Zac Cohen news and trends

Can FATF’s New ‘Travel Rule’ Help Build A Better Crypto Ecosystem?
Cryptocurrency // November 20, 2019

Among the biggest problems for cryptocurrency — if not the biggest — is legitimacy. The world seems to be divided into two camps, at least when speaking generally: Those who think bitcoin and other digital currencies provide the promise of transactional efficiency in the coming...

Fixing The KYC And AML ‘Horse-and-Buggy’ Model
Security & Fraud // March 25, 2019

Only 1 percent of proceeds from financial crimes are intercepted, which means the bad guys are getting away with hundreds of billions of dollars, even trillions. Trulioo General Manager Zac Cohen tells Karen Webster that AML and KYC efforts can be enhanced if FIs think...

Betting On Digital Identities As Online Sports Gambling Takes Off
Legal // July 05, 2018

The idea remains as simple as ever: Put down money on a team or athlete because of fandom, a hunch or a considered view, and then hope to turn a profit. But since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that states can allow...

Trulioo GM On Where KYC Falls Short
Security & Fraud // January 03, 2018

Knowing your customer (KYC) is only part of the battle in making sure payments — and just about everything else tied to a business — are secure. In fact, KYC is but one of a long string of acronyms on the checklist for businesses across verticals,...

Interviews & Exclusives
When Digital First Became Digital Only — And What It Means For Digital Identity

April 08, 2020
Before COVID-19 arrived on the scene at pandemic scale and upended nearly every corner of day-to-day life for consumers and businesses all over the world, “digital first” was a popular term applied to the future of commerce and services. And, for some consumers, the phrase was equally accurate applied to the present-tense reality of their commercial […]

Can FATF’s New ‘Travel Rule’ Help Build A Better Crypto Ecosystem?

November 20, 2019
Among the biggest problems for cryptocurrency — if not the biggest — is legitimacy. The world seems to be divided into two camps, at least when speaking generally: Those who...

Fixing The KYC And AML ‘Horse-and-Buggy’ Model

March 25, 2019
Only 1 percent of proceeds from financial crimes are intercepted, which means the bad guys are getting away with hundreds of billions of dollars, even trillions. Trulioo General Manager Zac...

Betting On Digital Identities As Online Sports Gambling Takes Off

July 05, 2018
The idea remains as simple as ever: Put down money on a team or athlete because of fandom, a hunch or a considered view, and then hope to turn a...