Category: Our Data

Read and learn about our data and what makes Ekata different with these articles and posts.

Risk Evaluation Process Standard Data Valuation

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Three steps of the risk assessment process and standard data evaluation

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

3.15.2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Data Update: Around the World in 80 Days

The past 80 days have been monumental in expanding our global data asset. From building person-email links in Brazil to onboarding Norwegian telephones to expanding our knowledge of Malaysian names, we journeyed “around the world” in the last three months. And expanding to all corners of the world is not an easy feat. Naming conventions […]

3.2.2020

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How to Clean up your Database

Are you experiencing a situation where your database is starting to become useless because so many records are outdated? When an organization begins a database, typically of customers or clients, it is always with the great intention of staying organized and tracking of customer records. But like many organizations, you may have amassed thousands upon […]

11.25.2019