6 Results from 2021
Barley Laing UK Managing Director at Melissa
Address verification is often viewed simply as a practice that improves the accuracy of direct mail. However, it offers much more than that to the financial services industry that’s facing a number of challenges in 2022. Improve the customer experience and reduce cost with communications The financial services industry is a major user of direct mai...
14 December 2021 /regulation /identity Digital Identity Management
The recent release of the Pandora Papers has shone a light on the sometimes unethical or corrupt practises of the politically connected and the super-rich. For those in financial services the Papers highlight the importance of having access to politically exposed persons (PEPs) data as part of their anti-money laundering (AML) checks. In the UK, ba...
10 November 2021 /regulation /identity Banking Regulations
It is convenient and much more efficient for people to conduct financial business on the web. On the flip side, the growth in online transactions has led to a substantial increase in fraudulent activity, which has governments and regulators around the world concerned. Research undertaken by TransUnion recently found that fraud in financial service...
20 October 2021 /identity /crime Banking Regulations
With more people engaging and transacting with organisations online during the pandemic, there has been a corresponding rise in fraudulent activity. In the banking industry the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found a 68 per cent increase in remote banking fraud in 2020. Furthermore, research from UK Finance reveals that £479 million was lost...
02 July 2021 /regulation /identity Digital Identity Management
The last twelve months have been a challenging time for many in financial services, with the pandemic and also Brexit to contend with. This means it’s more important than ever to look at all options to keep customers happy and drive growth in 2021. Spring clean customer data A good place to start is with data. Best practice business decision makin...
12 April 2021 /regulation /identity Data Management and Governance
Already in effect in EU member states since 3 December 2020, financial institutions must implement the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD) by 3 June 2021. While it requires less changes than previous anti-money laundering directives, 6AMLD brings clarity to specific regulatory details to close loopholes, toughen penalties, and encourage g...
19 February 2021 /regulation /identity Banking Regulations
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