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Ekata to be acquired by Mastercard to Strengthen Trust in Every Digital Interaction

April 19, 2021 – Ekata, Inc., the global leader in dynamic identity verification solutions for real-time risk decisioning, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Mastercard for US$850 million to advance global digital identity efforts. The global COVID crisis and its downstream effects triggered a five-year quantum leap forward in the transformation of the […]

4.19.2021

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The Gartner CARTA Approach for Building Successful Fraud Strategies for Digital Channels

By 2024, more than 33% of digital commerce merchants and banks will have implemented a CARTA (Continuous and Adaptive Risk and Trust Assessment) approach for % fraud management to reduce fraud rates and to improve customer retention.

3.23.2021

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2020: A Year of Non-Stop Global Growth and Expansion for Ekata

This month at Ekata we recapped a remarkably successful 2020 despite the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Our company significantly grew our global customer base and revenues, gained momentum in the financial services and payments sector, expanded our product portfolio, and drove significant growth in Europe and Asia-Pacific through our global offices and data infrastructure. One of […]

2.15.2021

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Ekata Executive Series, Part IV: The Global Fraud Arbitrage Beast and the Necessity of Machine Learning

Good day and welcome to my last 2020 quarterly CEO synopsis, and what a year it has been. In this, I outline the dynamics I see developing in the global identity verification (IDV) market and highlight Ekata’s response to continuous market demands. I increasingly try to blend verified third-party research with our first-hand customer and […]

2.10.2021

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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 fintech market and respond […]

12.15.2020

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EKATA EXECUTIVE SERIES, PART II: TRUST STARTS AT THE SOURCE: Credit Risk Versus Fraud Risk

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 are digging into the deterministic approach of credit risk and comparing it to the probabilistic approach of fraud […]

11.30.2020

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Capture Potential Revenue Loss: An Actionable Playbook for Reducing Customer Insult

Watch our digital fireside chat to learn how to identify poor customer experiences and the steps you can take to address them, without increasing fraud rates.

11.23.2020

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Ekata Executive Series, Part I: Supporting Cross-Border Identity Verification

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, our theme is “cross border” in the payments and card-not-present (CNP) ecosystem. Global Electronic Payments Global payments have been […]

11.20.2020

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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