Anti-money laundering regulations (AML) are laws and procedures that aim to uncover efforts to disguise illicit funds as legitimate income. As a result, AML regulations make it much harder for criminals to hide profits they’ve generated from criminal activities. In this blog, we’ll take a detailed look at AML regulations. We’ll cover the regulations that
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Council of Europe calls on member countries to crack down on digital asset money laundering
The Council of Europe has warned its 46 members that they need to crack down on digital asset money laundering. Formed in the wake of World War II, the Council of Europe is an organization that’s committed to upholding human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe. The organization has specialized committees that
Veriff Hosts Hackathon To Enable Company-Wide Teams To Innovate
We love to encourage Veriffians to share fresh ideas that build the future of online safety and trust. That’s why we recently organized our second hackathon to bring our teams across all our offices and locations together, give them resources, and see them innovate. The hackathon was a massive success, and we want to tell
Will money laundering become easier in the metaverse?
Ever since Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Facebook’s rebrand to Meta in October 2021, much of the talk in digital circles has centered on how web3.0 and the metaverse could shape the future of the internet. What is web3.0 and what will it change? Web3.0 is championed by some because it empowers the reclamation of customer content
Veriff Releases Enhanced Biometric Authentication Solution
Veriff’s 2021 Fraud Report found a 61% increase in fraudulent activity compared to the year prior, spurred by a boom in online activity paired with increasingly sophisticated fraudsters. Veriff’s Biometric Authentication solution enables businesses to proactively combat this rise in fraud. The solution provides an additional layer of security for user accounts through the use of biometrics.
Veriff obtains ISO 27001 certification
The scope of Veriff’s information security management system (ISMS) comprises the operations supporting the Veriff IDV offering. The scope includes the Legal & Compliance, InfoSec, Engineering, Product, Human Resources, Facilities, and Verification Operations teams. The certification also extends to the additional controls defined within the ISO/IEC 27017:2015 (security for cloud services) and ISO/IEC 27018:2019 (protection
What is AML transaction monitoring?
In the past few years, transaction monitoring has become a vital part of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. This is because the ability to spot a suspicious transaction could prevent thousands or millions of dollars from being laundered by criminals through your business. It can also prevent your organization from being caught up in a money laundering scandal.
Identity fraud management
Between June 2020 and June 2021, instances of identity fraud increased by 19%. Due to this, it’s clear that identity fraud is a serious cause for concern and that businesses must have proper fraud and identity management processes in place to counter this growing threat. In this post, we’ll take a more detailed look at identity
The history of ID
The history of identification dates back thousands of years. In fact, the first mention of a government collecting the personal information of its citizens dates to 3800 BC, during the Babylonian Empire. Since then, the way we have proven our identity has changed massively. Initially just pieces of paper, today’s identification documents contain a number
How the Product Academy boosts Veriff and develops teams
To discover more about the project, including why it started, what it involves, and what the outcomes have been, we sat down with Kalev Rundu, Senior Product Manager, plus course participants Geir Oss, Kristjan Kond, and Lilit Stepanyan. Read on to find out more. Hi Kalev! Tell us a little bit about the Product Academy