Category: Identity Verification

PEP, Terrorist, and Adverse Media Watchlists

PEP, Terrorist, and Adverse Media Watchlists

Watchlists are databases kept on government or international levels containing records of fraudsters, money launderers, PEPs, and terrorists. These individuals may exist ...

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Passport Security Features & Document Validation: Using Invisible Ink & Intaglio Print For Verifying Identities

Passport Security Features & Document Validation: Using Invisible Ink & Intaglio Print For Verifying Identities

ID document validation (and detecting fraudulent identity documents) is a major part of a robust Know Your Customer (KYC) process. Authenticating and verifying government...

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Identity & Address Verification Using Utility Data: 2021 and Beyond

Identity & Address Verification Using Utility Data: 2021 and Beyond

Identity document validation (and detecting fraudulent identity documents) is a major part of a robust Know Your Customer (KYC) process. Authenticating and verifying gove...

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Identity Verification and the Future of the Luxury Goods Industry

Identity Verification and the Future of the Luxury Goods Industry

“The Luxury Goods market in the U.S. is estimated at $51.2 billion in the year 2021. China, the world’s second-largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected m...

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EU AML Crypto Rule Update: European Union Moves Toward Full Transaction  Traceability

EU AML Crypto Rule Update: European Union Moves Toward Full Transaction Traceability

The use of Convertible Virtual Currencies (CVCs) or “crypto” for illicit use has risen sharply this year. Fines and restraining orders are being levied against fintec...

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Facial Biometrics Screening For Identity Verification: Dispelling Myths & Deterring Facial Spoof Attacks

Facial Biometrics Screening For Identity Verification: Dispelling Myths & Deterring Facial Spoof Attacks

Introduction Biometrics is a process by which a person’s identity can be verified using their unique biological characteristics. These characteristics could be fingerpr...

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Global AML Regulations: A 2021 Review of New AMl/CFT Laws & Identity Verification Regulations in the Russian Federation

Global AML Regulations: A 2021 Review of New AMl/CFT Laws & Identity Verification Regulations in the Russian Federation

This is the second installment in a five-part blog series featuring high-risk countries and their regulatory efforts to combat Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing crime....

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Digital COVID Travel Passes: Biometrics & Facial Recognition Ensure Airline Passenger Health Worldwide

Digital COVID Travel Passes: Biometrics & Facial Recognition Ensure Airline Passenger Health Worldwide

“Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74%,” according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organizat...

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Press Release: IDMERIT CEO Tony Raval Featured Guest on UBS Profiles in Business Podcast

Press Release: IDMERIT CEO Tony Raval Featured Guest on UBS Profiles in Business Podcast

San Diego, California, May 4, 2021 – Tony Raval, CEO of IDMERIT, was a featured guest on the UBS’ Profiles in Business with Jared Papin podcast. Profiles in Busin...

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