As the metaverse develops and expands, having a digital identity that preserves privacy and provides security will be vital. Veriff has been preparing for our role in helping keep everyone safe while they live their lives online, but what does the metaverse future hold, and what conditions might its users face? We have studied the
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How to beat identity fraud
Our Identity Fraud Report 2021 recently revealed that there was a 19% increase in identity fraud between June 2020 and June 2021. Due to this, it’s clear that identity fraud is a serious cause for concern. But, what does the crime involve, and how can you stop identity fraud? In this post, we examine everything you need
Veriff pledges 1 million free verifications to support Ukraine
We strongly condemn the invasion and the war in Ukraine. As Veriff plays a critical role in digital infrastructure, we have decided to support the people of Ukraine by offering our services for free. We are donating 1 million verifications to organizations who wish to use these to help people affected by the conflict, such as money
Biden and FinCEN aim to combat corruption with AML legislation
At the close of 2021, the Biden administration announced its comprehensive U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption. This strategy emphasized two key enforcement priorities: anti-corruption and anti-money laundering. In an effort to root out corruption, the Biden administration plans to issue regulations that will improve transparency in regard to beneficial ownership and real estate transactions. In
Veriff unveils healthcare-focused identity verification offering
We have released a new suite of identity verification solutions built specifically for the healthcare industry. As the use of telehealth and other digital health services continues to rise across the globe, there is an increased need among healthcare providers and payers to validate the identities of patients to ensure they are who they say they are and to protect
Pre-checking Identity for Employment: A 101 Guide with Veriff
In the past, employers looking to hire new staff would simply put out a job advert, interview some prospective candidates, get a reference for their chosen hire and offer them the job. Life, however, isn’t quite as simple these days. For a variety of reasons, employers now have to go much deeper when assessing the
An Overview of EU AML Regulations
It is estimated that in the EU alone transactions with “dirty” money account for about 1.5% of the GDP — that’s about 133 Billion EUR (i.e. approx. 157 Billion USD). Money laundering and terrorist financing have been recognized as a real threat by regulators of the EU, resulting in a sizeable new package of legislative
How Veriff is Building Trust and Simplifying Telemedicine
Amid a global health crisis, people’s access to their healthcare professionals, medications, and insurance providers is more important than ever. The ability for both patients and providers to feel safe in handling healthcare matters online is extremely important as more of these processes are being moved online to protect the health of the globe. Seamless
Veriff now supports Cyrillic documents
As a company who wants to support businesses expanding globally, and verifying as many potential customers as possible we are always pushing to add new languages and documents. Our verification flow is available in 48 languages & dialects, and we support over 12,5K documents, but until recently we couldn’t fully verify documents that have personal data, like
3 Ways Veriff’s Face Match Protects Users’ Data
Happy Data Privacy Day! A holiday, as you can imagine, is very important at Veriff. We have a front-row seat to the ever-growing online world, which means more and more personal information is living online. With an increasingly digital world comes a host of bad actors looking to infiltrate private data of both individual people