Rene Bruelhart

The Vatican bank's stepped-up internal monitoring has led to a sharp rise in suspicious transaction reports -- from just six in 2012 to 202 in 2013 and collaboration with foreign financial authorities has increased sharply.

The Vatican bank's stepped-up internal monitoring has led to a sharp rise in suspicious transaction reports -- from just six in 2012 to 202 in 2013 and collaboration with foreign financial authorities has increased sharply.