Know Your Customer news and trends

Banks Need ‘Change Management Checklist’ in Battle Against Fraud
Fraud Prevention // April 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise to transform all manner of industries — helping banks, in particular, improve their anti-money laundering (AML) efforts. But as Chris Caruana, VP of Strategy at Hawk:AI, Ramon Ramirez, director of AML/KYC Operations at Western Alliance Bancorporation, and Miguel Navarro,...

Banking-as-a-Service 2.0 Helps Senders Monetize Instant Payments Ecosystems
Digital Banking // March 12, 2024

The evolution of money movement, and of banking, are intrinsically linked. That’s why, as money became digitized and embedded, so too did banking, via the first iteration of the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) model. But as digital, instant payments become regarded as the norm, and the BaaS...

Socure and Trustly Partner on Pay-by-Bank Solution With Streamlined Onboarding
Payments Innovation // February 29, 2024

Socure and Trustly have partnered to offer merchants a pay-by-bank solution that includes a streamlined customer onboarding process and guaranteed fast payments. The solution designed for all merchants but is especially valuable for those in investing, gaming, trading, financial services and other industries that require robust know your...

AU10TIX Adds KYB to Identity Verification Offerings
Identity // February 27, 2024

Israeli identity verification firm AU10TIX has launched a know-your-business (KYB) solution. “Increasingly rigorous regulatory demands are forcing businesses across all sectors to collect and analyze more data about the identities of their partners and vendors,” the company said in a Tuesday (Feb. 27) news release. “Companies must also ensure...

Interviews & Exclusives
Banks Need ‘Change Management Checklist’ in Battle Against Fraud

April 26, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise to transform all manner of industries — helping banks, in particular, improve their anti-money laundering (AML) efforts. But as Chris Caruana, VP of Strategy at Hawk:AI, Ramon Ramirez, director of AML/KYC Operations at Western Alliance Bancorporation, and Miguel Navarro, head of Client Identity Verification and Authentication at KeyBank, told […]

Issuers and Merchant Collaborate to Thwart Fraudsters and Accept ‘Good’ Transactions

December 12, 2023
Jeff Gipson, director of payment product management at Discover® Global Network, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that the intensity of fraudsters’ attacks on all parts of the payments ecosystem is...

Connatix CFO: Collaboration and Trust Are Redefining B2B Payments Innovation

November 14, 2023
Lately, it seems each new day brings another advancement in the payments world.  And increasingly, those exciting advances and innovations are impacting the world of business-to-business (B2B) payments.  “There’s been...

Sparkle COO Says Open Banking Builds Trust by Putting Consumers in Control of Their Data

April 19, 2023
After years of advocacy, open banking is now live in Nigeria, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to adopt the regulation. The launch marks an important milestone for the country’s...

Quick Reads
Socure and Trustly Partner on Pay-by-Bank Solution With Streamlined Onboarding

February 29, 2024
Socure and Trustly have partnered to offer merchants a pay-by-bank solution that includes a streamlined customer onboarding process and guaranteed fast payments. The solution designed for all merchants but is especially valuable for those in investing, gaming, trading, financial services and other industries that require robust know your customers (KYC) processes, the companies said in a Thursday (Feb. […]

AU10TIX Adds KYB to Identity Verification Offerings

February 27, 2024
Israeli identity verification firm AU10TIX has launched a know-your-business (KYB) solution. “Increasingly rigorous regulatory demands are forcing businesses across all sectors to collect and analyze more data about the identities of their partners and...

India Cracks Down on ‘Sketchy’ FinTech KYC Rules

February 22, 2024
India’s banking regulator has made some high-profile enforcement moves in recent weeks. Last month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordered Paytm Payments Bank to halt its businesses after an...

RBI Fines Paytm Payments Bank for KYC Violations

October 12, 2023
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has fined Paytm Payments Bank for non-compliance, including Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations, according to an Oct. 12 (Thursday) statement. The...