Identity verification and compliance service Cognito has been acquired by Plaid, the company’s CEO announced Thursday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
Sometimes the most interesting thing that comes from trying to solve a problem isn’t the eventual solution, but the other problems that are found along the way. Case in point: Cognito’s forthcoming business verification product, according to CEO Alain Meier. Their original solution, he explained...
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In the pre-digital age of financial services, AML/KYC was a very slow process. The government would put out their lists of sanctioned entities – hostile governments, drug kingpins, organized crime organizations and affiliates, etc. – and compliance teams would manually check onboarding customers to make...
August 21, 2019
Sometimes the most interesting thing that comes from trying to solve a problem isn’t the eventual solution, but the other problems that are found along the way. Case in point: Cognito’s forthcoming business verification product, according to CEO Alain Meier. Their original solution, he explained to PYMNTS in a recent conversation, was an identification product […]
August 08, 2019
What was the color of the car you owned in 2005? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
July 08, 2019
In the pre-digital age of financial services, AML/KYC was a very slow process. The government would put out their lists of sanctioned entities – hostile governments, drug kingpins, organized crime...
June 04, 2019
The rise of the digital economy has resulted in growing concerns about identification, not the least of which is making sure that people who try to open financial accounts, or...
January 20, 2022
Identity verification and compliance service Cognito has been acquired by Plaid, the company’s CEO announced Thursday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you […]
