Identity management in digital health: protecting patient identities

How can organizations protect their patients and secure private health information? Learn how to master identity management in healthcare.

Why to assemble a trust and safety team for your organization

With instances of fraud on the rise, it's paramount for organizations to assemble trust and safety teams that are equipped to meet modern security demands.

Understanding and implementing FATF’s 40 Recommendations

Learn how FATF's 40 Recommendations to combat money laundering can impact your policies.

Get the best out of both worlds: How thoughtful manual review can enhance your automations

While it may be possible to completely automate your business’s fraud detection processes, it shouldn’t necessarily be your goal to do so. Learn why.

Why your business needs flexible identity infrastructure

Identity verification isn’t one-size-fits-all. Learn how a flexible identity infrastructure can help your business be more resilient.

What is the INFORM Consumers Act?

The INFORM Consumers Act and SHOP Safe Act are two bills aimed at restricting online shopping fraud. Learn how they could impact businesses.

Understanding customer Source of Funds (SOF) and Source of Wealth (SOW)

Understanding the source of your customers’ funds and wealth is a crucial aspect of KYC and AML.

How device fingerprinting catches suspicious actors

Device fingerprinting is an effective way for organizations to catch suspicious actors in their tracks. Learn how you can apply it.

The most mind-blowing money laundering statistics of 2023

Learn more about the scale of this widespread problem.

Link analysis: How can it help you spot fraud?

Link analysis is a method of analyzing data that allows you to study relationships that aren't visible in raw data. Learn more.

NFC e-passport verification guide

NFC technology allows for a more secure identity verification process while improving usability. Learn how it works.

How match requirements allow you to fine-tune your IDV processes

Setting name match requirements is an important part of the identity verification process. Learn more about why it’s important to get them right.

What is Know Your Customer’s Customer (KYCC)?

KYCC is a powerful way to protect your reputation and guard against financial crimes.

Mobile KYC: How will it transform compliance?

Improve your verification processes with mobile KYC.

Student identity verification: How educational institutions can improve their IDV

In an increasingly digitized education space, student identity verification is becoming essential. Learn how it works.

A better customer verification process: How Persona is paving the way with NFC, mDL, and other new technologies

The verification process has never been more efficient thanks to the deployment of new technologies.

Global KYC: A KYC breakdown by countries

Learn how KYC regulations differ by country.

What is reverification, and why does it matter?

Establish trust with your users by implementing reverification at key touchpoints.

Understanding Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) checks

Learn about this essential step in managing your risk and complying with AML regulations.

Credential stuffing vs. password spraying

Learn how these two attacks differ and how to protect your business.

Document verification: Understanding the whole process

See how document verification works and how it can benefit your business.

What is account creation fraud?

Learn what account creation fraud is, what it can look like, how it typically works, and how to protect your business and legitimate users.

What is marketplace fraud, and how do companies stop it?

Explore the different types of marketplace fraud and learn how to mitigate marketplace fraud in your business.

Web3 could be huge: How it handles trust and identity will be critical

Web3 just might be able to bridge the gap between an individual’s physical identity and their digital identity.

What is a Customer Identification Program (CIP)?

Learn what a CIP is, how it works, and what requirements CIPs need to meet.

Persona achieves ISO 27001 certification

Learn what this certification means for you and what's next.

Red Flags Rule: Your business’s role in preventing identity theft

The Red Flags Rule requires businesses to create a plan to identify and prevent identity theft. Find out who this rule applies to and how to comply.

Persona named one of the best authentication solutions by Cybernews

See what sets Persona apart from other solutions.

What are suspicious activity reports (SARs)?

Financial institutions must use suspicious activity reports (SARs) to report questionable activity to the appropriate body for legal investigation

CDD vs EDD: What’s the difference?

Explore how CDD and EDD work and learn when each is necessary.

New at Persona: Mobile driver's license (mDL) verification via Apple Wallet

Organizations that obtain Apple's entitlement will be able to accept mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) as a form of identification within Persona’s verification flow.

What is identity verification (IDV)?

Learn what IDV is, explore how it works, and take a look at the different types of identity verification you may choose to leverage in your business.

Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and your business

Take a closer look at what mobile driver’s licenses are, how they work, and the use cases they may present for your business.

What is Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)?

By implementing procedures to combat the financing of terrorism, you can protect customers and help make the world a safer place.

What is selfie identity verification, and how does it work?

Learn about selfie identity verification and liveness detection, how they work together, the challenges they address, and their shortcomings.

Let's get Personal: Meet Khadija!

Learn more about Khadija, a member of our customer experience team who loves solving problems and helping customers get the most out of our product.

How to build a Know Your Business (KYB) process

Learn what to consider when building a KYB process, what metrics to think about, what to look for in a KYB vendor, and more.

Know Your Business (KYB) 101

Learn what KYB is, why it matters, who needs it, and more.

What does the Know Your Business (KYB) process look like?

Learn how businesses usually conduct KYB, why the process is often challenging, and more.

How corporate KYC can reduce fraud and increase trust

Discover what corporate KYC is and how it can protect your business.

How do AML regulations apply to crypto exchanges?

If your business operates in the crypto space, it’s critical that you understand the tenets of AML so you can take the requisite steps to meet regulatory requirements.

Why does KYC matter for fintech companies?

Whether you offer a lending product or investing service, if you're a fintech company, you need to comply with KYC regulations.

AML tools: What to look for in AML software

Learn about the different features you may want to look for as you build your AML toolkit.

Why automated adverse media screening is essential for AML

Negative news checks are an essential but complex process. Protect your business from reputational risk with an automated screening solution.

Global AML compliance: Is your business doing enough?

Discover some of the regulations and protocols you’ll need to know and remember when conducting business internationally

What is eKYC?

Take a look at the different signals that eKYC can take advantage of and review the benefits that eKYC offers both businesses and their customers.

Build onboarding flows that convert with Dynamic Flow

Customers like LedgerX and Coursera drive conversion at every screen with Dynamic Flow.

Let's get Personal: Meet David!

Learn more about David, our people operations business partner who loves to drive company-wide initiatives, but doesn’t have a license to drive a car.

KYC for online gaming (iGaming)

Learn about the KYC requirements that impact the online gaming (iGaming) industry, which includes online sports betting, poker betting, video game betting, and casino gaming.

How to protect your business with automated sanctions screening

It’s illegal to do business with a sanctioned entity, but sanctions screening is complicated. Here’s how to protect your business & comply with AML regulations.

What is the Bank Secrecy Act?

Learn about the Bank Secrecy Act's requirements and how the law could impact your business.

Onboard businesses faster with Persona's automated Know Your Business (KYB) solution

Get everything you need to automatically onboard, verify, and investigate the businesses you partner with and the individuals behind them.

The importance of KYC for online gambling

Learn more about the growing risks for online casinos and gambling apps, the evolving regulatory landscape, and what companies can do to stay compliant.

Let's get Personal: Meet Ali!

Learn more about Ali, one of our amazing solutions engineers who always has his hands tied up in a bunch of different projects.

Decentralized exchanges and KYC

It's important for decentralized exchanges to get ready for KYC and AML regulations now so they will be prepared if and when they find themselves subject to the rules.

What is KYB, and why does it matter?

If you work with other companies, you may be required to implement KYB verification. Learn more.

5 best practices for securing health data

Healthcare organizations must prioritize data security to protect patient information and ensure regulatory compliance. Learn how.

Should a private company own taxpayer data?

Recent controversies involving the IRS’s use of third-party ID verification service providers raise an important question: What’s the right way to handle identification of taxpayers online?

Cybercrime statistics worldwide

Cybercrime is more common than ever. Learn about the most common types of cybercrimes, most attacked industries, and more.

Reimagine your manual review process with Persona Cases

Cases gives your team a single place to control, customize, and optimize your entire manual review process.

NFT money laundering and AML compliance

Learn more about non-fungible tokens, why they're appealing to criminals, and how to reduce the risk of money laundering via NFTs.

What are issuing database verifications?

Issuing database verifications are one of the best ways to reduce fraud in your business. Learn more.

What will the post-Covid fraud landscape look like?

Learn about the risk areas anti-fraud professionals are most concerned about — and how to protect your business.

What is a politically exposed person (PEP)?

Learn what PEPs are, why your business should screen for them, and how Persona can help.

Identity verification: a crucial component of customer experience

Friction during IDV can create a poor user experience that can break trust with your customers. This is why IDV must fit each unique situation and user.

How to protect your business against synthetic fraud

Synthetic identity fraud is a fast-growing problem. Learn why it’s important and how to proactively guard your business against it before it’s too late.

Identity verification vs. identity authentication

Learn how each approach works, where they differ, and what role each plays in building consumer trust.

Top GDPR statistics businesses must know

GDPR is one of the most extensive regulations governing data collection. Learn who it affects, the types of data it covers, and more.

Let's get Personal: Meet Etra!

Learn more about Etra, our business talent lead, Formula 1 enthusiast, and unofficial Jeopardy host.

Top 3 challenges of identity verification — and how to solve them

Learn about the three main identity verification challenges businesses face — along with how to solve them.

Let's get Personal: Meet Geet!

Learn more about Geet, a sales engineer at Persona who loves the Lakers, avocados, and selling tech.

Q&A with Cybernews: Using IDV to build trust

Persona CEO Rick Song chats with Cybernews about how identity verification solutions can deter fraud and be used to rebuild trust between companies and customers.

Why you need a digital verification system for your business

Here’s what businesses need to know about the evolution, operation, and impact of digital verification.

What is anti-money laundering (AML), and why is it important?

Learn about the stages and harms of money laundering, key AML regulations, and how to meet constantly evolving compliance standards.

Let's get Personal: Meet Christie!

Learn more about Christie, a product designer at Persona who loves birds, board games, and talking to customers about how they use our products.

Perpetual KYC: The future of customer due diligence

Perpetual KYC (pKYC) is one of the best ways to protect customers. Learn what it is, what it looks like, and why it's important.

Social media and dating apps have a serious identity problem

It’s time for social media and dating apps to face the music and curb fraud, deception, and disinformation on their platforms once and for all.

Let's get Personal: Meet Zoey!

Get to know Zoey, a CSM team lead who loves coffee, yoga, and helping Persona's customers.

What the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) means for your business

Learn how the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) differs from the CCPA, the implications for your business, and how to prepare.

How to evaluate your KYC compliance

Learn what types of businesses are subject to KYC regulations, what it means to be KYC compliant, how to evaluate your compliance, and more.

Let's get Personal: Meet Melissa!

Meet Melissa, an engineering manager at Persona who loves building products that customers find useful... and boba.

Two-factor authentication (2FA) statistics

Businesses need to heighten up their security to keep their company and customers safe. One of the easiest measures to take — and simplest to set up — is 2FA.

What is Know Your Customer (KYC) — and why does it matter?

KYC and AML are regulations that require businesses to verify their customers’ identities. Here’s what you need to know.

The AML compliance checklist: best practices, tools, and processes

In this AML checklist, we’ll briefly go over the five AML pillars, then dive into four processes that can help improve AML compliance.

Why businesses need to rethink identity online

The digital-first world is here to stay, and it's time for businesses to put the proper systems in place to protect the privacy and security of their users.

How to implement the five pillars of AML compliance

Learn what a compliant AML program looks like and how to establish one at your company.

How we’re reducing AI bias at Persona to create a more human internet

Biometric verification isn’t perfect. Here's what we’re doing to address bias in AI-powered face recognition at Persona.

The next era of moderation will be verified

Verification isn't just a blue checkmark — it's an increasingly important tool in moderation efforts to combat nefarious issues like harassment and hate speech.

The importance of KYC for crypto exchanges

Here’s what crypto exchanges need to know about KYC compliance.

How to incorporate age verification into your business

Any business that sells age-restricted products, provides access to age-gated activities, or delivers services that require adult consent must verify ages. Learn more.

How to enhance your identity verification decisions with AAMVA checks

AAMVA verification is an effective tool against fraud, but it has tradeoffs, too. Discover the benefits and drawbacks — and how Persona can help.

Announcing Persona’s $150M Series C

We've raised a $150M Series C to continue growing our identity infrastructure platform built to support real people, not user IDs.

What is account takeover fraud?

Account takeover fraud can negatively impact both your customers and business. Learn what it is, how to prevent it, and more.

Designing an app builder with server-driven UI

Making the Persona app more configurable wasn't enough — we had to design and construct an app builder.

The unconventional way we built an award-winning team

Our approach to finding great talent isn’t for everyone, but we’re incredibly proud of the team we’ve built and look forward to this next chapter of growth.

Deepfakes: The new face of fraud

Learn how deepfakes work, where they came from, what risk they pose to your business, and more.

On remote onboarding during Covid and a scavenger hunt that helped me find peace

One Personerd shares her experience with remote onboarding and a very special team-building event.

Introducing Workflows: automations for any use case

From setting custom rules to triggering actions, Workflows is a flexible, intuitive, and powerful way to automate your identity processes and more.

Our Series B and the future of Persona

We’ve raised $50 million to bring us one step closer to becoming the identity layer of the internet.

New age of data privacy regulation: How businesses can prepare

It’s only a matter of time before new data privacy regulation is passed, so it’s pertinent that businesses prepare before it’s too late.