Tagged: kyc

April 28, 2021 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Kerr, Co-founder of Kava, has published a blog post in which he revealed that his team is introducing the Kava SAFU Fund (Security of Assets Fund for Users). Kerr noted in the update, dated Wednesday (April 28, 2021) that Kava SAFU Fund is an… Read More

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

April 12, 2021 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Thirdfort, a UK-based Legaltech startup, announced on Monday it secured £1.5 million through its latest investment round. The funds come just a little over six months after Thirdford raised £1 million. As previously reported, Thirdfort stated it is enabling solicitors and licensed conveyancers to… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of tools for Crypto AML, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Cybersecurity, has revealed they’ve entered into a contract to create a ‘Virtual Asset AML’ solution for the Coin&Coin exchange that “complies with the amendment of the Special Money Act in South… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research recently published a report titled, “The Role of Regtech in a Post-Pandemic World.” Juniper Research notes that during the past few years, the concept of Regtech or regulatory technology has taken on a lot of importance within the financial services sector and in… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle, a financial infrastructure developer, notes that McKinsey has found that around $800 billion to $2 trillion has been laundered annually via the international banking system. Banking Circle reveals that criminals keep using more sophisticated methods to launder funds, which may put the reputations… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Banking Authority has published a document that addresses anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) when it comes to crowdfunding. The guidelines for crowdfunding platforms are incorporated into the Final Report “on customer due diligence and the factors credit and financial institutions should… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain platform Ontology (ONT) and Binance, the leading digital currency exchange, have a long and established history of cooperation and partnership which has led to many benefits for both sides, “none possibly more important the integration of Ontology’s Decentralized Identity Solution into the Binance Smart… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accuity and LexisNexis Risk Solutions have confirmed that they’re planning to merge their business operations. Accuity will reportedly become a part of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group which currently operates in over 100 different countries. Both companies are a part of RELX, a multinational provider… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 8:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain platforms Qtum and Blockpass have teamed up in order to deliver on-chain (or blockchain-based) Know-Your-Customer (KYC) services. As part of the agreement, Qtum will be providing subsidies to “specific” members looking to achieve regulatory compliance through Blockpass’s On-chain KYC solutions. Adam Vaziri, CEO at… Read More

February 9, 2021 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new study by Fenergo, provider of digital transformation, customer journey and client lifecycle management (CLM) software, has revealed that Malaysia ranked the highest for data privacy fines in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Fines from Malaysian authorities totaled nearly $4 billion this past year. Neighboring… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

id4 has been recognized as the “Most Innovative Fintech Solution” at the WealthBriefing Swiss Awards 2021, according to a note from the company. id4 is a Swiss software company that is automating Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes, a requirement in the… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The government of Singapore has published a document covering the risk of terrorism financing (TF) and financial services. The report was compiled by a consortium of agencies including the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance. To quote the… Read More

December 15, 2020 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nice Actimize, a NICE company (Nasdaq: NICE) business offering autonomous financial crime management solutions, has revealed that FACEPOINT, which introduced a biometric risk screening engine, has now joined the X-Sight Marketplace, bringing its facial recognition tech for Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and watch list risk screening to… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Daniel Polotsky, CEO at CoinFlip, a leading Bitcoin ATM operator in the US. Polotsky talked about how his company has grown since it was launched back in 2014. He also discussed CoinFlip‘s plans for next year while explaning how the company… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Joe Robinson, Co-Founder and CEO at Hummingbird, a modern platform for anti-money laundering (AML) that makes investigations “agile and intelligent,” says that it took some time before traditional banks began to view Fintech firms as legitimate business partners that could help them with their digital… Read More

September 21, 2020 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis, the leading blockchain analysis firm, has teamed up with the State of Wyoming’s Division of Banking, the banking regulator that’s tasked with the chartering and supervision of Wyoming state banks, trust companies, mortgage firms, money transmitters and other non-bank financial service providers. The State… Read More

September 10, 2020 @ 3:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust, a fast-growing custody and tech solution for both traditional and digital assets, will be working with KYC firm AU10TIX, according to a note from the firm. AU10TIX is an Israel-based company that offers ID verification and authentication – a key service in the… Read More

September 7, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kokila Alagh, Founder of KARM Legal and a member of the MENA Fintech board, recently shared the latest updates from the Middle East region, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Crowdfund Insider. Alagh works closely with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), the Dubai International… Read More

September 7, 2020 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Latvia-based peer to peer (P2P) lender Grupeer has provided an update regarding the current status with the repayments and debt collection processes on its platform. The Grupeer team noted that, as its clients already know, since April 2020, the lender had suspended its “economic activity.”… Read More