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The Importance of Age Verification: Protecting Online Spaces

Leave a Comment / W2 News / By James Roberts

In an increasingly digitised world, age verification has become a critical aspect of online interactions. With the vast array of products and services available on the internet, it is crucial to ensure that age restrictions are respected and that minors are protected from accessing inappropriate or harmful content. Verification and protection play a pivotal role …

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Know Your Business (KYB) Checks: Understanding the Meaning and Importance

Leave a Comment / W2 News / By James Roberts

In today’s fast-paced and interconnected business environment, it’s essential for organizations to have a comprehensive understanding of their clients and partners. This understanding goes beyond just knowing their names and addresses. It involves delving deeper into the legitimacy and background of these businesses. This is where Know Your Business (KYB) comes into play. In this …

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W2 Bolsters Global KYB Offering Through Strategic Partnership With kompany

2 Comments / Uncategorised / By James Roberts

Cardiff based technology provider W2 has today announced a strategic partnership with kompany that will allow their client base to access the RegTech’s latest KYB (Know Your Business) offering, including global UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) data, via their award-winning compliance platform. W2’s partnership with kompany will ensure that W2’s range of clients across regulated industries …

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An Idiots Guide To AML, KYC & ID Verification

Leave a Comment / Uncategorised / By Elliot Shaw

I hope this title doesn’t offend anyone because I include myself as one of these idiots. Whenever I need to find information on a subject, my go-to google request is always ‘An idiots guide to…..’ As a salesperson wanting to speak to absolutely anyone that will give me 10 minutes of their time, I come …

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6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD): Biggest Changes

Leave a Comment / Industry News / By Ben Preston-Marriott

The 6th Anti-Money Laundering directive (6AMLD) came into effect on the 3rd December 2020 and must be implemented by regulated businesses by 3rd June 2021. After the 5th AMLD introduced so many fundamental changes to the regulatory landscape, most notably introducing a focus on ultimate beneficial owners and strengthening the need for a Know Your Business offering, will the 6th be so …

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Why Is Fraud Prevention Important?

Leave a Comment / Uncategorised / By Ben Preston-Marriott

Fraud continues to pose a major threat to both the UK and International economies and individual businesses. As criminals become more imaginative in their attempts to steal customers’ money, now more than ever businesses must have the correct measure in place to prevent large scale fraudulent activity. In the 2020 Global Economic Crime Survey, a monumental …

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Safer Gambling: Are KPI’s The Key To Accountability, Trust, And Sustainability?

Leave a Comment / Uncategorised / By Peter Murray

The whole issue of ‘safer’ gambling and harm minimisation is much discussed. It will clearly play a critical role as the industry looks to gain trust and ensure sustainability in the face of media, political and public pressure. That focus has accelerated the drive to better understand both the issues and the potential solutions and …

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Digital Currency: Is Regulation The Key To Success?

Leave a Comment / Insights & Analysis / By Jess Whitehouse

For many in the early days of digital currency, regulation was the enemy. Something the establishment needed to block or stifle the chances to compete with the establishment. But as the sector matures and regulation catches up, does increased regulatory oversight really have to be the blocker many viewed it as? For me, the answer …

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Lanistar Chooses W2 To Power Its New Banking Alternative

Leave a Comment / Uncategorised, W2 News / By Richard Evans

W2, the leading provider of real-time digital solutions for global regulatory compliance, announced today that it has joined forces with Lanistar, to help power its new hassle-free banking alternative. The company will use polymorphic technology to provide a customer-focused alternative to traditional banking services when it launches in Winter 2020. Lanistar is accessing the entire …

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10 Reasons to use Email Risk Assessment

Leave a Comment / Insights & Analysis / By Gary Pine

Using an Email Risk Assessment platform, you can build an accurate picture of the reputation and identity of individual by using data associated with an email address.