Tagged: identity fraud

Carahsoft Announces Identity Offering Powered by Okta, Socure to Fight Identity Fraud in Public Sector

Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, announced that its vendor partners Okta, the independent identity partner, and Socure, the  provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions are offering Federal, State, and Local Government agencies identity management and verification technologies “to help… Read More

Lloyds Banking Group Invests £10M in Digital Identity Firm Yoti

Lloyds Banking Group has invested £10 million in digital identity company Yoti, an investment which supports the development of innovative technology “to keep people safe online, tackle the ever-growing risks of identity fraud, and give people more control over their personal data.” Yoti offer “a… Read More

Identity Fraud Hitting 9% of Brits: GBG Survey

Nine per cent of smartphone users in the United Kingdom, as many as 5.7 million people, have fallen victim to identity fraud in the last 12 months, according to research by digital identity firm GBG. GBG’s State of Digital Identity Report 2022 reveals young adults aged… Read More

Gen Z Canucks Still Afraid of Identity Fraud, Just Less Than Older Groups: Equifax

While 90 per cent of Canadians believe fraud and identity theft are serious issues, Generation Z is more likely to say identity theft is not likely to happen to them (29 per cent versus 16 per cent of the general population) according to a recent… Read More

UK based GB Group plc, a Digital Identity Firm, to Acquire Acuant, a KYC/AML Compliance Provider

GB Group plc (AIM:GBG), which claims to be an expert in digital location, identity and identity fraud software, has announced that it reached an agreement to acquire Acuant, an identity verification and KYC/AML compliance provider, for a cash-free, “debt-free” enterprise value of $736 million. The… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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