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Feb
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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....
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05
Feb
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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...
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04
Feb
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...
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31
Jan
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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...
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27
Jan
Jan
By Gary Pine, On 27th January 2020
Offering a Choice of API structures
Today a great developer experience, the ease in which a developer can integrate a service through, is a must. Choice and flexibility is paramount to providing a simple technical experience and a RESTful API is a central tenet to that. As part of our strategy for providing the best customer experience W2 have a full suite of integration options including...
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06
Jan
Jan
By Gary Pine, On 6th January 2020
Fighting Ghost Fraud
Ghost fraud happens when criminals use the identities of deceased people to perpetrate fraudulent activities. According to the Disclosure of Death Registration Information (DDRI), over half a million people pass away in the UK every year. Knowing who within your prospect or customer database has died is of the utmost importance: Receiving communications intended for a deceased loved one can...
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04
Jan
Jan
By Gary Pine, On 4th January 2020
Just One Contract
The main advantage of a single contract for all your Compliance needs is that, by dealing with one organisation, co-ordination will be better, administration will be reduced or simplified, there will be fewer people involved, and financial recording of charges and income will be simpler. Sadly, there are still a great many legacy systems out there that weren’t built using...
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02
Jan
Jan
By Gary Pine, On 2nd January 2020
Just One Invoice
As a Gaming or Payments Operator, are you being sent an unnecessary number of invoices by your Compliance suppliers? If you’re not taking advantage of consolidated invoicing, you could be. In order to reduce the time burden on staff, look for suppliers with an invoicing platform that offers consolidated invoicing logic. The invoicing platform should pull all the relevant details...
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23
Dec
Dec
By Gary Pine, On 23rd December 2019
Say NO to Risky Email Addresses
As consumers we’re often told, if you think an email might be fraudulent, delete it … don’t open it … don’t reply to it and most certainly, don’t click on any attachments. Emails sent at odd times, emails sent with a sense of urgency to respond and the use of unusual grammar or phrases can all be signs of a...
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Dec
Dec
By Gary Pine, On 20th December 2019
Protecting Clients PII
The diversification of payment channels is transforming the way we use money. Technology has a big part to play in identifying patterns of criminal activity across millions, even billions of transactions in ways that manual processes simply cannot match. The U.K.’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has recently issued guidance to help organisations explain their use of and...
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