Our Blog / Latest News

12
Sep

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 12th September 2018

W2 shortlisted at 2018 Payments Awards

W2 is delighted to announce that we've been shortlisted in the 'Payments Infrastructure Award' category of the Payments Awards 2018. We're honoured to be standing alongside the likes of ClearBank, FIS & SafeCharge. Now in their 6th successful year, the Payments Awards recognise card and payments excellence and innovation. Winning entries come from those companies, individuals and organisations who have launched...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 31st August 2018

W2 and Machine Learning

Identity document verification often forms an integral part of business critical processes like customer enrolment and new client registration. Other situations where certified identity is include KYC (Know Your Customer) checks within the regulatory & compliance guidelines set out in the Betting & Gaming sector. These ‘text rich’ documents are one of the richest sources of data for any business....

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 9th August 2018

Finalists in Emerging Payments Awards

We're delighted to announce that W2 has made it through to the final of the Emerging Payments Association's (EPA) Annual Awards for the third year running. The EPA Awards is widely considered to be “the Oscars” of the emerging FinTech sector. We’re absolutely thrilled that our eKYC Customer Due Diligence Platform was recognised as one of the 'Best Back Office...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 8th August 2018

Remediation – Alert Override feature added

We continually listen customer's clients and acting on their feedback. This ensures that we are able to build better products and deliver better services. One of the most requested features is more help with the challenge of identifying and clearing obvious false positives within a Sanctions/PEP screening process. A ‘persistent need’ to research and resolve more ambiguous alerts as well...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 11th July 2018

Data Subject Access Requests (part 1)

So, you’ve received and then – maybe, more formally - recognised a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR). DSAR Forms & Identity Checking As the Data Protection Officer (DPO) of your organisation, you should verify the identity of the requester to ensure they are dealing with the correct person and therefore lessen the risk of a potential security breach. If it’s...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 24th April 2018

W2 and Sky Betting & Gaming (SkyBet) join forces

W2 Global Data were one of a very small number of companies picked by Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G), We will participate in their prestigious 11-week CoLab programme which kicked off on 8th January 2018. Run in collaboration with corporate innovation specialist L Marks, over 70 companies pitched for one of the five slots in this prestigious programme. This includes...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 23rd April 2018

W2 Global Data sponsor, exhibit & speak at Betting on Football 2018

We recently sponsored, exhibited and spoke at the largest international betting and trade conference “Betting on Football 2018”. The annual event is held at Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea Football Club. It attracts some of the biggest influencers in the gaming industry. It was a great opportunity for us to showcase our award-winning customer identity verification tools to highly niche...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 14th March 2018

We’re exhibiting at Betting on Football 2018

We are returning to the “Betting on Football” gaming conference. We're scaling up our presence at this year’s event. We’ll be at Stand 32 showcasing our latest innovations in secure identity verification solutions. Cloud based identity screening tools enable gaming operators to check their customers are who they say they are and avoid suspicious and fraudulent account applications. Talk to...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 11th March 2018

W2 add France & Spain to eKYC portfolio

W2 Global Data Solutions have added France & Spain to the growing list of countries already supported by our Global eKYC Portfolio. We provide coverage as far as South Africa, Canada, Norway and the USA. Through our global strategic partnerships and alliances, we can access many more countries around the world – as far away as Australia. We are extending...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 3rd March 2018

Pitch at the Palace

In mid-January, we were delighted to receive a ‘special invitation’ to attend the Pitch@Palace Tour in Cheltenham. We presented our thoughts on ‘Data, Intelligence, and The Future of Security’. In particular, we discussed how this topic relates to Cloud based services such as those delivered by W2. The assembled audience included entrepreneurs, innovation specialists and HRH The Duke of York....