Tagged: kyc

November 27, 2022 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK has unveiled “an underground ring of KYC actors for hire, used by rogue developers to scam Web3 communities.” Basic KYC verifications “are regularly effective at annoying honest retail users, but unfortunately less so at stopping determined criminals from defrauding victims and laundering their stolen… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of end-to-end identity proofing, risk assessment and eKYC/AML compliance solutions, unveiled its extended Jumio KYX Platform, with “an integrated orchestration hub benefiting from the company’s acquisition of 4Stop.” The platform “streamlines fraud and eKYC/AML compliance management with the intuitive one-stop orchestration hub,… Read More

October 29, 2022 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub, a global tech company providing customizable KYC, KYB, KYT, and AML solutions, announced the launch of Workflow Builder, a feature enabling businesses “to create user verification workflows tailored to specific triggers and risk scenarios.” This new offering will “allow companies to automate onboarding decision-making… Read More

October 17, 2022 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial institutions are spending millions of dollars every year inefficiently onboarding and maintaining clients, according to research from Fenergo, the provider of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) software solutions for financial institutions. A global study of over 1,000 C-level executives across… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub, a global tech company providing anti-fraud and compliance solutions, announces the launch of “one click-KYC.” These services from Sumsub are available for users in India, Brazil, Nigeria and Indonesia. The new solution will “allow businesses to instantly onboard over 2 billion users without requesting… Read More

September 19, 2022 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of orchestrated end-to-end identity proofing, eKYC and AML solutions, announced that it has successfully “achieved SOC2 Type 2 certification for its Jumio KYX platform, with zero exceptions listed in the examination conducted by Moss Adams.” SOC2 is “an American Institute of CPAs… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ondato,​​ a KYC and AML firm that offers video-based ID verification systems to banking institutions as part of its techy, has introduced a virtual branch service that supports physical, digital and hybrid banking platforms with providing clients with virtual face-to-face appointments. The solution has the… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

VIAINVEST, a peer-to-peer lending platform licensed and supervised by the Financial and Capital Market Commission in Latvia, has enlisted the assistance of iDenfy to provide ID verification and anti-fraud sevices. iDenfy ensures AML and KYC compliance for both large and smaller firms. VIAINVEST believes that… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered announced that it has invested funds in Hong Kong-based KYC, KYB and data management platform with the aim of “accelerating the company’s product development and boosting its sales organization – both to meet the increasing demand of the global identity verification market for… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital is pleased to enter a partnership with LexisNexis Risk Solutions in order to adopt the LexisNexis® RiskNarrativeTM platform across its business. The platform uses automation, AI and machine learning to offer an enhanced, configurable and accessible financial crime lifecycle management service. This should… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 6:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, which claims to be the leading provider of orchestrated end-to-end identity proofing, eKYC and AML solutions, recently announced the “highest sales” of any quarter in the history of the company, “fueled by an ongoing need for modern enterprises across all industries and geographies to… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 1:09 pm By Collette Allen  |  

The entire world is on edge with the events unfolding in Ukraine. As NATO responds and sanctions have been imposed on Russia, what does this mean for businesses? As part of an overall Anti-money laundering and fraud protection strategy, screenings performed for new clients prevent… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), has launched a solution to “enable financial institutions to reduce regulatory and reputational risk and streamline operations for ESG compliance.” This allows firms to automatically “calculate climate, reputational and… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CanDeal Group, an operator of Canadian market and infrastructure services, has teamed up with five of Canada’s biggest local banks “to deliver a comprehensive, centralized Know Your Client (KYC) solution to the Capital Markets Industry.” The collaboration mutualizes many of the costs and efforts of… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) is now requiring charity platforms to perform AML/KYC processes on transactions. FINTRAC already requires crowdfunding platforms that provide services to raise funds or virtual currency and certain payment service providers to register as money services… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Alloy, which specializes in identity verification APIs that make KYC/AML “effective and simple,” has looked into how DeFi has evolved into a “major” sector of crypto without running KYC or AML checks on users. The Alloy team members have looked at “Permissioned… Read More

May 18, 2022 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC) and client lifecycle management (CLM), recently announced the launch of FinCrime Risk. This application programming interface (API)-first software as a service (SaaS) solution will “allow financial institutions to centralize and automate risk assessment processes… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), a future-facing card issuance platform, has announced a new set of tools to battle the ever-present fraudsters that challenge all financial services firms. “RiskControl” is a new feature designed to provide Marqeta customers with a comprehensive service to handle end-to-end risk management… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Thunes has purchased a majority stake in Tookitaki Holding Pte Ltd. According to a statement from Thunes, the company invested over $20 million Thunes is a Singapore-based payments Fintech. Tookitaki is a compliance firm providing anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) services, as… Read More

April 8, 2022 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Nikulipe, a payments Fintech that aims to make it easier for fast-growing firms to streamline international payments, has enlisted iDenfy, a fraud prevention and digital identity verification business to help with proof of person, AML, and KYC.  iDenfy’s document verification service will support Nikulipe mission… Read More