The movers and shakers from across the identity space recently gathered in Washington D.C. for the second annual KNOW Identity Conference, organized and hosted by One World Identity. Touted as the nexus of ideas and policies that will fundamentally change identity around the world, this year’s conference also featured the KNOW Identity Awards. We’re thrilled to share the news that Trulioo’s CEO and founder, Stephen Ufford, was named Industry Leader of the Year at the awards ceremony held the evening of March 27. “Over the past year, Stephen has effectively leveled up the entire community through his thought leadership and business contributions, specifically in mobile identity and KYB compliance,” said Travis Jarae, founder and CEO of OWI in presenting the award. The Industry Leader of the Year award is presented to the person who made the greatest impact on the identity community through academic, business or thought-leadership contributions. Stephen was included among an outstanding list of finalists for the award, including: Tammy Cohen from InfoMart Vinny Lingham from Civic Kathleen Peters from Experian Steve Polsky from Juvo Our congratulations to all the finalists, as well as the individuals and organizations that received KNOW Identity awards. 2018 KNOW Identity Award Winners Category award winners for individuals include: CEO of the Year – Reed Taussig, CEO at ThreatMetrix Government Leader of the Year – Beverly Dicks, Assistant Deputy Minister for ServiceBC Trust Leader of the Year – Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) Investor of the Year – David Fields, Managing Partner at PTB Ventures Rising Innovator – Thomas Nicholas, CEO and co-founder, Alloy Organizational winners include: Best New Startup – Nova Greatest Social Impact Through Identity – AirTM Greatest Social Impact Through Identity, Non-Profit – ID2020 Greatest Impact on Trust – Airbnb Trailblazer – Danal “I am truly honored and humbled to be recognized among such a distinguished group of innovators and leaders in the identity space,” said Stephen. “By bringing together changemakers and influencers, the KNOW Identity Conference is fostering an environment in which we can work together to solve today’s identity challenges – and the challenges of the future.” In the past year, Trulioo launched several products and features onto its GlobalGateway platform, including our Global Business Verification solution for KYB due diligence and our MobileID solution for eKYC. The KNOW Identity Awards recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, individuals and identity organizations. This award demonstrates Trulioo’s continuing success in leadership and innovation in the identity space and technology sector – including inclusion as a 2017 CNBC Disruptor 50 Company, recognition as Best ID Verification Solution at the CNP Awards, and ranking #1 for Top Identity Verification Provider in the 2017 RegTech Supplier Report for a second year in a row. Trulioo was recently crowned the winner of the Potential for Growth (Problem Solver) category recognized by the Remittances Technology Innovation (RemTECH) Awards at the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID2017), which was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on June 15. More than 500 attendees converged on the awards gala, which showcased the most innovative and outstanding ideas, models and projects designed to improve and advance remittance services worldwide. Eleven companies from all over the world including Azimo, Safaricom, Xoom, Airpocket, TransferTo and Trulioo received awards while another 10 received mentions. The timing of this years’ RemTECH Awards, which were developed by remittance expert Hugo Cuevas-Mohr in partnership with Mohr World Consulting and IMTC Conferences, not only brings attention to money transfers and remittance, but also highlights just how fast the industry is growing. Developments in technology are also shaking up the money transmitter industry. Last year, Western Union teamed up with messaging app, Viber, to allow money transfers to take place through the app and Facebook announced that users can use its Facebook Messenger app to send and receive money. Bitcoin and other digital money payment systems also continue to innovate the digital payment landscape. In the modern world, financial institutions and businesses in the remittance and money transfer sectors rely on a system of rules and procedures to ensure they meet various compliance standards including Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations. It is of utmost importance for businesses in these sectors to meet the various regulations and therefore establish a reliable system of controls, allowing them to review and evaluate their customers, their markets, transactions and processes. Criminal elements have become extremely adept in this digital age, particularly when it comes to using banks and other financial service providers. Due to the global nature of remittances and money transfers, meeting AML and KYC compliance standards is a must – not only does it reduce the risk of fraud, it heightens credibility and lowers operational costs. Identity verification solutions need to be innovative in order to keep up with the rapidly changing technical world. The impact of mobile and industry also play a huge role in this innovation, as does the constant need for better solutions for verifying entities and businesses. With Trulioo’s GlobalGateway, online merchants can reduce digital payment fraud by swiftly identifying their customers by running verification checks against various data sources. The RemTECH awards go a long way in recognizing innovative businesses who are working towards improving remittance services and Trulioo would like to congratulate the other 11 category winners and the 10 companies who received special mentions, as well as the judging panel and organizers, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs The entries were judged by an independent judging panel co-Chaired by US blockchain entrepreneur Greta Geankoplis and Filipino fintech expert Luis Buenaventura with the well-known expertise of Leon Isaacs, Faisal Khan, Yakov Kofner, Sofia Freyder, François Briod, Mehul Dasai and Juan Llanos. A RemTECH Book was distributed at the United Nations and a digital version of the book can be seen here. Award winners are as follows; Judges Overall Favourite Azimo Mobile Creativity Award Safaricom Digital Pioneer Award Xoom Potential for Growth Award Trulioo Most Innovative Service Award Moneytis Pioneering Spirit Award Bitso Networking Hub Award TransferTo Visionary Award EcoCashDiaspora Innovative Service Award ComplyAdvantage Remittances and Financial Inclusion Award Airpocket Service Originality Award Everex Voter’s Pick Wirecash Posts navigation Previous 1 2 3 4 … 19 Next
The movers and shakers from across the identity space recently gathered in Washington D.C. for the second annual KNOW Identity Conference, organized and hosted by One World Identity. Touted as the nexus of ideas and policies that will fundamentally change identity around the world, this year’s conference also featured the KNOW Identity Awards. We’re thrilled to share the news that Trulioo’s CEO and founder, Stephen Ufford, was named Industry Leader of the Year at the awards ceremony held the evening of March 27. “Over the past year, Stephen has effectively leveled up the entire community through his thought leadership and business contributions, specifically in mobile identity and KYB compliance,” said Travis Jarae, founder and CEO of OWI in presenting the award. The Industry Leader of the Year award is presented to the person who made the greatest impact on the identity community through academic, business or thought-leadership contributions. Stephen was included among an outstanding list of finalists for the award, including: Tammy Cohen from InfoMart Vinny Lingham from Civic Kathleen Peters from Experian Steve Polsky from Juvo Our congratulations to all the finalists, as well as the individuals and organizations that received KNOW Identity awards. 2018 KNOW Identity Award Winners Category award winners for individuals include: CEO of the Year – Reed Taussig, CEO at ThreatMetrix Government Leader of the Year – Beverly Dicks, Assistant Deputy Minister for ServiceBC Trust Leader of the Year – Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) Investor of the Year – David Fields, Managing Partner at PTB Ventures Rising Innovator – Thomas Nicholas, CEO and co-founder, Alloy Organizational winners include: Best New Startup – Nova Greatest Social Impact Through Identity – AirTM Greatest Social Impact Through Identity, Non-Profit – ID2020 Greatest Impact on Trust – Airbnb Trailblazer – Danal “I am truly honored and humbled to be recognized among such a distinguished group of innovators and leaders in the identity space,” said Stephen. “By bringing together changemakers and influencers, the KNOW Identity Conference is fostering an environment in which we can work together to solve today’s identity challenges – and the challenges of the future.” In the past year, Trulioo launched several products and features onto its GlobalGateway platform, including our Global Business Verification solution for KYB due diligence and our MobileID solution for eKYC. The KNOW Identity Awards recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, individuals and identity organizations. This award demonstrates Trulioo’s continuing success in leadership and innovation in the identity space and technology sector – including inclusion as a 2017 CNBC Disruptor 50 Company, recognition as Best ID Verification Solution at the CNP Awards, and ranking #1 for Top Identity Verification Provider in the 2017 RegTech Supplier Report for a second year in a row.
Trulioo was recently crowned the winner of the Potential for Growth (Problem Solver) category recognized by the Remittances Technology Innovation (RemTECH) Awards at the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID2017), which was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on June 15. More than 500 attendees converged on the awards gala, which showcased the most innovative and outstanding ideas, models and projects designed to improve and advance remittance services worldwide. Eleven companies from all over the world including Azimo, Safaricom, Xoom, Airpocket, TransferTo and Trulioo received awards while another 10 received mentions. The timing of this years’ RemTECH Awards, which were developed by remittance expert Hugo Cuevas-Mohr in partnership with Mohr World Consulting and IMTC Conferences, not only brings attention to money transfers and remittance, but also highlights just how fast the industry is growing. Developments in technology are also shaking up the money transmitter industry. Last year, Western Union teamed up with messaging app, Viber, to allow money transfers to take place through the app and Facebook announced that users can use its Facebook Messenger app to send and receive money. Bitcoin and other digital money payment systems also continue to innovate the digital payment landscape. In the modern world, financial institutions and businesses in the remittance and money transfer sectors rely on a system of rules and procedures to ensure they meet various compliance standards including Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations. It is of utmost importance for businesses in these sectors to meet the various regulations and therefore establish a reliable system of controls, allowing them to review and evaluate their customers, their markets, transactions and processes. Criminal elements have become extremely adept in this digital age, particularly when it comes to using banks and other financial service providers. Due to the global nature of remittances and money transfers, meeting AML and KYC compliance standards is a must – not only does it reduce the risk of fraud, it heightens credibility and lowers operational costs. Identity verification solutions need to be innovative in order to keep up with the rapidly changing technical world. The impact of mobile and industry also play a huge role in this innovation, as does the constant need for better solutions for verifying entities and businesses. With Trulioo’s GlobalGateway, online merchants can reduce digital payment fraud by swiftly identifying their customers by running verification checks against various data sources. The RemTECH awards go a long way in recognizing innovative businesses who are working towards improving remittance services and Trulioo would like to congratulate the other 11 category winners and the 10 companies who received special mentions, as well as the judging panel and organizers, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs The entries were judged by an independent judging panel co-Chaired by US blockchain entrepreneur Greta Geankoplis and Filipino fintech expert Luis Buenaventura with the well-known expertise of Leon Isaacs, Faisal Khan, Yakov Kofner, Sofia Freyder, François Briod, Mehul Dasai and Juan Llanos. A RemTECH Book was distributed at the United Nations and a digital version of the book can be seen here. Award winners are as follows; Judges Overall Favourite Azimo Mobile Creativity Award Safaricom Digital Pioneer Award Xoom Potential for Growth Award Trulioo Most Innovative Service Award Moneytis Pioneering Spirit Award Bitso Networking Hub Award TransferTo Visionary Award EcoCashDiaspora Innovative Service Award ComplyAdvantage Remittances and Financial Inclusion Award Airpocket Service Originality Award Everex Voter’s Pick Wirecash