Author: Tony Machin
Putting identity document checks at the heart of your KYC checks
Tony Machin
November 10, 2020
A KYC check is a mandatory process for regulated business to identify their customers and gather knowledge of their background as part of Anti-Money Laundering compliance. Effective KYC checks rely on proving that customers are who they say they are. The most important first step in this process is the verification of a government issued identity document.
3 reasons to review your compliance processes
Tony Machin
October 15, 2020
In our new working environment, updating your internal compliance processes around identity checks for customers, staff or tenants may not feel like a high priority. But many experts are talking about a new world of fraud and dishonesty, fuelled by the crisis. Find out more in this blog.
Remote identity checks – a new normal for HR teams
Tony Machin
September 3, 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic hit, we all saw an overnight switch from face-to-face to online. For some organisations, this presented a huge challenge around recruitment and compliance checks and left them facing a seismic shift in their processes. Verifying identity remotely became a new and unique challenge for many recruiters.
Remote Right to Study checks – could ‘remote checks’ be the new normal?
Tony Machin
August 6, 2020
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, we all saw an overnight switch from face-to-face to online. For the 2020 intake, verifying identity remotely became a new and unique challenge for many colleges and universities who quickly needed to find a way to confirm that the students they are enrolling are actually who they claim to be.
5 reasons why identity document checks are an essential part of the pre-employment process
Tony Machin
May 4, 2020
If you work in HR or are responsible for recruiting staff, you will know that complying with Right to Work legislation remains essential and legislation isn’t getting any simpler. Combined with continued enforcement, this puts more pressure on UK employers to get Right to Work checks for potential employees right.
The TrustID Document Helpdesk: a look behind the scenes
Tony Machin
April 20, 2020
One of the things which we’re particularly proud of at TrustID is our Document Helpdesk Team. They are experts in identity document validation and legislation and offer a unique and valuable service to our customers. Read on to find out more about this expert team and how they work.
Making remote identity checks in today’s world
Tony Machin
March 23, 2020
We’re all being advised to work from home where possible. This clearly makes receiving and checking physical documents in the presence of applicants a bit of challenge and lots of our customers are asking about checking identity documents remotely. Find out more about the changes in this blog.
A summary of fake identity documents and trends in 2019 – Right to Work checks
Tony Machin
January 27, 2020
In 2019, the number of organisations relying on our checking services continued to grow significantly, across both the public and private sectors. As the number of checks has gone up, so has the number of fake documents identified: we broke a new record for fake documents last year!
Identity fraud in SMEs: take early action to protect your business
Tony Machin
October 10, 2019
Whilst financial fraud is a risk to every business of any size, SMEs certainly shouldn’t believe it won’t happen to them just because they are employing fewer staff or working within a smaller network. Identity fraud amongst employees presents a very real risk to SMEs. In fact, according to ActionFraud, 1 in 5 small businesses have been defrauded by an employee.
Making checks on a passport to confirm identity
Tony Machin
June 17, 2019
In this era of increased compliance, rising cases of fraud and significant penalties for those who get it wrong, carrying out robust checks on identity documents has never been more important. And no other document carries more weight in establishing a person’s identity than a passport.
