ACUANT BLOG

In response to the continuous mishandling of consumer data by companies and the ongoing threat of cyberattacks and data breaches exposing people’s personally identifiable information (PII), legislative bodies around the world are placing a strong focus on the issues of...

Mission Driven, the GBG Family is Stronger Together to Fight Fraud Globally The digital economy has been experiencing rapid growth; along with this growth comes increasing fraud. With sophisticated tactics for identity theft and other illicit activities, it’s more important...

Identity verification solutions for federal governments have long been a necessity. However, the rampant fraud amidst the global pandemic, including Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud as a result (in part) of identity theft and synthetic identity fraud, has accelerated the...

Acuant's Chief Product Officer, Jose Caldera, has been interviewed on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights Podcast to talk about the role cryptocurrency plays in illicit financing. Read the article from Thomson Reuters below or read the original here. Listen to...

At our recent webinar, Acuant’s Chief Product Officer Jose Caldera met with Aite-Novarica’s Head of Risk Insights & Advisory Julie Conroy to discuss the implications of the global pandemic on the rapid digital transformation of the financial industry and how...

With people spending more time online than ever, industries are finding that having a strong online component of their business is critical to maintaining a competitive edge and not losing customers. In response to the digital acceleration and transformation of...

As the popularity and adoption of cryptocurrency grows by individuals and certain governments—El Salvador, for example has adopted Bitcoin as legal tender—greater focus is being placed on regulating what the current chairman of the SEC considers to be the “wild...

An essential aspect of sustaining a successful business is ensuring your customers are trustworthy. Without the proper identity proofing strategies in place, fraudsters will exploit any and all vulnerabilities in your system to commit various crimes, including using synthetic identity...

New capability will eliminate bad actors and strengthen security by offering fraud prevention and anti-money laundering technology Acuant was proud to take part in the virtual Cardano Summit 2021 where we announced a new strategic partnership between Acuant and IOG,...

The last few years have seen a significant acceleration in the digital landscape. Companies are forced to quickly adapt to technological advances to stay competitive in their market while continuing to provide a superior customer experience. As the digital space...

Decentralized finance has grown to an $80 billion industry in 2021. It is easy to see why there is so much to speculate on, but what is DeFi? Decentralized finance (DeFi) upends the notion that a central authority must regulate...

At a recent webinar, “Behind the Masks: Identifying and Preventing Synthetic Identity Fraud,” presented by Thomson Reuters for the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS), financial crime experts Acuant’s Chief Product Officer, Jose Caldera, Gina Jurva, Esq. and Michael...