Commercial lending firms are bracing themselves for an increase in bad debt as the fallout from Covid-19 continues apace. In this blog we explore how lenders can minimise their risk and navigate their way to more profitable lending. … Read More
IDV
Remote Identity Verification
The challenge for regulated firms is to provide remote and seamlessly onboarding experiences for their clients, without compromising their security and compliance obligations. Does there need to be a trade-off between delivering compliance with speed and convenience? In this article we summaries a discussion between Adrian Black, NorthRow’s CEO, and Andrew Bud (CBE), iProov’s CEO, as they delve into this topic. … Read More
Client lifecycle KYC management: Taking a holistic approach
Managing your client’s data is more than a regulatory box-ticking exercise. An effective Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) compliance operation can deliver increased productivity and improved accurate risk-scoring, whilst reducing operational costs and a substantially improved customer experience. In this article, we explore the importance of implementing an efficient Client Lifecycle KYC Management process. … Read More
Digital Transformation Meets Regulatory Compliance
Business leaders often see digital transformation as a way to drive growth and streamline operations, whilst strengthening customer relationships. Sales and operational functions are often the first to see digital investment with compliance usually being the last. … Read More
Will a Cashless Society Be the End of Financial Crime?
The pandemic has accelerated the transition to a cashless society as UK retailers have banned the use of cash in their stores and are only accepting contactless and credit card payments. It is a widely held belief that a cashless society could potentially decrease financial crime and reduce money laundering activity. In this article, we explore whether a cashless society could actually end financial crime or simply drive criminals to use more sophisticated digital methods. Learn more. … Read More
How FinTechs Are Transforming SME Lending
The unprecedented uncertainty caused by the pandemic is having a profound impact on SMEs around the globe. Lenders must ensure they deliver funds quickly and efficiently to help ensure the survival of small businesses. With lockdown measures still in place for many, we how lenders can deliver faster funding for SMEs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. … Read More
5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive: Do We Need Rules or a Flexible Approach?
Customers want the convenience of opening a bank account in minutes from a mobile phone, and firms need to efficiently respond to this increasing customer demand for remote onboarding. These same firms are also beginning to see opportunities arise with the advent of Open Banking and PSD2. NorthRow offers innovative remote onboarding solutions to help financial firms with their complex compliance, identity and security demands, simplifying client onboarding via a single API. Learn more now. … Read More
Acceleration to Secure, Remote Customer Onboarding
Customers want the convenience of opening a bank account in minutes from a mobile phone, and firms need to efficiently respond to this increasing customer demand for remote onboarding. These same firms are also beginning to see opportunities arise with the advent of Open Banking and PSD2. NorthRow offers innovative remote onboarding solutions to help financial firms with their complex compliance, identity and security demands, simplifying client onboarding via a single API. … Read More
Client Suitability & Appropriateness
Whether a financial institution is offering investment advice, portfolio management or providing non-advice services such as execution-only services, the relevant suitability and/or appropriateness checks must always be carried out. NorthRow has partnered with muinmos to automate client suitability and appropriateness checks. … Read More
Why Do Businesses Need to Do KYC AML Checks?
To build a strong and robust fraud-prevention system, companies need to incorporate effective anti-money laundering measures into their business processes. To do this, every company needs to know the process of how and when it should do AML and KYC checks. NorthRow works with organisations across multiple sector helping them to automated AML, KYC and IDV checks to streamline client onboarding, while helping to ensure compliance. … Read More