The Identity and Beyond Blog

We are using technology, specifically our mobile devices, more and more to communicate with friends and colleagues because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telcos are part of the critical infrastructure that enables this change. However, even if our online activity has grown as well as our use of telecommunications, there are some areas where telcos are…

Accelerating digital transformation and the growing virtual banking market are driving increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the financial services sector to streamline operational workflows and better serve a broader set of customers….

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced it is allowing extra time for the rollout of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) for e-commerce transactions in the UK, and the move is likely to be followed by others across Europe….

We are already starting to see the massive impact that COVID-19 is having on the global economy. And as unemployment rates explode, cybercrime and fraud will grow as well. In the UK, online banking fraud losses increased from £22.6m in 2007 to £52.5m in 2008 when the Great Recession hit, and then to £59.7m in…

With so many people around the world reduced to essential travel only, financial services firms have had to look for new non-traditional methods to verify their customers’ identities whilst still meeting AML and KYC obligations. In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has offered to relax rules and provide some insight on new methods…

Update: The Beam platform is now Jumio Transaction Monitoring. *** Recently, we published a short, anonymous survey to research the impact of the coronavirus on compliance teams. Sadly, 100% of respondents said that the pandemic has impacted their ability to carry out their day-to-day tasks. And over 80% of respondents said that they’ve experienced slower case…

Although fintechs process financial transactions as part of their service offerings, most of them are not banks. Instead, they partner with a sponsor bank who moves the actual money between parties. This approach allows the fintech to focus on what they do best without having to jump through hoops to become an official bank. However,…

WARNING: This article contains spoilers about seasons 1 and 2 of Ozark. ‍The Netflix original series Ozark dramatically depicts the life of Marty Byrde, a financial advisor who slips deeper and deeper into the world of money laundering for a Mexican drug cartel. The first two seasons of the show had a fantastic story and were incredibly well produced. Season…

The COVID-19 outbreak is a tragedy that will have widespread and long-lasting implications for humanity and our global economy. As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, more and more enterprises will miss their financial targets because of supply chain disruptions and dampened customer demand. It’s also unclear how long this pandemic will last,…

In recent years, we have witnessed accelerated growth in Asia’s digital banking sector. More fintechs and newly licensed virtual banks are coming to market to address the unbanked segment, while traditional banks are transforming to manage costs and achieve operational efficiency in this increasingly competitive landscape. However, digitization has also exposed businesses to new risks,…

Data breaches, compliance mandates, and identity theft have made it increasingly difficult for organizations and individuals to establish trust online. Yet, for those very same reasons, it’s more important than ever. From the baseline identification of a customer or user to the recurring authentication process of ensuring that the person logging into or using your…

The digital onboarding journey is in need of a serious shake-up. While 72% of consumers want an all-digital onboarding experience, they’re clearly not happy with the current state of affairs — 56% of online bank account applications in the UK were abandoned due to a long or complicated enrollment process. There are a number of…