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Micah Willbrand Chief Product Officer at GBG
In the rapidly evolving digital age, the way we verify our identities has undergone significant transformation. From the traditional methods of in-person verification and physical documents to the sophisticated use of biometric technologies, the identity verification industry has seen remarkable advancements. With over 20 years of experience in t
10 February 2025 /identity
Adam Preis Global Strategist at Ping Identity
The evolving digital threat landscape has heightened the need for robust operational resilience in financial services. As the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) takes effect on January 17, 2025, financial service providers must align their ICT systems with its stringent standards. This regulation is not just about compliance; it’s abou...
15 January 2025 /regulation /identity
Gus Tomlinson Managing Director, Identity Fraud at GBG
As we approach the end of one year and head into the next, we go through a period notoriously rife for scams. Each year, it’s the same cycle: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day sales and January sales. When eCommerce boomed, so did online purchase and payment fraud, both growing hand in hand. But, thanks to the predictability of fraudsters act...
02 December 2024 /crime /predictions
Joshua Vowles-Dent Business, Strategy and Partnerships Manager at ComplyCube
Do you trust me? A question someone you’ve known for years asks you just before suggesting doing something that is either entirely new or somewhat outside of your comfort zone. Your answer is yes. It’s always yes. (Unless it’s not. Awkward). So, you commit. You jump. You put your trust in their hands. You fall backward, knowing they’ll always catc...
26 November 2024 /identity /crime
Money laundering and fraud is a serious threat to the UK economy. Fraud accounts for nearly 40% of all crime, while the National Crime Agency estimates over £10 billion is laundered in the UK each year via money muling alone – the act of moving criminal funds through clean bank accounts on behalf of malicious actors, either in return for payment ...
14 October 2024 /identity /crime
Barley Laing UK Managing Director at Melissa
Financial crime remains a big issue with $3.1 trillion of illicit funds flowing through the global financial system in 2023, according to Nasdaq’s 2024 Global Financial Crime Report. It’s no wonder that most in financial services are investing heavily in advanced ID verification technology to protect themselves from fraud and meet increasingly stri...
30 September 2024 /identity /crime
Clare Rowley Head of Business Operations at Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
The need to harmonize cross-border trust services continues to grow in line with the ever-increasing volume of trade and commerce taking place globally across digital platforms. In this effort, the LEI can play a fundamental enabling role. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has already endorsed the LEI to support the goals of its G20-endorsed Road...
05 July 2024 /payments /identity
Simon Horswell Fraud Specialist Manager at Onfido
In today’s digital world, 81% of people access online services daily. Against this backdrop, verifying identities online has become a new business standard. It’s a yardstick to measure an organisation’s digital readiness and resilience, which is why 1 in 2 end users now encounter digital identity verification (IDV) during the registration process....
25 June 2024 /identity
The global economy is wrestling with never-before-seen levels of identity-related fraud. Cybercrime costs in the United States reached an estimated 320 billion U.S. dollars as of 2023, according to Statista. Between 2017 and 2023, this figure has seen a significant increase of over 300 billion U.S. dollars. According to the latest estimates, this ...
24 May 2024 /identity /crime
The Perfect Storm In the vast ocean of the insurance industry, the winds of change are blowing stronger than ever before. Historically known for its conservative approach to technology adoption, the insurance sector finds itself at a crossroads. Enterprises are compelled to embrace digital transformation to navigate the evolving currents of regula...
08 May 2024 /retail /identity
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