KYC Technology

10 Key KYC Considerations for Crypto Launchpads

Crypto Launchpads are an integral component of the growing crypto industry and are also vulnerable to the range of dangers facing the broader industry. By ensuring that all users have been properly vetted through robust KYC processes, Crypto Launchpads will be able to protect themselves from potential fraud, regulatory sanctions and fines further along the line.

3 Feb 2023

Kyc Onboarding Solution, KYC Technology

3 Ways to Improve your Customer Verification Experience

Regulated companies face significant challenges in maintaining positive customer experiences while also ensuring compliance with KYC/AML protocols and reducing the risk of fraud. Intelligent customer verification processes can help smooth onboarding processes and keep regulated companies up to speed with fast-changing user expectations.

21 Jun 2022

KYC, KYC Technology

The Risk-Based Approach to Identity Verification

As innovative projects and companies continue to develop new digital services, there is a growing challenge to balance compliance with the ability to scale. By implementing the Risk-Based Approach through automated KYC, companies can optimize their compliance resources and grow their customer bases with confidence.

31 Mar 2022

Biometrics, KYC Technology

Frictionless Digital KYC Onboarding with Liveness Detection

In order to counter the ever-growing threat of stolen, fraudulent or fabricated identity data being used to access services, a KYC process needs to be able to verify that the applicant is in fact real – in other words, to evaluate their ‘Liveness’. Passive Liveness allows companies to provide customers with frictionless onboarding while offering a new level of protection against identity fraud.

14 Mar 2022

Auditors, KYC Technology, Precious metals and stones, Real estate

KYC: An Imperative for every ‘gatekeeper’ industry

Companies from a wide range of different sectors that act as effective “gatekeepers” to the financial system either conduct – or should be conducting – KYC checks. These include real estate, law, corporate service and auditing firms, precious metal and stone dealers – essentially any company that provides access to assets or the financial system in a way that could be manipulated for money laundering.

24 Feb 2022

KYC Technology, Liveness

Introducing KYC-Chain’s Passive Liveness Feature

Although selfie scans and ID document uploads have become a benchmark KYC process for financial and crypto-based services, fraudsters have been keeping pace. Passive Liveness is a technological development that is helping companies keep up and counter the very real threats posed by criminals – while also improving customer experience.

9 Dec 2021

KYC Technology, NFT Marketplace

The new fraud frontier? Why NFT platforms need KYC AML compliance

The traditional art industry has long been considered a hotbed of money laundering activity and fraud, and the NFT space is quickly gaining a reputation for it too. By implementing effective and efficient KYC as part of a robust AML regime, NFT platforms can prepare for future regulations, earn trust from their users, build credibility among traditional financial institutions and secure their defenses against criminal exploitation.

29 Oct 2021

DeFi, KYC Technology

Is KYC needed for DeFi? The Ultimate Guide for DeFi KYC

Global financial authorities look set on extending the regulatory net to include DeFi platforms and services. In this article, we explore how KYC technology can be used to ensure actors in the DeFi space remain compliant within a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

24 Apr 2021