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Layering & Trade-Based
Money Laundering (TBML)

Spot structured laundering and circular trade value flow — before it disappears into clean accounts.

Why It Matters

When Trade Masks Crime, RaptorX Uncovers the Hidden Flow

Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) is one of the most sophisticated and underreported laundering typologies.It exploits legitimate trade flows — through fake invoices, circular shipments, and mispriced goods — to move illicit funds across borders while appearing compliant.

Layering via shell entities, manipulated SWIFT references, and forged trade routes breaks traditional AML systems.

RaptorX connects the dots others miss — even when the trail is camouflaged.

Why TBML & Layering Are

Hard to Detect

Value Manipulation

Value Manipulation

Invoice and payment values are manipulated (over- or under-invoicing)

Third-Party Layering

Third-Party Layering

Funds move through unrelated third-party accounts (layering)

Shell Entities

Shell Entities

Shell or dormant entities are used as intermediaries

Small Trades

Small Trades

High-volume, low-value trades make detection difficult

Fake Documentation

Fake Documentation

SWIFT references & documentation appear clean but don’t align with trade logic

RaptorX Detects Sophisticated

Laundering Patterns

Trace Trade-Based Laundering From Value Mismatches to Circular Flows in Real Time


Flags discrepancies between declared invoice values and actual SWIFT-settled amounts across trade routes.

Identifies frequent counterparties with no trade footprint or mismatched jurisdictions indicating shell routing.

Catches circular, low-value trade flows that mimic recurring transactions but signal hidden layering intent.

How RaptorX Helps

Detect TBML in Real Time

Graph of counterparties with anomaly tags

Visualizes trade networks and highlights nodes with excessive, one-directional, or cyclical flows.

SWIFT + invoice alignment scoring

Quantifies the gap between trade documents and actual fund flows, using both rules and ML.

TBML typology integration into SAR flow

Directly ties suspicious trade cases to FIU/FATF-compliant suspicious activity reports (SARs).

Direct integration into SAR/Suspicious Activity queues

Feed into your compliance, risk, or fraud case queues seamlessly.

Why Banks & Regulators

Trust RaptorX for TBML

Detect Trade-Based Laundering Without Labeled Data or Complex Integrations


Works even when documentation is forged or partial

No dependency on labeled laundering data — pattern-first and typology-aware

Combines trade flow data, SWIFT logs, and entity metadata in one system

Detects layering, circularity, and price/value fraud with explainable logic

Reveal the trade behind the transaction. Spot laundering before settlement.

See how RaptorX detects TBML in days — not quarters.