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10 High-Risk Jurisdictions for Money Laundering According to FATF
Innovations like stablecoins and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) created quite the hype in the past ye...
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Know Your Donor (KYD) – Eradicating Financial Crimes in NPOs and Charity Organizations
In 2020, US citizens alone donated more than $471 billion to charities. This generosity ultimatel...
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What do NGOs have to gain from Identity Verification Services?
Identity Verification services are quickly becoming the cornerstone of NGO-related activities acr...
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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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Online Identity Verification – How to Secure Online Gaming & Gambling Platforms
Online gambling is the way to go for betting enthusiasts nowadays and brings both convenience and...
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7 Fascinating Facts about Face Verification Technology
Technology is a fundamental part of our day-to-day lives, from checking the weather and connectin...
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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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Basel AML Index 2021 – Evaluating the Risk of Money Laundering Worldwide
The threat for money laundering and terror financing continue to increase with global a...
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A Brief Insight into Social Media Scams – How Shufti’s IDV Solution Helps
There is no doubt that social media has its benefits in contemporary times. With the growing tech...
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6 Upcoming Trends In Blockchain And Cryptocurrency For 2021
2020 was unlike any other year. It was chaotic, happening, and has finally come to an end.
In the...
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How Identity Verification Eliminates Social Media Scams to Enhance User Experience
Social media has experienced exceptional growth in the past decade as a result of advancements in...
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Anti Money Laundering, Blog, Financial Crime / AML, Identity & KYC
Know Your Business-Pillar of Strength To AML Regulations
Moving in the world of technology, where every industry is going digital, there has been very les...
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Restricting Criminals from Exploiting Investment Industry with Shufti AML Screening Solution
Investing the accumulated capital of investors in financial securities is the primary task of inv...
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High-Risk Countries and The Significance of AML/CFT Regulations – How Shufti Can Help
Money laundering and terrorist financing are becoming a global concern. To overcome the risk of c...
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Looking for Online Fraud Prevention: Here Is What You Can Do
In an increasingly digital world, it is extremely important for online businesses to identify fra...
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5-Steps to Improve Customer Due Diligence Process
The digital age has witnessed a new wave of financial fraud. It is estimated that $4.7 trillion o...
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Combating Money Muling Activities With Shufti’s AML Screening Services
The coronavirus pandemic has brought about unusual changes in industries and lifestyles across th...
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International Tax Body to curb Cryptocurrency based Tax Evasion
Tax enforcement authorities from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the U...
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AML Compliance – Putting an End to Money Laundering in Crypto Firms
In the past few years, cryptocurrencies were widely adopted as an investment method by not only i...
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5 Key Regulatory Updates for the Banking Sector in 2021
The pandemic disrupted operations in the banking sector and the criminal activities significantly...
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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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A Statistical Analysis of Prevalent Crimes in the Global Financial Industry – [2022 Overview]
Over the past few years, the financial industry has witnessed significant technological changes, ...
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GDPR Compliance vs BlockChain Debate – Things you must know
GDPR Compliance is here to stay and it is going to be binding on every business and online enterp...
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Top Applications of Facial Recognition Technology in the Digital Age
Facial recognition technology is biometric security in which an individual’s physical trait...
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How the US Aims to Fight Financial Crimes and Global Corruption in 2022
2022 is looking like the year of change in the USA when it comes to combating illicit financial c...
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Enhancing security in the cryptocurrency world with KYC verification
Almost 20 years after the legislation on combating money laundering, regulators around the world ...
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Blog, Financial Crime / AML, Identity & KYC
All You Need To Know About KYC Compliance
Financial crimes are increasing at an immense pace. As per the United Nations Office of Drugs and...
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Politically Exposed Person – An unsaid threat to Businesses
A politically exposed person or PEP is the one who has been assigned to perform prominent public ...
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OCR in Banking | Automating Data Extraction, Customer Onboarding, and ID Verification
The global Banking and Financial Services Industry (BFSI) is one of the most heavily regulated an...
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Verify on the fly: Touchless airport security clearance using biometrics
Around one hundred and seventeen years ago, the Wright brothers designed, built and flew the firs...
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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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Money Laundering in the Real Estate Sector – How Shufti’s AML Services Help
Purchasing luxurious mansions is always an attractive way for money launderers to legitimize thei...
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CDD in Real Estate Sector – How to Comply With Updated Regulations
When it comes to investing funds, real estate is considered the safest sector to invest in becaus...
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Enhanced Due Diligence Checks | The Art of Mitigating Risks Associated with Third-Parties
For multinational businesses, reliance on external third-party vendors is crucial. However, failu...
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Phishing Attacks and the Role of Two-Factor Authentication
In today’s digital world, almost everything we do is on the internet, be it for official purposes...
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Transaction Screening: The Benefits and Challenges
Financial crimes are rising, wreaking havoc on organisations and individuals. The fraud rate has ...
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Identity Verification with Liveness Detection: The Key to Preventing Spoofing Attacks
Spoofing attacks are not limited to just emails and fake websites. Hackers and cybercriminals hav...
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e-IDV | Enhancing Fintech Onboarding, Operations & Compliance
Fintech is unprecedentedly growing and changing as it responds to the always-changing tech landsc...
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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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Biometric Facial Recognition – Combating Identity Fraud with Shufti’s IDV Solution
Since knowledge-based authentication and passwords were first introduced, security systems in ban...
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5 reasons why passwords are no more safe – What’s next?
Online platforms are using passwords to secure the privacy and data of their users – but ar...
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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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OCR Vs. ICR: The Key Differences that Businesses Need to Know
Financial institutions need to have reliable and efficient data management. With such a system, t...
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Blog, Online Marketplace
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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ETSI Identity Proofing Standard – How to Meet the New Regulations
Rapid digitization trends have led banks and financial institutions into competition for providin...
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How can you prepare for AML Compliance – Ultimate AML Guidelines For Starters
Anti Money Laundering Compliance, commonly known as AML Compliance, is something that banks and f...
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AML Compliance in EU Member States and Risks of Businesses
Making regulations is just the first step, the true game starts when it comes to implementation, ...
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Latest Gaming & Gambling Regulations Worldwide and the Role of Age Verification
Online gaming has become more popular since COVID-19. The pandemic forced people to stay indoors,...
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AML Screening – Identifying and Eliminating the Risks of Money Laundering in Businesses
Eliminating the risks of financial crime in businesses has never been easy and has been identifie...
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Understanding Risk Assessment in the Gambling Sector – 2025 Edition
Online gambling revenue is on track to exceed $150 billion globally by 2025, with Europe alone ge...
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Securing The Digital Landscape with Electronic Identity Verification Services
With a surge in identity document forgery, the likelihood of onboarding a criminal has grown subs...
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Blog, Financial Crime / AML
Shufti integrates AML Compliance into its end-to-end Verification Services
Shufti has now launched AML compliance in its set of identity verification services to provid...
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AI a Blessing – AML compliance cost reduced by $217 billion
The U.S. financial firms spend approximately $25.3 Billion in terms of compliance, risk managemen...
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A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs)
Identifying UBOs and their control over a business is crucial for financial firms to meet regulat...
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Digital KYC to Trace and Tackle High-Risk Customers
Customers are the assets and building blocks of any business. Customers are responsible for takin...
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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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Blog, Financial Crime / AML, Identity & KYC
5AMLD: Implications for Cryptocurrency
What is 5AMLD?
As part of the Action Plan against terrorism, the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Direct...
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Know Your Customer (KYC) vs Customer Due Diligence (CDD): What’s the Difference?
Ensuring robust identity verification processes is necessary with the ever-increasing n...
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KYC For Sharing Economy – Building a Safe & Trusted Environment that Retains Customers
“Sharing Economy” is a term that has become popular in recent years, and the current digital worl...
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EDD: Safeguarding Business Interests with Comprehensive Risk Mitigation
Traditional due diligence practices may not provide sufficient insights into higher-risk business...
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Electronic Identity Verification | Technology and Regulations
Demand for efficient AML and KYC solutions increases as criminals develop more complex methods of...
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FINTRAC Amends PCMLTFA – More AML Requirements for Reporting Entities
The rise in money laundering, terror financing and other financial crime has encouraged regulator...
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Money Laundering Through Cryptocurrency: Red Flags and AML Risks
As the use of virtual assets becomes widespread, crypto firms have a major dilemma to deal with &...
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Card-Not-Present (CNP) Fraud – How to Prevent False Chargebacks?
The eCommerce industry continues to grow rapidly, so are fraudulent activities. According to Stat...
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5 Ways Facial Biometric Technology Elevates Customer Retention
Today, biometric technology is known for its ease of use and reliability. Facial biometrics have ...
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Top 5 Digital Banking Trends to Look Out for in 2022
2021 was fundamentally geared towards surviving the pandemic and its aftermaths. The pandemic-acc...
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AUSTRAC’s ML/TF Risk Assessment Report on Foreign Subsidiary Banks [Part 4]
This blog covers the last chapter of our four-part series on AUSTRAC’s money laundering and terro...
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The US Corporate Transparency Act – What’s New? [December 2022]
Generally, small to medium businesses in the US continue operating without disclosing the benefic...
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KYC in 2021 – Shaking Things Up in the Financial World
Despite the considerable investments made by industry leaders, KYC is still a challenge in the fi...
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Blog, Financial Crime / AML
AUSTRAC tightens regulations for enhanced AML Compliance
Australian regulator AUSTRAC has imposed a multi million dollar fine on Commonwealth Bank of Aust...
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AML in Real Estate – Combating Property Scams at the Forefront
Real estate is deemed to be a profitable and safe business to invest in thanks to its ever-growin...
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) – Powering Shufti’s Document Verification
Trust is a key factor when it comes to doing business or getting financial services from banks. A...
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