identity fraud

ID Verification Service Veriff Continues its International Expansion Efforts with New Barcelona based Technology Hub

October 7, 2021 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi |

Veriff is focused on continuing its global expansion with a new Barcelona-based tech hub. The Veriff team writes in a blog post they’re coming to Barcelona and that their new hub will open soon, and they’re currently looking for talent in the Catalan city. As… Read More

UK’s National Fraud Database Cifas Reports Identity Fraud Up Significantly, New Survey Finds Digital IDs May Solve Problem

April 22, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi |

Survey results shared by Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business on Tuesday (April 21, 2021) revealed that 81% of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed with the idea that digital IDs may improve our ability to combat financial crime across the financial services sector. Duff… Read More

Financial Crime Carried Out by Stealing Banking Customers’ IDs Increased by 15% (from 2018) to $16.9 Billion in 2019: Report

July 6, 2020 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi |

The use of stolen and synthetic identities to carry out fraudulent activities increased significantly in 2019, and the COVID-19 crisis might be making the problem even worse, according to a recently published Identity Fraud Report from Javelin Strategy & Research. Financial losses due to identity… Read More

AI-based Risk Assessment Solution Provider Deep Labs Secures $16 Million in Commitments from Fintech Investors

May 15, 2020 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi |

US-based Deep Labs, a company that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to develop “persona-based” risk assessment solutions, has reportedly managed to secure $16 million in commitments from several Fintech investors. Gunnar Overstrom, partner at Corsair Capital, Gramercy Ventures, and Serendipity Capital led the firm’s funding round…. Read More

Canadian Fintech Mogo Announces New Partnership With Trans Global Insurance Battle Identity Fraud For Retailer The Brick

June 14, 2019 @ 10:34 pm By Samantha Hurst |

Canadian fintech Mogo Finance Technology announced earlier this week it has formed a new partnership a new program with Trans Global Insurance to help customers of home furnishing retailer The Brick understand and combat identity fraud. Mogo reported that customers of The Brick who enroll in… Read More

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GM Financial Announces Partnership With Spring Labs to Prevent Auto Financing Fraud

February 11, 2019 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst |

GM Financial, GM’s credit subsidiary, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with fintech Spring Labs as part of the Spring Founding Industry Partners (SFIP) Program, which is looking to improve data management standards in order to help the auto finance industry prevent… Read More

Read more in: Fintech | Tagged auto financing, gm, gm financial, identity fraud, identity theft, spring labs