Category: Financial Services

Identity Verification Online

Ekata

Digital Account Opening is Where the Competition Starts

Original authors are Trenton Spratling, Global Account Director at Ekata, and Wendy Hokanson, Global Head of the Financial Services Market Segment at Ekata Looking back in the last year, there were definitely a lot of changes that were attributed to the pandemic.  Yes, the pandemic may have accelerated certain industries and certain behaviors but that […]

6.17.2021
Online banking and fraud prevention

Ekata

When Identity Verification Becomes a Double-Edged Sword

Original author is Kurt Weiss, Director of Enterprise Sales at Ekata   The financial system’s reliance on antiquated identity verification is a double-edged sword, cutting into both new revenue streams from the underbanked while exposing financial institutions to increased attacks from synthetic identities.  The underbanked, those without sufficient access to financial institutions, represent a key […]

3.17.2021
Ekata in Fintech

Ekata

Ekata Executive Series, Part III: Is Fintech Facing an Existential Threat or Momentum to Innovate?

Welcome to Ekata’s Executive Series. In this series, our CEO Rob Eleveld will be outlining the dynamics we see developing in the global identity verification (IDV) market and highlight Ekata’s response to continuous market demands. Today, we write in response specifically to a recent report on the existential threat facing the future of the fintech […]

12.15.2020
Online Lending Decisioning Platforms

Ekata

The Importance of Online Lending Decisioning Platforms

As the online lending landscape continues to evolve, the way lenders handle risk management is changing. In the face of pervasive fraud attempts, more online lenders are realizing the critical need for innovative online lending decisioning platforms that examine risk from every angle. Decisioning Platforms in Online Lending Staying ahead of fraud means leveraging data […]

1.31.2018