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19
Mar

By Gary Pine, On 19th March 2020

A message from our CEO

The last few weeks have been the most challenging any of us are likely to have faced in our working lives. I wanted to personally update you on the steps we have taken at W2 and reassure you of our commitment to you over the coming weeks and months, but also send my best wishes to you and your family....

18
Mar

By Gary Pine, On 18th March 2020

W2 are OPEN for business

After careful consideration, W2 Global Data made the company-wide decision to move to home working; effective 17th March 2020. We are confident that we'll be able to continue to provide you with the excellent service that you've all become used to over the years with our remote working set-up. And, we'll be doing our bit to help limit transmission of...

13
Mar

By Gary Pine, On 13th March 2020

W2 awarded Digital Business of the Year by the Federation of Small Businesses

The W2 team are delighted to announce that we WON the prestigious Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Digital Business of the Year Award in Cardiff earlier today. For the business that has delivered an outstanding online customer journey, showed responsiveness to customers’ needs, with the business results and growth to match ... a number of the Product and InfoSec team...

12
Mar

By Gary Pine, On 12th March 2020

W2 response to COVID-19 for our clients

At W2 we are always grateful that our customers trust their business critical processes to us. We take this responsibility very seriously from both a technical and personnel perspective, always aiming to deal with whatever challenges come our way in the most pragmatic and resilient way possible. Although we normally focus on technical and supply chain risk, the continued outbreak...

26
Feb

By Gary Pine, On 26th February 2020

W2 fights compliance false positives with improved matching logic

In any compliance program in any financial institution or corporation, everything must be pivoted on having strong controls. At risk of hefty fines, businesses need to understand what their sanction risks are, where there are risks and how are they managing those risks. However, keeping up with ever-changing Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) and Sanctions lists presents a challenge for organizations....

13
Feb

By Gary Pine, On 13th February 2020

PeP Picks W2 to Streamline its Digital Onboarding Journey

W2's Facial Comparison solution helps leading Payment Service Provider vet new digital clients. NEWPORT, Wales, Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- W2, the leading provider of real-time digital solutions for global regulatory compliance, has partnered with PeP to help the Turkish payment services provider vet the identity of its new digital customers in the UK and to further automate its onboarding processes. PeP have...

11
Feb

By Gary Pine, On 11th February 2020

W2 shortlisted for Digital/e-commerce Business of the Year Award

W2 have been shortlisted as a finalist for the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards in Wales. Once again, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) saw an increase in both the number of entries received and the quality of entries. To have progressed through as a finalist in the ‘Digital/e-commerce Business of the Year’ is therefore a tremendous achievement to celebrate....

05
Feb

By Gary Pine, On 5th February 2020

W2 introduces a Mortality checking service

With a few mouse clicks, exploiting death for the purposes of identity fraud is easy and very profitable work. Newspaper obituaries used to be the perfect place for an identity thief to obtain a potential victim’s full name, maiden name, date of birth, place of birth, place of residence at death, mother’s maiden name, and even where the victim went...

04
Feb

By Gary Pine, On 4th February 2020

W2 Secures Cyber Essentials certification

W2, the leading provider of real-time digital solutions for global regulatory compliance, has secured a UK Cyber Essentials certification; the UK Government-backed scheme designed to protect organisations and their data against a wide range of cyberattacks. Alex Loane, W2’s Information Security Manager, said: "This certification marks another important milestone for W2’s information security program which already includes the ISO 27001...

31
Jan

By Gary Pine, On 31st January 2020

SEPA Cyber Partners with W2

NEWPORT, Wales, Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- W2, the leading provider of real-time digital solutions for global regulatory compliance, has partnered with SEPA Cyber to help the innovative Global Fintech extend its PEPs and Sanctions coverage. When looking for a Global PEPs and Sanctions partner, SEPA Cyber had three key requirements; they needed search coverage in the US, Europe and farther afield, the ID...