Louisa Farrar, Author at Ekata
Ekata is part of the Mastercard family. Ekata's solutions provide the most predictive and frictionless identity verification.

Ekata is part of the Mastercard family. Ekata's solutions provide the most predictive and frictionless identity verification.

Author: Louisa Farrar
Content Strategist

Louisa has worked in marketing communications in Australia and across the United States; writing for boutique PR agencies and non-profits in Sydney, start-ups, law firms and tech giants in Seattle and global publishing houses in New York City. Translating complex ideas into digestible, informative content – especially in the ever-evolving cybersecurity space – is never, never boring.  

Risk Assessment AML

AML Risk Assessment

From risk to compliance: the five steps to performing an AML risk assessment

In our ever-evolving digital world, technology has changed the way that we make payments, as well as our ability to send money at any time, anywhere in the world.  It has also made it easier for fraudsters to conceal the origins of illegally obtained funds, making them appear to come from a legitimate source.  Indeed, […]

9.6.2023
What is synthetic identity

Synthetic Identity Fraud

The ultimate guide to detecting and preventing synthetic identity theft

What is synthetic identity theft? Synthetic identity theft is an insidious type of financial fraud that involves stealing a real person’s information, such as their government identity card or their date of birth and combining it with falsified personal information to create a new “synthetic” identity. The most common victims are children, the homeless and […]

8.3.2023
What is Address Verification, Do I need an AVS

Address Verification Service

Build vs. Buy: Which is the better option for an address verification solution?

Even with so much of our lives now taking place online, one’s physical address is still a vital identification attribute when it comes to verifying a customer’s identity. The act of verifying an address is necessary on multiple occasions; opening a bank account (or any other government account), complying with  s and preventing fraudulent transactions and […]

7.24.2023