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December 2022

Know Your Gamer: The Need for Identity Verification in the Gaming Industry 2023

It’s reasonable to say that most of us have participated in the playing of at least one video game. Over 3 billion individuals across the world now spend their free time playing video games, whether they do it on a console, a computer, or a smartphone. It should come as no surprise that the market is thought to be worth over $300 billion. Since the advent of Pong, an Atari video game with a table tennis theme, in 1972, the industry has seen significant development.

How Financial Institutions can use PAN verification APIs for Remote Client Onboarding

Banks still struggle to properly integrate clients even though the majority of financial institutions (FIs) have explicit digital-first initiatives to automate & optimise their backend operations. The majority of corporate clients need an easy-to-use onboarding process with little human involvement and foolproof verification, but due to strict compliance requirements and a high demand for customization, this is a challenging challenge.

How Amazon's new Identity Verification System authenticates Seller Identity

As a new alternative to offline seller onboarding, a new digital onboarding method is being tested by amazon for verifying the identity of merchants online, this biometric verification system uses facial recognition in the form of Face Match for automated identity verification to onboard vendors. According to a post issued from the online business giant – Amazon, the test will be made available to potential sellers in the United States as a voluntary option starting today.

Why Passport Verification is key to Secure Housing & other Industries

Passport verification is a process that is used to confirm a person’s identity using their passport as proof of identification. In the housing industry, this process is commonly used to verify the identity of prospective tenants or buyers before they are allowed to rent or purchase a property. This is often done as part of the overall background check process to ensure that the person is who they claim to be and to protect against fraud or other illegal activities.

FinTech & Banking: A Comprehensive Guide to Client Onboarding

The customer experience at the world’s biggest banks and fintech firms is undergoing a significant change. Because of technological advancements, account users may now not only transfer money online but also log in using Identity Verification using face match technology and do a variety of operations using simply their smartphone and its front camera. Technology in this area has made things faster, easier, and safer during the last decade.

KYC API: How KYC as a service works

APIs provide rapid and scalable applications for banking, payments, and other businesses that require identity verification for AML and KYC compliance. In most countries, some firms are obliged by law to comply with AML and KYC. When such firms authenticate their consumers, APIs may provide a faster, simpler, and less expensive way to comply while fulfilling speed, security, and privacy demands.

What Airtel's new Face Match based eKYC Verification means for India

Airtel’s latest initiative prioritizes digital onboarding methods to assist online customer onboarding for its payments bank to create an account simply by doing a face match eKYC check on mobile devices. Airtel Payments Bank is the country’s first Payments Bank to offer this service, and it foreshadows India’s shift toward complete digital banking.

UIDAI says Aadhaar Verification required before accepting as proof of identity

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar cards, has advised states and organizations to verify a person’s Aadhaar number before accepting it as proof of identity in physical or online platforms. The UIDAI has proposed the move to prevent Aadhaar misuse and to verify the authenticity of the individual’s ID verification evidence in any form (Aadhaar Card, PAN card, Driver’s license, Voter ID).

Caller Identification: India's new in-house solution to curb fraud calls

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the government’s telecom authority, would implement a caller identification system similar to other caller ID applications on the app store within the next three weeks. The new system will employ KYC verification to guarantee that callers’ identities are real and aren’t forged with synthetic identities.

6 ways you can protect yourself from fraud this Christmas 2022

Since 2018, identity fraud rates have risen by up to 15% year on year throughout November and December, as criminals try to take advantage of an increase in online transactions, lowering businesses’ capacity to investigate suspected fraud and access credit using stolen personal information. The issue grows more acute around the holiday season, with incidents increasing over the previous four years to attempt to obtain credit using stolen personal information.