Blog, Financial Crime / AML
AML Rules for Virtual Currency and Legal Sector – FATF 2019
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental regulatory authority. It was founded ...
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Investor Onboarding | Navigating the Challenges of Digitization
Private market companies are setting their sights on retail investors and exploring technology an...
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Identification, Verification and Authentication – Cut from the same cloth
The modern era of technology has brought so many frauds to light. The digitized world has urged b...
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CCPA Compliance Checklist – Is your business ready?
With the world moving towards digitization, organizations have a customer base from all around th...
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AML Compliance – Identifying the Red Flags Money Laundering in the Real Estate Sector
Purchasing real estate is an attractive way for money launderers to legitimise larger amounts of ...
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Identity Fraud in Coworking Spaces – How Shufti’s Facial Biometric Authentication Helps
With more and more companies embracing remote work, the trend of coworking spaces is picking pace...
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AML/CFT Regulations of Hong Kong: Paper Over Cracks?
On September 15, 2021, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission issued consultation conclusi...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
CRA Looking to Launch Digitally Secure Ways with Identity Verification Services
Canada Revenue Agency or CRA in collaboration with an identity verification service called Secure...
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Navigating the Changing Digital Finance Landscape 2023
The financial services sector has witnessed a rapid surge in the adoption of digital technologies...
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Implementing Robust Anti-Money Laundering Checks for the Insurance Sector
Insurance companies play a decisive role in the considerable growth of an economy. It turns accum...
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EU’s AMLD5: What does it mean and how will it impact the AML regulation regimes?
From the Panama papers, Paradise leaks and Danske Bank case to the most recent revelations about ...
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Enhanced Due Diligence: Identifying High-Risk Customers in the Banking Sector
The digitisation of our world and economies have introduced greater ease and efficiency to our pr...
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Combating 8 Prevalent Biometric Fraud Through a Single AI Solution
Considering how criminals are attempting new strategies to “steal a face”, companies are no longe...
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Industries that Need Digital Identity Verification and Why?
With continuous improvements in technology, different industries of the world are streamlining th...
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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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KYC in banking: How American banks can fight identity thieves?
In the present globalized, fast-evolving sphere, revolutionizing KYC (Know Your Customer) is cruc...
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Digital COVID Certificate Verification: Prevalent Problems and Viable Solutions
Following the rollout of viable vaccines to combat COVID-19, the prospects of normalcy are on the...
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Talent Acquisition Fraud – Hiring Legitimate Candidates with Identity Verification
Along with the rise in virtual and remote work, the number of cases of recruitment fraud is incre...
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Regulatory Compliance | The Importance of Age Verification on Betting Sites
Online betting sites and gambling platforms frequently face significant challenges in adhering to...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
How ID Verification via OCR can transform Digital World?
ID verification is hailed as the ultimate savior for businesses operating multiple digital channe...
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Swipe Right on Facial Verification for Secure Online Dating
In today’s COVID-ridden world, in-person dating is deemed very risky due to the spread of the vir...
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Fintech Compliance – Boogeyman for Trillion Dollar Industry?
Fintech industry is flexing its muscle by bringing onboard more and more customers and innovating...
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Difference between KYC and AML
The growing Fintech industry leads to an increased demand for KYC and AML compliance requirements...
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Blog, Identity & KYC, Online Marketplace
Utilising Digital Identity Verification for Imparting Better Healthcare
The importance of patient identification and verification is crucial in the healthcare sector. Ac...
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7 Best KYC and Fraud Prevention Tips for Online Businesses
With the explosion of internet and web applications, the online interaction between consumers and...
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Initial Art Offering – Everything you need to know about it
Initial Art offering is an innovative way to support artists and their brilliant art without worr...
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Blog, Fraud Prevention
6 Steps of Online Fraud Prevention for Businesses
With the rapid development in the online retail industry and banking industry, there is an increa...
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The EU’s New AML Proposal, What’s in Store?
To strengthen the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) ...
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How to Protect Yourself From Cyber Crime in the Holiday Season?
Most people around the world do the majority of their shopping during the holiday season. Accordi...
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Blog, Business Technology
What Due Diligence Means for Your Business
Due diligence is a process that helps banks and individuals to get to know in detail who they are...
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A Brief Insight into Crypto Regulations in the Asia-Pacific Region
The Asia-Pacific region is one of the areas with the highest rate of crypto adoption. Considering...
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The ‘What’ and ‘How’ of Address Verification Service
The rising number of chargebacks and other fraudulent activities has led organisations to develop...
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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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5 Key Cybersecurity Threats for 2020
Cybersecurity threats have become remarkably common and they continue to gain traction with the p...
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Impact of California Consumer Privacy Act on Online Businesses
California consumer privacy act has been revolutionizing consumer data regulations. The act was p...
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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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Blog, Identity & KYC, Reg Tech
RegTech: The Case for Financial Inclusion
The FinTech industry has grown tremendously in recent years, introducing both scale and efficienc...
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Social Media Platforms and Increasing Crimes – How Shufti’s ID Verification Services Can Protect
The rise and evolution of social media have completely transformed the way people communicated an...
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Facial Recognition Technology – Behind The Curtains
Business competition has made security technology critical. There are many innovative security te...
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Video KYC (VKYC) | Identity Verification and Fraud Prevention
In the last few years, the verification industry has experienced remarkable expansion. As our tec...
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Ensuring Compliance and Preventing Losses Due to Fraud in the Banking Sector
Banks are thought to be the most important part of the financial system, playing a vital role in ...
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EU’s Smart ID Wallet – Paving the Way for a Seamless Digital World
A few days back, the European Union Commission published a draft for digital ID wallets for all t...
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Anti-Money Laundering Compliance for Crypto Exchanges [2021 Update]
Anti-Money Laundering compliance solutions are gaining popularity in all corners of the world. Un...
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SEPA Instant Credit Transfer Schemes – Disrupting the Financial Sector in 2023
There is no denying the fact that the financial industry has vital importance in the contemporary...
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5 Types of ID Fraud Skyrocketed in the First Half of 2021 – Shufti
Last year, Shufti’s AI-powered identity verification system captured a 3.36% increase in iden...
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Blog, Fraud Prevention
4 Fraud prevention tips that you must follow this Holiday Season
The holiday season is around the corner and it is the time of the year when online shopping and m...
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A Basic Guide to Smurfing and the Role of AML in Combating It
Scammers employ various strategies to conceal illegally acquired funds, and one increasingly prev...
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Unfolding Telecom Frauds through Effective KYC Compliance
The growing adoption of smartphones has naturally spurred sharing of personal data. From providin...
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How Shufti Identity Verification User Experience Impacts Business Outcomes
User experience (UX) isn’t only about design or even metric-driven decision making. It’s a busine...
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Safeguarding Financial Operations with Transaction Monitoring and AML Screening
To enhance the power of anti-money laundering regulation, transaction monitoring systems have evo...
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Rising Social Media Scams in 2020 Calling for Digital Identity Verification
Social media was a simple place for interaction a few years back. People valued it for its securi...
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Understanding the Difference Between CIP and KYC
Financial institutions worldwide, including banks, lenders, credit unions, insurers, and other en...
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Top 10 Questions about AML Compliance Answered by the CTO of Shufti
The regulatory landscape is changing with time and a number of questions are arising. AML complia...
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A Brief Overview of 2021 AML Trends
Over the last decade, regulatory scrutiny on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance has remained ...
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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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Identity verification for fair and free US elections amid COVID-19
US Elections 2020 is the talk of the town these days. But with COVID-19 pandemic going on how wil...
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Affiliate Fraud Detection | How to Prevent it in 2024
Affiliate marketing is growing at an exceptional rate, worth $17 billion by the end of 2023, and ...
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Biometric Technology, Blog
How Liveness Detection is an apt Answer for Facial Spoof Attacks?
The world went haywire on the launch of the new iPhone X; well, to be honest, when does it not? H...
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Source of Funds | A Critical Step in Mitigating the Risk of Money Laundering
As the world continues on a path of digitization, business operations persist to undergo signific...
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Elevating Document Verification with OCR in 2024 | Data Extraction in Real-Time
The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) market was valued at US$15 billion in 2019 and is expecte...
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Real Estate Industry Crimes and Strict AML Regulations – How Shufti Can Help
The real estate industry has long provided a safe way for fraudsters to secretly launder or inves...
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HKMA’s Risk Assessment Guidelines for AML/CFT Compliance in the Banking Sector
In the past few years, global regulatory authorities have been laying new grounds for Anti-Money ...
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Synthetic Identity – A New Form of Identity Fraud for 2019?
Synthetic identity fraud (SIF) is a comparatively new form of identity theft that has gripped the...
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Top 5 Non-banking Industries in the Crosshairs of Financial Criminals
The first half of 2021 saw significant disruption in the financial world as traditional criminal ...
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Rising Concerns of Money Laundering and the Role of Global Financial Sanctions
Since 9/11, money laundering has become a global issue that has raised alarms for financial watch...
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Biometric Technology, Blog, Business Technology
Speed Up customer Onboarding with Online Facial Recognition
Banks are spending loads to digitize their operations. The competition is mounting, plus, people ...
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Blog, Identity & KYC
Facial Recognition Technology – Behind The Curtains
Business competition has made security technology critical. There are many innovative security te...
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Overcoming the Challenges of Proliferation Financing with AML Screening Solutions
On September 23rd, the 2021 UK NRA (National Risk Assessment) was published as part of the govern...
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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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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
KYC/AML Compliance in light of FinTRAC
Witnessing the updated AML/CTF regime; the guidelines by FinTRAC regarding ID verification have b...
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AML and KYC Compliance – Big Data Optimising the Regulatory Landscape
Today, different sectors face an influx of user data that they need to process and analyse. To de...
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