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11
Dec

By Gary Pine, On 11th December 2019

Tapmydata partners with W2 to provide identity verification

Tapmydata have signed with W2 to provide KYC (Know Your Customer) services for the purposes of identity verification. One of the big challenges for organisations handling data rights is ensuring they are releasing information to the right individual and whilst we takes steps to verify data points (such as email, mobile, postal address etc) this is no guarantee of a verified identity...

06
Dec

By Alex Loane, On 6th December 2019

W2 is now ISO 27001:2013 certified

W2 is proud to announce that - after a lot of hard work from all areas of the business - we are officially certified to the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security standard. Over recent years, our clients have become accustomed to regular briefings on our ongoing GDPR, Information Security and Cyber-Security program so the granting of the ISO 27001:2013 certification will...

04
Dec

By Gary Pine, On 4th December 2019

W2 joins the Fintech Power 50

Fintech Power 50 Launches Second Edition of Industry Guide Tide, Form3 and Galileo are among those celebrated as the most innovative and transformative Fintech companies and individuals of 2020 4th December 2019, London: Industry guide, the Fintech Power 50 has launched the 2020 edition of its exclusive annual programme, shining a spotlight on those who are transforming financial services for...

26
Nov

By Gary Pine, On 26th November 2019

W2 makes the RegTech 100 list for 2020

Once again, W2 makes the RegTech100 list; a select bunch of tech companies transforming compliance, risk management and cybersecurity. The world’s most innovative technology solution providers that address the challenges and opportunities of dealing with regulatory issues within financial services, were announced today by RegTech Analyst, a specialist research firm. Over $14bn has been invested in RegTech companies since 2016,...

20
Nov

By Alex Loane, On 20th November 2019

Preparing for the Stage 2 ISO 27001 audit

With the ‘dress rehearsal’ stage 1 ISO 27001:2013 audit behind you, stage 2 is upon you all too quickly. Following the stage 1 audit, you may still have further work to do. If the auditor found any major or minor non-conformances, observations or opportunities for improvement – you must have put a corrective action plan in place as a minimum....

12
Nov

By Gary Pine, On 12th November 2019

W2 holds its Autumn Client Day

Although the idea of an all-day workshop might seem time-consuming and demanding to some, we find the benefits of employing such a collaborative environment between a few our key clients and our product & sales teams invaluable. Not only can they contribute to more effective collaboration, but these sessions also have a deciding impact on the overall success of our...

15
Oct

By Gary Pine, On 15th October 2019

New W2 Status Page goes live

With testing complete, we’ve now launched the W2 Status Page; a new means of keeping our clients informed of service disruptions, planned or possible outages as well as providing retrospectives (also called Root Cause Analyses). Such publicly facing status page help us further build customer trust and showcase the reliability of our platform with historical up-time and performance timeline of...

02
Oct

By Kevin Fox, On 2nd October 2019

Global Identity Verification made easy

Know Your Customer (KYC) poses industry-wide challenges and it will continue to do so unless we – as a #RegTech supplier - take proactive steps to cultivate positive change. As regulatory pressure on banks and corporates alike intensifies, the volume of KYC information required also increases. And as to compound the problem, many of these corporates struggle to access a...

30
Aug

By Gary Pine, On 30th August 2019

What does your Status say about you?

Shift left is a principle that focuses on sharing your service and support desk’s knowledge within your organization and in time, with its clients, customers and end-users. The basic idea behind shift left is simple. Once a service desk has a knowledge sharing practice in place, they can easily shift their knowledge even further left towards the customer. In other...

21
Aug

By Tom Kahan, On 21st August 2019

W2 becomes a Chwarae Teg FairPlay Employer

As a part of their Agile Nation 2 Business Programme, W2 were awarded the Chwarae Teg Leading Fair Play Employer Award in early 2019; the highest possible award. Working with Chwarae Teg, W2 were looking to further improve the working environment for all our people. Chwarae Teg is a UK based charity working in Wales to support the economic development...