that combines transaction activity with behavioral information. Using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to replicate human reasoning, Verafin enables banks to holistically catch and report on suspicious customer activity in a single view with complete transparency. Today’s manual and rules-based systemseither miss this activity or create additional layers of complexity, making crime more difficult to detect.

Verafin is available immediately to FPS GOLD customers. For more information, visit http://www.verafin.com or call 1-866-781-8433.

About Verafin:
Verafin is a leader in anti-money laundering and fraud detection solutions for financial institutions, with over 650 customers that span nearly 60 core processing systems and a broad asset range. Verafin helps financial institutions comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and FACTA regulations, while also helping to protect against fraud. Verafin is the exclusive provider of BSA/AML and fraud detection software for the California Bankers Association, Massachusetts Bankers Association, CUNA Strategic Services and 40 credit union leagues and associations in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.verafin.com, email us at FRAML@verafin.com or call 1-866-781-8433.

About FPS GOLD:
FPS GOLD began in 1964 and has provided information processing services to commercial banks and thrifts continuously for the last 46 years. They have institutions with home offices in nineteen states and branches in twenty-four states and one foreign country, all of which are supported with current-generation software technology. The teleprocessing network spans the United States and connects 9,729 end-user workstations with their host computer in Provo, Utah. FPS GOLD develops, markets and services corebanking software that uses a robust and secure data-processing center and provides additional integrated services such as relationship banking, Internet banking, print and digital monthly statements, and accounting. The company has a distinguished track record with decades of experience, not to mention the quality of staff and unmatched customer service with a personal touch. FPS GOLD provides the best banking software and services at the most competitive price. For more information, visit http://www.fps-gold.com or contact Matt DeVisser at (801) 429-2126 or via email atmattd@fps-gold.com or Michael Parkin at (801) 429-2330 or via email michaelp@fps-gold.com.

© 2011 Verafin Inc. All rights reserved.

Press Contact:
For FPS GOLD:
Brent C Shuldberg
FPS GOLD
(801) 429-2159
brents@fps-gold.com

Press & Media Contact:
Vicki Barbour
Verafin Inc.
570 Newfoundland Drive
St. John’s, NL A1A 5B1 – Canada
(709) 752.3050 x3228
vicki.barbour@verafin.com
http://www.verafin.com