Category: Our Data

Why Use Data Only Once Breaking Down Silos to Overcome Data Scarcity

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Why Use Data Only Once? Breaking Down Silos to Overcome Data Scarcity

Data scarcity is one of the biggest challenges companies face when combating online fraud. This issue is compounded when each stage of the user journey is siloed into its own fraud workflow. For example, separating account opening from transaction. Additionally, if there’s a failure to include even lightweight fraud checks during account opening, the opportunity […]

10.25.2022
Ekata Presents Frictionless Experiences for Customers in Sydney

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The Data Driven Distinction in 2022: Ekata at the Online Retail Expo in Sydney

Ekata’s Director of Business Development James Sibbick presented the following statistic on frictionless experiences: 92% of consumers expect a fast, frictionless experience – while also getting one that is as trustworthy and secure as possible. He reminded us all that the number could well be out of date; if anything, it’s higher. Consumer expectations are […]

8.24.2022
testing proof of concept

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Testing a Successful Proof of Concept

At Ekata, we continuously perform analysis on proof of concept tests using large data sets to show our customers how to leverage Ekata APIs. While running data tests is labor-intensive, when done right, they can yield excellent results. As a senior field data scientist at Ekata, I have a lot of experience – from live integration […]

11.9.2021
Risk Evaluation Process Standard Data Valuation

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What Is a Standard Data Evaluation?

As one of our primary job functions, the Field Data Science (FDS) team works with our sales team and potential customers to assess the best way to prove the value of using Ekata in their production workflow through a standard data evaluation. One of the ways to show this value is through an offline historical […]

8.24.2021
Field Data Scientist

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What are Field Data Scientists?

Ekata’s team of field data scientists (FDS) helps customers return the best possible value from our solutions. Customers meet a member of the FDS team at multiple points during the sales cycle and that relationship continues throughout their account life cycle at Ekata. So who are we? We’re a globally distributed team with people in […]

6.15.2021
Identity Verification Name Matching Expanding

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Data Update: Expanded Name Matching in APAC Region

Here at Ekata, we strive to consistently improve our global data coverage and precision. Data is vital to the success of your business, and is especially important when verifying identities. At the core of every identity is a name. Matching names has proven to be a challenge, given that there is no global standard for […]

1.27.2021
Ekata Performance and Reliability

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Ekata Performance Amidst the Holiday Shopping Surge

It’s clear that holiday spending will be different in 2020 from previous years. Crowds might not be rushing to the front doors like normal, but the holiday rush is already among us. Due to COVID-19, many retailers have already started promoting holiday deals as early as October, and plan to stretch those out over a […]

11.12.2020
Ekata in EMEA and APAC

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Ekata Expands to Global Data Credit Risk Coverage in EMEA/APAC

As a global identity data provider, we at Ekata have a unique view and understanding of transactional identity query volumes on a global scale (see: Data Deep Dive, Part II: How Covid-19 Transformed the Global Digital Economy). In order to support our customers’ continued expansion of their global footprint, our data sourcing and services teams […]

11.5.2020
Ekata Singapore APAC

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Announcing Our New Asia Pacific Data Center in Singapore

The Ekata team is excited to announce the availability of our new data center in Singapore. As Ekata continues to expand globally and provide support for customers worldwide, the new Singapore data center provides greater access, performance, and security for our Asia pacific customers. Our footprint continues to expand rapidly, with offices across the world […]

10.14.2020

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