ACUANT BLOG

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Read an excerpt of our newest eBook, Following the Money: Preventing Money Mules & Laundering, below. What is a Money Mule? Though awareness of drug mules may be more common, they are not the only type of (human) mules exploited...

Approximately 149 million Americans don’t think companies do enough to safeguard their information. Overcoming this consumer skepticism with a secure and consent-based data collection policy will be instrumental for fintechs when onboarding new and repeat customers. Acuant and IDology attended...

While the terms AML and KYC are sometimes thrown around interchangeably, they differ in meaning and in practice and are far less established when it comes to the crypto space. Currently, there is no cryptocurrency-specific federal mandate in the United...

Research has confirmed that not only do humans base a significant amount of their short and long-term judgments on their first impressions, but they form those judgments very quickly. In fact, a series of experiments by psychologists from Princeton University...

The stealing of identities and identity data continues to be a primary and successful target for fraudsters. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)1, there were 5.74 million fraud reports in 2021 in the United States, up from 4.87 million...

New sanctions packages are still being announced as part of ongoing attempts by global leaders to halt Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine. To learn more about previously imposed sanctions, read our introductory sanctions blog and our 3.7.22, 3.21.22, 4.8.22 and...

Additional global sanctions have been introduced by world leaders as Russia’s military assault on Ukraine continues. For previously imposed sanctions, read our introductory sanctions blog and our 3.7.22, 3.21.22 and 4.8.22 sanctions updates. Continue reading to learn about some of...