The increased need for smart information analysis within remittance streams has opened the door to national security experts offering aide. The CEP, a leading nonprofit based in New York City, is composed of veterans in the fields of counterterrorism and security who aim to pinpoint and cut off terrorism financing programs from their source. “The government alone can’t fight this problem,” said Fran Townsend. “We think we can bring to bear some of our tools and to share information with law enforcement around the world. Where the government can’t leverage the information that we produce, we can exert public pressure.”