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Refinitiv Completes Purchase Of GIACT For Fraud Prevention Expansion

PYMNTS

9) that it’s successfully completed its acquisition of GIACT and has expanded its suite of products for fraud prevention and identity verification. GIACT’s real-time payment analytics are a great addition to our existing strength in anti-money laundering and digital identity verification,” he said, according to the release. “We

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding failure-to-prevent fraud measures

The Payments Association

The issue of fraud is growing in the UK, with the average monetary loss per corporate fraud case being 21,433 in Q2 2023 , the highest among all fraud types. As part of the Act, Companies House reforms are introducing stricter identity verification and company registration processes to reduce corporate fraud.

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Know Your Customer (KYC): What It Is and How to Comply

Stax

Of course, financial criminal activity doesn’t have to just lead to monetary loss—it could also lead to a data breach of customer information. Introduce the customer identification program (CIP) Basically, the CIP requires that companies get four pieces of identifying information about their client for identity verification.

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What are Returned Check Fees: Definitions, Costs, and Prevention Strategies

EBizCharge

The repercussions of such incidents extend beyond monetary losses to one’s economic reputation and legal ramifications. Customer verification: Verification services can alert businesses that the check initiator’s account has sufficient funds before accepting a bad check, thus avoiding situations of insufficient funds.

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