Know your customer (KYC) stories

Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' will upend banking, FICO warns, reshaping pricing, risk and customer ties as USD $3tn value beckons.

Incode claims first iBeta Level 3 PAD pass for passive selfie liveness on iOS and Android, reporting 0% error rates in testing.

APAC banks face data gaps, false alerts and opaque ownership as they race to modernise sanctions screening amid fragmented rules.

Enterprises must replace ad-hoc data cleansing with real-time, AI-ready data integrity architecture to secure compliance and competitive edge.

SaaS vendors are baking real-time data quality checks into core products to cut waste, curb fraud, and turn cleaner data into trust.

3DiVi unveils four-layer defence model to harden face authentication against deepfakes and spoofing as remote ID checks surge globally.

Gr4vy integrates Sardine fraud and AML tools into its payments orchestration platform, offering merchants unified risk and routing in one layer.

Veriff taps Data Zoo's global data network to bolster multi-layered ID checks and help digital firms fight fast-evolving AI identity fraud.

Deepfakes, new biometrics rules and AI agents are rewriting digital identity, forcing ANZ firms to treat KYC as core infrastructure.

Okta warns North Korean operatives are landing remote tech jobs with stolen and synthetic identities to fund the regime and enable cyber attacks.

Banks are shifting from product sellers to trusted digital infrastructure, fusing AI, mobile, embedded finance, identity and digital currencies.

UiPath buys AI compliance specialist WorkFusion to automate banks' financial crime checks as monitoring workloads and governance demands surge.

Dark web 'fraud superstores' expand slick services but LexisNexis research finds AI liveness and deepfake checks still foil many scams.

Ripjar names Matt Mills Chief Executive to spearhead global expansion as regulatory pressure fuels demand for smarter crime screening tech.

Melissa's global phone verification delivers real-time accuracy, fraud protection and compliance, turning unreliable phone data into growth.

SEON launches global partner programme to embed its AI-powered fraud and AML tools deeper into platforms as online scams surge worldwide.

Lydian app lets Clover merchants accept crypto from 300+ digital assets at checkout while still being settled in local fiat currency.

SEON wins Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for AI-driven fraud and AML platform innovation.

LemFi wins AUSTRAC approval to launch remittances in Australia, targeting a USD $38.2 billion outbound market serving migrant communities.

Sumsub launches AI Agent Verification to link automated activity to verified humans, tackling rising AI-driven fraud without blocking bots.