diff --git a/src/accountant.rs b/src/accountant.rs
index 622b96a1c1..8d4d90995f 100644
--- a/src/accountant.rs
+++ b/src/accountant.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl Accountant {
     }
 
     /// Process a Transaction that has already been verified.
-    fn process_verified_transaction(
+    pub fn process_verified_transaction(
         self: &mut Self,
         tr: &Transaction,
         allow_deposits: bool,
diff --git a/src/accountant_skel.rs b/src/accountant_skel.rs
index eff72389c7..390fab91dc 100644
--- a/src/accountant_skel.rs
+++ b/src/accountant_skel.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use serde_json;
 use signature::PublicKey;
 use std::default::Default;
 use std::io::Write;
-use std::net::UdpSocket;
+use std::net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use streamer;
 use transaction::Transaction;
+use rayon::prelude::*;
 
 pub struct AccountantSkel<W: Write + Send + 'static> {
     pub acc: Accountant,
@@ -34,6 +35,21 @@ pub enum Request {
     GetId { is_last: bool },
 }
 
+impl Request {
+    /// Verify the request is valid.
+    pub fn verify(&self) -> bool {
+        match *self {
+            Request::Transaction(ref tr) => tr.verify(),
+            _ => true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parallel verfication of a batch of requests.
+fn filter_valid_requests(reqs: Vec<(Request, SocketAddr)>) -> Vec<(Request, SocketAddr)> {
+    reqs.into_par_iter().filter({ |x| x.0.verify() }).collect()
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub enum Response {
     Balance { key: PublicKey, val: Option<i64> },
@@ -62,10 +78,10 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
     }
 
     /// Process Request items sent by clients.
-    pub fn process_request(self: &mut Self, msg: Request) -> Option<Response> {
+    pub fn process_verified_request(self: &mut Self, msg: Request) -> Option<Response> {
         match msg {
             Request::Transaction(tr) => {
-                if let Err(err) = self.acc.process_transaction(tr) {
+                if let Err(err) = self.acc.process_verified_transaction(&tr, false) {
                     eprintln!("Transaction error: {:?}", err);
                 }
                 None
@@ -98,12 +114,19 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
         let rsps = streamer::allocate(response_recycler);
         let rsps_ = rsps.clone();
         {
-            let mut num = 0;
-            let mut ursps = rsps.write().unwrap();
+            let mut reqs = vec![];
             for packet in &msgs.read().unwrap().packets {
+                let rsp_addr = packet.meta.get_addr();
                 let sz = packet.meta.size;
                 let req = deserialize(&packet.data[0..sz])?;
-                if let Some(resp) = obj.lock().unwrap().process_request(req) {
+                reqs.push((req, rsp_addr));
+            }
+            let reqs = filter_valid_requests(reqs);
+
+            let mut num = 0;
+            let mut ursps = rsps.write().unwrap();
+            for (req, rsp_addr) in reqs {
+                if let Some(resp) = obj.lock().unwrap().process_verified_request(req) {
                     if ursps.responses.len() <= num {
                         ursps
                             .responses
@@ -114,7 +137,7 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
                     let len = v.len();
                     rsp.data[..len].copy_from_slice(&v);
                     rsp.meta.size = len;
-                    rsp.meta.set_addr(&packet.meta.get_addr());
+                    rsp.meta.set_addr(&rsp_addr);
                     num += 1;
                 }
             }