The Identity and Beyond Blog

Anti-money laundering (AML) case management is the critical step where analysts at financial institutions review suspicious activity. The detection rules in an AML system flag all the transactions that meet specific criteria. Then, analysts review those transactions to determine whether they might be criminal activity. The analyst must build a case by looking at the…

As the world has become more connected and reliant on technology, criminals have become more sophisticated. Narcotics and arms traffickers as well as terrorists rely on money laundering to disguise the sources of their illegal funds. And they use a range of tools and methods to get around regulations and through loopholes in the financial system. But…

Maybe you just found out that your company is a target for money laundering, and regulators or your partners are pressuring you to get a compliance solution, fast. Or maybe you have an established compliance team, but your tools require a lot of manual overhead and produce too many false positives, and the alternatives you’ve…

A J.D. Power study released in February 2020 found that the number of new account openings at bank branches now comprises just 55% of all new account openings, down 10 percentage points from just a year ago. The same study found that 31% of new account openings are executed through a bank website or mobile…

Identity theft and account takeover are on the rise, with cyberattacks targeting the financial sector increasing 238% from February to April 2020, according to a VMware Carbon Black report. Now more than ever, as businesses deal with the financial stressors of the global health and economic crisis brought on by COVID-19, there has never been…

Synthetic identity fraud is one the fastest-growing — and hardest-to-detect — forms of identity theft in the U.S., according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Synthetic identity fraud is responsible for up to 20% of credit losses and costs lenders billions each year, according to Auriemma Consulting Group. Synthetic identity fraud is when criminals combine…

New account fraud isn’t new, but it’s fast becoming one of the biggest problems in the digital banking era, costing the financial services industry billions each year. In fact, 48% of all fraud value stems from accounts that are less than a day old (according to RSA Security) and Experian’s 2020 Global Identity and Fraud…

A recent study by the UK National Fraud & Cyber Security Centre reported that coronavirus-related fraud increased by 400% in March, but amidst these dark times, a new generation of heroes has emerged. People across the globe are teaming up virtually and finding ways to help each other overcome the difficulties brought on by the…

Identity proofing has been fundamental to businesses for a very long time to ensure that customers are who they say they are. The concept of identity proofing dates back to prehistoric times when beads were used to communicate wealth, familial lineage and personal identity. Facial tattoos such as those adorned by the Maori of New…

Update: The Beam platform is now Jumio Transaction Monitoring *** It’s been two months since San Francisco issued the shelter-in-place order. Like everyone else, we at Beam are looking forward to the day when we can all go safely back to our normal routines. But during this time, we have been busier than ever getting…

More children are going online, more frequently, via more devices and services, at ever-younger ages. The internet offers huge opportunities for children, but it also poses major risks to minors’ safety, well-being and rights. There is growing evidence of harm to children online, but addressing the risks is complex because the risks are often highly…

We are using technology, specifically our mobile devices, more and more to communicate with friends and colleagues because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telcos are part of the critical infrastructure that enables this change. However, even if our online activity has grown as well as our use of telecommunications, there are some areas where telcos are…