November 22, 2022
Money laundering, the depositing or transferring of funds that come from illicit activity, is a global and growing problem. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that the amount of money laundered annually from criminal activities worldwide...
November 9, 2022
Shoppers aren’t letting price bumps and out-of-stock messages get them down. Instead, they are making the holidays all about quality experiences—whether it’s in person, purely digital or a hybrid. This holiday season will be no exception to consumers’ demands for secure...
October 11, 2022
This is a guest post from IDology. Read on to get a preview of their new Annual Consumer Digital Identity Study and to view their new infographic. Data from a recent IDology study shows consumers want both and, with the...
October 5, 2022
Accurately and securely validating physical and digital identity documents is critical, especially when it comes to border crossings and onboarding for financial institutions. Today, more identity documents are being scanned in a mobile environment, so having effective data protection measures...
September 28, 2022
Amidst evolving regulations and the continued rapid adoption of a digital landscape—digital banking included—many financial organizations still face challenges when it comes to bridging the gap between their brick-and-mortar operations and the newer digital channels. The Challenges of Digital KYC...
September 14, 2022
With back-to-school now a reality for millions of students, parents, teachers and school administrators, foot traffic on school campuses is again becoming a daily occurrence for public and private K-12 schools in the United States. With student safety a top...
August 30, 2022
Read an excerpt of our newest eBook, Synthetic Identity Fraud: A Costly Challenge, below. Real-life scammers continue to come up with creative ways to commit crimes, notably in the financial services arena. This is especially true with schemes like synthetic...
August 19, 2022
Glenn Larson is the Chief Technology Officer of Document & Biometrics at GBG (Acuant & IDology) and a member of the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Read his article for the Forbes...
August 10, 2022
On August 8th, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash and 40 unique cryptocurrency addresses to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. According to the press release, Tornado Cash was used to launder...
August 9, 2022
Knowing your ideal customer is one of the most fundamental aspects of any business, but for those in the gaming and gambling sectors, it’s a regulatory requirement. The global regulatory landscape is diverse, and businesses must keep up with developing...
July 28, 2022
It’s been a little over four months since the start of the war, but Russia’s attack on Ukraine has persisted. As part of efforts to stop the aggression, the West continues to introduce and expand sanctions against Russia. To learn...
July 13, 2022
Originally published in the June 2022 issue of IACSP. "In a new interview we speak with digital identity expert Paul Townsend, CISSP of Acuant, a GBG company. Here we discuss the key changes to the fraud landscape impacting US government...