Tagged: regulatory technology

November 7, 2024 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio’s identity verification solutions helping global social media company streamline KYC, improve conversions and meet regulatory requirements Jumio, the provider of automated, AI-driven identity verification, risk signals and compliance solutions, announced its partnership with Riley Cillian to streamline eKYC for the social media platform’s video… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, an identity platform with worldwide coverage for person and business verification, announced its instant results capability helped an enterprise organization increase verification speed by 56%. Trulioo claims in its latest update that instant results has reduced the organization’s average onboarding time by “two seconds… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank‘s recent £29 million fine shows the true cost of “cutting corners” on digital ID verification, according to Regtech and Fintech industry professionals. As reported just last week, this past Wednesday 2nd October, the UK’s challenger bank Starling had been fined nearly £30 million… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub announces the integration of its Travel Rule solution with the Sygna Travel Rule protocol to allow its crypto and fintech clients to communicate with the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in the Sygna ecosystem, particularly with those in Japan and Taiwan. The added protocol… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub has announced that Local Data Processing (LDP) capabilities are now available in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, specifically in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and the Philippines. This infrastructure reaffirms Sumsub’s dedication to “ensuring data privacy and regional compliance, following the successful launch in the MEA… Read More

September 7, 2024 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Grath, a global platform for financial services and regulatory compliance technology, is expanding its presence into the Middle East with the opening of a new office in the prestigious Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC). This expansion is said to mark a significant milestone in Grath’s… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, an identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, announced the appointment of David Liu as senior vice president of fraud & risk. Liu will lead the Fraud & Risk team at Trulioo with “the charge of cementing the company’s position… Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mashreq, a financial institution in the MENA region, announced that it has selected Silent Eight to provide Name Screening and Adverse Media Alert Adjudication automation capabilities related to sanctions and anti-money laundering regulatory requirements. Silent Eight is a RegTech company whose artificial intelligence-based platform “offers… Read More

February 25, 2024 @ 3:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

spektr is officially exiting stealth mode and ready to turn ongoing due diligence into a revenue-generating asset for compliance. spektr says that their journey is being “supported by a €5 million seed round led by Northzone, Seedcamp, and PreSeed Ventures, enabling them to introduce advanced… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech Sumsub has reportedly joined the MENA FinTech Association (MFTA) in order to drive business growth in the MENA region, while “raising identity fraud awareness, and fostering innovation in the fintech sector.” This partnership highlights Sumsub’s commitment “to establishing and strengthening key industry connections and… Read More

January 12, 2024 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for client lifecycle management (CLM), know your customer (KYC) and transaction monitoring, released its annual findings on global financial institution enforcement actions, which reveal that “the value of penalties imposed on firms surged 57% in 2023.” Penalties for failing… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, an identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, announced a “significant” increase in the adoption of its platform in the past year. The company, which opened a new international headquarters in Vancouver this year, also earned industry recognition “following the… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist are pleased to announce a strategic partnership with zkMe, a “significant” advancement in their commitment to blockchain compliance and privacy. As a key entity in on-chain analytics, MistTrack’s role in “detecting and preventing cryptocurrency money laundering is vital.” Their platform offers comprehensive tools “including… Read More

December 15, 2023 @ 3:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Transaction Monitoring and Client Lifecycle Management, announces that Netherlands-based commercial bank NIBC is deploying its software-as-a-solution (SaaS) technology to enhance KYC operations. NIBC – which serves clients internationally with a focus on Europe –… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech Salv, with its suite of tools to help banks and service companies fight financial crime, has raised €3.9m in new funding, “bringing its capital raised this year to €7.9m and total funding to €12.1m.” The round includes investments “from new and existing investors and… Read More

December 13, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido’s technology automates identity verification, “reducing onboarding time from days to minutes.” Onfido, the global enabler of automated identity verification, announced a partnership with InbestMe, a digital investment platform offering personalised investment strategies, to automate their onboarding process. With Onfido’s AI technology, InbestMe can now… Read More

December 12, 2023 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The top-5 identity fraud types in 2023 are: AI-powered fraud, money muling networks, fake IDs, account takeovers and forced verification. This, according to an update from Sumsub. Sumsub recently released its third annual Identity Fraud Report of the year. The report provides a comprehensive analysis… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AMLYZE, a RegTech specializing in anti-financial crime solutions for FinTechs, banks and crypto businesses, and Plumery, a digital banking solution provider, have joined forces in a partnership in order “to reshape the landscape of financial technology.” With a commitment to combating financial crime, AMLYZE offers… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regnology, a software provider with a focus on regulatory reporting solutions, announced a collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, bringing together two established market participants with the aim of “providing a full end-to-end risk and regulatory reporting solution in select global markets.” As the regulatory landscape continues… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 2:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In May of this year, Deloitte announced the integration of KILT for creating new markets with reusable KYC (Know Your Customer) and KYB (Know Your Business) digital credentials. The first Deloitte credentials “are now live.” KYC/KYB credentials are increasingly required “for regulatory reasons to verify… Read More