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Neustar's authentication and identity services receive approval from Kantara

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 22 Feb 2021

Neustar’s Caller Authentication, Identity Verification, and Digital Identity Risk service has been approved by Kantara Initiative as a Component-Partial Service. 

Kantara, Neustar, Caller Authentication, identity verification, Digital Identity Risk, product upgrade, identity proofing, PII, data, government

Government sets out new plans to help build trust in use of digital identities

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 12 Feb 2021

government, digital identity, data, privacy

US passes new AML whistleblower law

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 04 Jan 2021

In the US, The AML Act has been added as a major section of the National Defense Authorization Act and has become law pursuant to Congress’ override of President Trump’s veto.

US, law, AML, Dodd-Frank Act, whistleblower, government, banks, credit unions, IRS

Germany to allow blockchain technology in transacting securities

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 23 Dec 2020

Germany’s cabinet has approved legislation that authorises the use of blockchain technology in transacting securities.

Germany, blockchain, security, crypto securities, electronic securities, government

New guidance on invoice usage in Vietnam

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 14 Dec 2020

Vietnam’s government has issued Decree 123/2020/ND-CP on invoices and documents to consolidate regulations on invoice usage and settle the difference among these regulations, according to lexology.com.

Vietnam, government, guidance, invoice, e-invoice, regulation, decree, ecommerce, trading, insurance

UK government to promote British fintechs with foreign outreach

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Dec 2020

The UK government has planned to take a proactive role in promoting the interests of British fintechs on the international stage, according to fintechmagazine.com.

UK, fintech, government, foreign outreach, Leading Edge, banks, regtech, RPA, AI, Singapore

UK government provides financial help to businesses after Brexit

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 08 Dec 2020

The UK government has announced that it will offer extra financial help to businesses to help them cover their costs after Brexit.

UK, government, trade finance, SCF, Brexit, trade, loans, EU, UKEF, guarantee, lenders, banks

India e-invoices mandatory for businesses over INR 100 crones in sales

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 11 Nov 2020

The Indian government has made the electronic invoice (e-invoice) mandatory from 1 January 2021 for businesses with more than INR 100 crore in sales, down from INR 500 crores.

India, e-invoice, GST, SCF, tax, invoice finance, electronic invoicing, government, e-invoicing standard

Taobao Taiwan shuts its ecommerce site

News | Ecommerce | 16 Oct 2020

Taobao Taiwan has shut its ecommerce site after the government ordered the company to re-register as China-backed or leave the island.

Taobao, Taiwan, ecommerce, government, shut down, merchants, Alibaba

Australia establishes Commonwealth e-invoicing deadline

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 02 Oct 2020

The Australian government has announced a AUD 3.6 million push to make electronic invoicing mandatory for all Australia's Commonwealth agencies by July 1, 2022. 

Australia, Commonwealth, e-invoicing, government, electronic invoicing, Digital Business Plan, Singapore, New Zealand, PEPPOL, e-invoicing standard, invoice exchange, accounting systems, approved access points, Singapore Government, PEPPOL Access Points

ClearBank, Tide partner to grant GBP 25 mln to SMEs

News | Payments General | 23 Sep 2020

Cloud-native clearing bank ClearBank and UK-based business banking platform Tide have been awarded GBP 25 million to help UK-based SMEs grow after the coronavirus pandemic.

ClearBank, TIde, SMEs, UK, United Kingdom, grant, award, clearing bank, business banking platform, coronavirus, pandemic, financial support, Brexit, government, digital services, Open Banking, funding, debt, equity, digital payments, Business Development

Govt bootcamp to prep 30 startups to give SMEs a digital leg up

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 22 Sep 2020

The government has announced that it will hold a three-week bootcamp for 30 selected startups that can provide services like supply chain and finance management for small and medium enterprises (SME).

Supply chain and finance, SMEs, government

Digital transformation: what you are is more interesting than who you are

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 07 Sep 2020

Adam Cooper, ID Crowd, explains why ‘digital identity needs to be the key that unlocks access to trusted data’

Adam Cooper, ID Crowd, digital identity, trusted data, pandemic, transactions , bank account, eKYC, Know Your Customer, KYC, government, fraud

Dubai SME introduces smart dashboards to promote procurement programme

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 01 Sep 2020

Dubai SME has introduced two smart dashboards to enable local startups to benefit from the Government Procurement Programme.

Dubai SME, smart dashboard, procurement, Government Procurement Programme, startup, SME, local economy, supplier, government, GPP, UAE, equity, Emirati, companies, Dubai Government tenders

RBI report recommends incentives to popularise QR code transactions in India

News | Mobile Payments | 23 Jul 2020

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a report that shows why the government should provide incentives to popularise usage of QR code transactions.

the Reserve Bank of India, RBI, report, government, incentives, QR code, India, digital payments, Bharat QR, UPI QR, Proprietary QR, interoperable QR, KYC, merchant, electronic payment, Interchange, RuPay Debit card

UK government rolls out fintech review

News | Payments General | 22 Jul 2020

The UK government has launched the independent ‘FinTech Strategic Review’ to establish a roadmap for future success, according to fintechmagazine.com.

UK, United Kingdom, government, fintech, fintech review, HM Treasury, Budget 2020, Venture Capital, market growth, fintech sector

Filipinos to invest in Gov't Retail Treasury Bonds using PayMaya

News | Payments General | 15 Jul 2020

PayMaya has teamed up with Bonds.Ph, an online investment platform powered by the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), to extend its financial inclusion mission into the retail investing space.

consumers, merchants, government, Philippines, PayMaya, ecommerce, food, retail, bonds, investments, mobile apps

Passbase unveils biometric authentication solution

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 25 Jun 2020

Passbase has revealed a new biometric authentication solution aimed to help organisations that are trying to update their digital security practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Passbase, launch, codeless solution, biometrics, onboarding, security, COVID-19, pandemic, coronavirus, facial recognition, 3-D liveness detection, government, iD, data, identity verification

Jumio, AAMVA reveal biometric deduplication service to detect synthetic identity fraud

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 24 Jun 2020

Jumio has launched a new service for checking the data on submitted driver’s license to detect synthetic identity fraud.

Jumio, launch, biometrics, deduplication service, US, DMV group, fraud prevention, AAMVA, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, facial biometric, verification, government, ID document, security, synthetic identity fraud

Onfido offers Scrive its biometric identity verification

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 Jun 2020

Scrive has decided to take advantage of Onfido’s selfie-based identity verification capabilities, Find Biometrics reports. 

Onfido, biometrics, identity verification, Scrive, e-signature, eID, Europe, document recognition, government