know your customer

AML/KYC Compliance Riffs On Biometrics
AML/KYC Compliance Riffs On Biometrics
March 16, 2020  |  Authentication

Anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) regulators have released the hounds, with billions in fines leveled by governments worldwide against financial institutions (FIs),...

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SWIFT Expands Global KYC For Corporates
SWIFT Expands Global KYC For Corporates
December 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

SWIFT is launching its global Know Your Customer (KYC) registry to more corporate groups, SWIFT announced in a press release on Monday (Dec. 16). The...

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Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Looks To Build KYC System On Blockchain Tech
Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Looks To Build KYC System On Blockchain Tech
December 02, 2019  |  Blockchain

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has a call out for tech companies that can help it develop a blockchain-based know-your-customer (KYC) platform. The bank...

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India’s Jana Bank Left KYC Customer Data Exposed
India’s Jana Bank Left KYC Customer Data Exposed
July 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A so-called “small finance” bank in India has reportedly left sensitive data on 2.6 million of its customers exposed without password protection, according to Security...

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Denmark Reg Probes Swedish Bank For Money Laundering
Denmark Reg Probes Swedish Bank For Money Laundering
March 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Denmark’s financial watchdog has instructed a Danish branch of Swedish bank SEB to obtain additional information on customers deemed to be a high money-laundering risk....

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SWIFT Expands Its Reach By Adding Corporates To KYC Registry
SWIFT Expands Its Reach By Adding Corporates To KYC Registry
February 12, 2019  |  Banking

SWIFT announced Tuesday (February 12) that it opened its Know Your Customer platform, the KYC Registry, to corporate groups. In a press release, SWIFT said that...

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Onboarding Tech Taps Into Banks’ KYC Burden
Onboarding Tech Taps Into Banks’ KYC Burden
December 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It has been a busy year for the world of bank regulations, particularly Know Your Customer (KYC). Financial services regulations are notorious for their complexity...

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KYC, Global, Mobile And Smartphone-Focused
KYC, Global, Mobile And Smartphone-Focused
January 24, 2018  |  Mobile

Doing business in far-flung locales means contending with a veritable Tower of Babel – not just in disparate languages, but in regulatory environments that are...

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KYC: Knowing Your (Onboarding) Costs
KYC: Knowing Your (Onboarding) Costs
October 31, 2017  |  Data Drivers

$60 million.  $300 million.  One month, four months? Welcome to the well-meaning but truly inefficient world of onboarding and KYC -- where financial services firms...

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