Author: Alex McGinness

Alex is passionate about making the world a better place. She believes she can change the world, and one way she can do that is by helping businesses grow online through digital marketing. She excels at branding, graphic design, web design, social media management, and content writing. Alex finds the most success when she is working with companies that produce services or products that make the world a better place. She enjoys working with a collaborative team that is organized, goal-oriented and harmoniums. At IDMERIT, she manages their digital presence online as their in-house marketing coordinator. Her goal is to showcase the IDMERIT brand as a leader in global identity verification services.
Verifying Identities to Stop Synthetic Identity Theft

Verifying Identities to Stop Synthetic Identity Theft

As technology advances, so do fraud techniques. Online platforms are changing the ways criminals perform their nefarious activities. These customer-not-present environmen...

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Fraud Prevention Services Help Meet PSD2 Requirements

Fraud Prevention Services Help Meet PSD2 Requirements

In 2015, the European Union (EU) passed Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2), revising existing regulations aimed at regulating payment services and payment service provide...

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Ways to Simplify Customer Onboarding for Banks

Ways to Simplify Customer Onboarding for Banks

Customer onboarding is the process a user goes through to start a relationship with your company, such as creating an account. It helps determine the relationship your cu...

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The Pros and Cons of Credit Header Data for Identity Verification Checks

The Pros and Cons of Credit Header Data for Identity Verification Checks

The header information is top-level data from a credit file. It provides basic information about the person to verify identity. The types of data found in credit reports ...

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A Biometric ID Check Shows its Strength for Identity Verification

A Biometric ID Check Shows its Strength for Identity Verification

Biometric ID checks were developed to verify individuals based on who they are. They make use of statistical, mathematical, imaging and computing techniques to determine ...

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How Financial Institutions Should Handle a Politically Exposed Person

How Financial Institutions Should Handle a Politically Exposed Person

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) defines a politically exposed person (PEP) as someone who has been be abused. There have been many examples of PEPs being associate...

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Technology and Current AML Trends

Technology and Current AML Trends

Technology is going to play a significant role in simplifying the anti-money laundering (AML) process. Money laundering around the world makes up about 5% of the global G...

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Biometrics are Necessary for Robust Identification Services

Biometrics are Necessary for Robust Identification Services

There has been a steady growth of biometrics for personal identification. Authorities consider it more important than ever. They aim to bring more security to consumers a...

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Liveness Detection is Essential for Biometric Technology

Liveness Detection is Essential for Biometric Technology

In recent years face recognition has become a widely used biometric approach. Apple has popularized its use with FaceID in the iPhone X, taking it from a far-fetched tech...

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