Onboarding Verification

KYC Portal releases new tool to streamline due diligence research

KYC Portal has released a new solution that aims to reduce the most time-consuming elements in due diligence, which is the research compliance teams need to conduct to build key principles and related entities in a corporate structure.

Why firms should be aware of crypto KYC

The early days of cryptocurrency were based around the idea of anonymity. However, to bring the asset type into the financial ecosystem, this has changed. Know your customer services aim to ensure cryptos cannot be used for illicit activity.

ComplyAdvantage launches ComplyTry to improve sanction and PEP screening

ComplyAdvantage has released ComplyTry, a new tool that lets anyone verify prospective customers by leveraging live sanctions, politically exposed people (PEPs) and adverse media data.

How can businesses empower their front office?

In an ever increasingly hyper-competitive and hyper-digital world, the need to offer an outstanding service has become the most important form of currency.

Why Schwarzthal Tech is backing KYN to replace broken KYC

Founded in 2019, Schwarzthal Tech is a UK-based RegTech startup that is developing Wunderschild Know Your NetworkTM, an AI-driven platform that provides financial crime intelligence and speeds up the look-up process for beneficiaries. Two years into its existence, what is next for the company?

How digital onboarding is crucial for customer-centricity

Companies are facing increasing pressures to streamline customer-facing processes. The digital ecosystem emphasizes a world where people want things completed instantly and poor experiences mean switching to other providers. Chor Teh - financial crime compliance industry practice lead at Moody’s Analytics - has explored why customers should be at the front of onboarding processes.

Why automating identity verification for onboarding is imperative

The automatic verification of someone’s ID is undoubtedly the first building block in the onboarding process of a digital customer. However, what is needed in this process and what should you be looking for in a tool? 

Balancing KYC compliance and customer experience

At a time of heightened customer expectations, financial institutions are facing intensifying pressure to make data collection for KYC as smooth and painless as possible.

Sentinels selected by Dutch neobank Brand New Day

Sentinels, a transaction monitoring and client risk management platform, has been selected by Netherlands-based neobank Brand New Day to scale its anti-money laundering (AML) controls.

How AI can bolster the RegTech onboarding process

The rise of AI is happening across the majority of industries globally. However, it is seeing particularly powerful growth across the RegTech industry right now.

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