KYC

Know Your Customer, alternatively known as know your client or simply KYC, is the process of a business verifying the identity of its clients and assessing their suitability, along with the potential risks of illegal intentions towards the business relationship.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

With AML Proposal, ECB Gives Digital Euro Leg up on Bitcoin Payments
With AML Proposal, ECB Gives Digital Euro Leg up on Bitcoin Payments
March 31, 2022  |  CBDC

On Monday (March 28), EU lawmakers proposed an anti-money laundering (AML) regime that would require identification and screening for any cryptocurrency or stablecoin transaction, no...

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FinCEN Data Shows Increase in Identity-Related Filings, Stressing Importance of KYC Programs
FinCEN Data Shows Increase in Identity-Related Filings, Stressing Importance of KYC Programs
March 30, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published Monday (March 28) its Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) data for 2021. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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As KYC Comes to Crypto, Mainstream Financial Services Have a Chance to Cut Exchanges Out
As KYC Comes to Crypto, Mainstream Financial Services Have a Chance to Cut Exchanges Out
March 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Top cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase told customers in Canada, Japan and Singapore sending crypto to another digital wallet or exchange to provide the name and address...

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Tools Like Digital ID and Oracles Bring KYC Controls to DeFi
Tools Like Digital ID and Oracles Bring KYC Controls to DeFi
March 24, 2022  |  Digital Identity

Even without the urgency of cryptocurrency-enabled Russian sanctions violations, bringing know your customer (KYC) identity verification to decentralized finance (DeFi) was always a matter of...

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PNC Bank on the Challenges of Client Onboarding in a Remote Business World
PNC Bank on the Challenges of Client Onboarding in a Remote Business World
March 17, 2022  |  Banking

FIs face the daunting task of offering smooth, remote onboarding processes for commercial clients, but advanced technology can help. In the Next-Gen Commercial Banking Tracker,...

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Paytm Bank Under Audit Over Alleged Data Sharing With China
Paytm Bank Under Audit Over Alleged Data Sharing With China
March 14, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Paytm Payment Bank is being audited by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over allegations that it engaged in data sharing with organizations based in...

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Warren Resurrects Calls for KYC Data from Private Crypto Wallets
Warren Resurrects Calls for KYC Data from Private Crypto Wallets
March 09, 2022  |  Crypto Wallet

In her latest broadside at crypto, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has resurrected a controversial proposal from the end of the Trump Administration that would require...

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Report: How Solving the Payments Compliance Puzzle Fuels Global Business Growth
Report: How Solving the Payments Compliance Puzzle Fuels Global Business Growth
February 18, 2022  |  Digital Payments

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Neuro-ID Debuts Frictionless Identity Screening Products
Neuro-ID Debuts Frictionless Identity Screening Products
February 16, 2022  |  Identity

Neuro-ID, which works in behavioral analytics, debuted its ID Crowd Alert and ID Orchestrator products on Wednesday (Feb. 16), which it says will help with...

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