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The Looming Threat of Deepfake Apps for the Financial Industry
Deepfakes gained prominence back in 2017 when an anonymous Reddit user manipulated Google’s open-...
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The Advantages of Know Your Business (KYB)
Know Your Business (KYB) policies are a recent innovation in the field of fraud prevention. Since...
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Role of Enhanced Due Diligence in Combating Money Laundering
Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) is an advanced and refined version of KYC due diligence process that...
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Social Media and Identity Theft Frauds
Imagine this: You get up in the morning and like most people; check your email. There you have an...
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AML Non-Compliance Penalties Soaring Sky High in the First Half of 2021
After the skyrocketing fines and penalties on banks for AML non-compliance in 2020, the year 2021...
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The New Face of Authentication (*hint: you’ve seen it before!)
Companies face the daunting tasks of securing their data against the evolving threat of fraud whi...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
GDPR versus Identity Verification – Are you Ready?
If you are an organisation that is based in the EU or are doing business with companies in the EU...
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Role of Enhanced Due Diligence in Combating Money Laundering
Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) is an advanced and refined version of KYC due diligence process that...
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The FATF Travel Rule: What Business Owners Must Know
The rapidly evolving landscape of technology and cryptocurrency has made the regulation of digita...
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Secure Online Gambling through Identity and Age Verification
Gambling is a very profitable business for big players and owners alike. According to research, t...
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Know Your Donor – Securing NPOs and Charities Through KYD/AML Solution
Emerging technologies and growing digitization have increased financial crime risks in Non-Profit...
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Know Your Business (KYB) | Ensuring Financial Security
The Know Your Business solution standard verifies a company’s legal standing and confirms i...
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Ensure Digital Security with e-KYC Solutions
In today’s world where the distances have been reduced considerably with the advancement of techn...
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The Digital Black Market for Identity Data
The collection, purchase, or trade of customer data is big business. Unless organizations and ind...
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KYC Identity Verification – Building Customer Trust in Ride-Hailing Services
The transportation industry is in the phase of significant disruption, redefining its services an...
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Enhancing Trust in eCommerce with AI-powered Identity Verification
eCommerce in today’s world involves utilizing evolving technologies to ensure convenience for cus...
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Warning: You’re Losing Money by not Using Biometric Identification
On the surface, Biometric Identification might seem as if it’s only useful for opening your bank ...
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Blog, Financial Crime / AML
“Brexit” Greasing the Wheel of Money Laundering
Brexit is in the global news for many years. The reason is that several countries have their stak...
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NFC Verification – Making Digital Payments Mainstream from Alternative
With time, payment methods have evolved from coins to paper-based money, then plastic, and now sm...
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Employee Verification – First Line of Defence Against Corporate Fraud
One day you wake up to the fact that the employee you’ve been trusting for years has been embezzl...
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eIDAS and eIDs – The Shift in Identity Verification in the EU & Beyond
In the digital world, ensuring the security of international transactions is the ultimate goal of...
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e-IDV: Safeguarding Businesses and Customers in the Digital Age
Identity theft cases are on the rise in this age of digitisation. In 2022, India topped the list ...
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How Optical Character Recognition is Changing the Financial Industry
Banking and other financial services are the world’s most closely watched and strictly gove...
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A Basic Guide to Know Your Customer Online (2023 Update)
In our current digital landscape, where identity theft seems rampant, protecting personal informa...
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Online Video KYC: Eliminate the Risks of Identity Theft
The growing danger of cybercrime and data breaches has heightened the demand for effective verifi...
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Working from Home Spikes Demand for Digital Identity Verification
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, many businesses are grounded or are enforced to work from home. ...
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Perpetual KYC – Securing Businesses through Continuous Identity Verification
With regulatory scrutiny increasing globally, failures or loopholes in security systems pose a si...
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Identity Verification Services — Fueling the Demand for Safe Gaming Experience
Modern gaming is the most recent evolution of online games that has enchanted gamers across the g...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
GDPR versus Identity Verification – Are you Ready?
If you are an organisation that is based in the EU or are doing business with companies in the EU...
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AML Compliance and Digital Banks – Understanding the Evolving Regulatory Landscape
The emergence of new technologies in FinTech, increasing use of digital currencies, and alternati...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
Fathoming Financial Inclusion, Innovative KYC Solutions, and Integrity
Identity – ensures active participation of an individual in social, political and economic ...
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5 Things Businesses Should Know about PEP Screening
Regulators levy penalties when compliance programs fail or companies have insufficient compliance...
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KYC Verification – The Significance of Identity Verification in the Telecom Industry
Increasing smartphone usage throughout the world has accounted for large amounts of data being sh...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
4 Reasons Why Brokerage Firms Need ID Verification?
According to Steve Grobman, Chief Technology Officer for McAfee, “The digital world has transform...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
10 Quick Tips Regarding Identity Theft Protection
Identity fraud has grown substantially in the past two decades, and unfortunately, it is here to ...
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4 Tips to avoid digital payment frauds
Due to the contingency caused by the rapid expansion of the Covid-19, online transactions have in...
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First-party, Second-party and Third-party Frauds – How to Stop them?
Most businesses don’t lose customers because of poor services but due to weak security measures. ...
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ID verification Services – Why Paper IDs are inferior to Digital Cards?
ID verification services are at the forefront of making online marketplace transparent and ensuri...
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How E-KYC is Overcoming the Hurdles of Financial Inclusion
The challenges associated with the global pandemic have risen at a bewildering speed and yet ther...
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Anti Money Laundering – What is AML compliance and why is it important?
Anti-money laundering compliance is vital for obliged entities and being conversant with AML comp...
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The Power of Identity Verification Solutions in Ensuring Risk-Free Recruitment Operations
Over the recent years, the employment industry has undergone significant changes, from mass offbo...
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Identifying and Combating Trade-Based Money Laundering with Shufti AML Screening Services
The crime involved in trading is as old as human history. Where there is trade there is money inv...
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Blog, Financial Crime / AML, Reg Tech
AMLD5 – Regulations catching up with Technology
In this era of technology, it is a common saying that “Innovation leads and regulation follows.” ...
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Open Banking Trends & the Vitality of Identity Verification
With rapid digitisation, open banking is becoming the new normal in the banking sector. Open bank...
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Combating Identity Theft in On-Demand Services with Shufti’s KYC Solution
Transition is the only thing that is inevitable in the universe. Every passing day is changing ou...
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Shufti’s Journey Builder: Designing Identity Verification Made Simple
As financial regulations around the world become more complex and ever changing, businesses like ...
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AML Compliance – Mitigating Financial Crime Risks in the Payments Industry
After the Covid-19 pandemic gave rise to the digital payments trend, the world has seen rapid gro...
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Post-pandemic eCommerce Landscape Calling for Robust ID Verification Solution
During the coronavirus pandemic, the e-commerce industry has witnessed a significant increase in ...
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Holiday Season – The Time of the Year When Frauds Soar Sky High
Despite being the “most wonderful time of the year”, the holiday season is known to have the high...
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How Two-Factor Authentication Enhances the Security of Digital Business Platforms
Considering the recent trends in fraudulent activities, it is evident that social engineering and...
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Disruptive Fintech Trends 2020
Fintech has changed the way consumers access their finances. From mobile payment apps to insuranc...
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FATF’s High-Risk Jurisdictions [2022 Update] – How Business Can Comply
Paris-based global watchdog FATF (Financial Action Task Force) maintains lists of countries that ...
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Biometric Authentication: The Importance, Use Cases & Myths
Today’s business owners rank security among the highest priorities. As hackers continue to ...
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Enhanced Due Diligence Vs. Customer Due Diligence – The Practical Approach to Counter Cybercriminals
The nature of digital operations is changing, and users are now preferring to use remote services...
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KYC in Crypto Exchanges – Hitting the Nail on the Head
A few years back, startups related to ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) were in full swing, driving t...
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Blog, Identity & KYC, Online Marketplace
Importance of Identity Proofing for Facebook & Social Media
For years, social media has been used as a tool for increased connectivity. Both businesses, as w...
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Document Verification Services – The Secret Sauce to Keep Fraudsters Away
Forging someone’s documents is something bad enough but selling them on the dark web is just rubb...
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The Priorities – FinCEN Issues First Governmentwide AML/CFT Guidelines
What is the Goal of FinCEN’s AML/CFT Priorities?CorruptionCybercrimeFraudProliferation FinancingT...
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Effectiveness of the UK’s Economic Crime Bill in Combating Financial Crime
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a surge in financial crimes in the UK as Russian ...
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Age verification regulations demanding better compliance from businesses
“Youth is the hope of our future.” Jose Rizal
It is no secret that the youth is a valuable asse...
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Shufti Celebrates 5 Years of Innovation in the IDV Industry
October 2022 marks Shufti’s 5th anniversary – five successful years of building trust globall...
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Identity Verification vs Authentication: The Key Differences
Organisations today face significant concerns regarding data breaches and identity theft. Nearly ...
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Cross Border Digital Payments – Regulatory Regime and the Global Context
The world is moving towards smarter payments with technology trends picking up the pace in 2021. ...
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E-Signature Verification | Why Businesses Should Consider Adopting It
Physical paperwork is a thing of the past now. It is a time and labour-intensive task that requir...
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Evaluating the Potential of Digital ID Verification Systems in 2022
Identity fraud and synthetic identities are skyrocketing and collectively account for a loss of ...
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ID verification Services – Why Paper IDs are inferior to Digital Cards?
ID verification services are at the forefront of making online marketplace transparent and ensuri...
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UK’s FIU Issues New Guidelines for Suspicious Activity Reporting
The UK’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) has issued new guidance in August 2021. The latest i...
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A Deep Dive into Know Your Business Verification
Customer verification is essential for all businesses to onboard legitimate customers, but what a...
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Safeguarding Ride-Hailing Services with Identity Verification Solutions
With the global digitization, mobility services are known to the world before the pandemic has ir...
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The Power of Identity Verification Solutions in Ensuring Risk-Free Recruitment Operations
Over the recent years, the employment industry has undergone significant changes, from mass offbo...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
ICOs and KYC Compliance
With the surge in digitalisation of payments and crowdfunding; the need to set proper standards f...
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NFC Verification for Seamless Customer Onboarding
As more than 80% of today’s smartphones have NFC technology, different industries are working tow...
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