ACUANT BLOG

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...

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...

As the use of eCommerce, online marketplaces and the sharing economy grows significantly—in 2020 alone, 150 million people shopped online for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic—so too does fraud; according to the Poneman Institute, organizations are losing $4.5...

B2C companies must perform a series of verification operations to verify the identities of their individual customers known as Know Your Customer (KYC). Similarly, companies with B2B clientele must do the same process for businesses; in AML taxonomy this is...

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need for digital wallets and forced companies to swiftly adjust and improve their platforms. Many industry experts report that digital wallets will overtake credit cards as the preferred method of payment by 2023. The focus...

Thinking of entering the world of cryptocurrency but worried you’ve missed the crest of the wave? Or maybe, you aren’t entirely sure of its safety... Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Things move quickly in the world of cryptocurrency, but Bitcoin...