Insights and Analysis for the Data-Driven Enterprise
Insights from the AML Anti Financial Crime Summit: women in fincrime, technology, EU regulations, AMLA, AI in AML, public-private partnerships, and...
Data errors are a big issue that afflicts 91 per cent of organisations. The public sector is no exception as many struggle to maintain up-to-date...
With spring in the air focusing on maintaining a clean database of those who buy your products and services is a great way to drive efficiencies.
In reflection on the past year, we are thrilled to share the remarkable achievements and milestones that have defined our journey in 2023.
With many organisations considering ramping up their AI efforts in 2024, it’s vital to recognise that AI tools are only as good as the data they have...
While many organisations employ know your customer (KYC) strategies to help prevent fraud, it’s only part of the solution. Know your business (KYB)...
Financial institutions must perform thorough screenings to avoid legal, financial, and reputational risks.
High inflation is encouraging organisations to ensure they generate the best value from their spending which data quality can have a positive effect.
For those serious about preventing fraud it’s vital to KYC and KYB, business customers and suppliers - that they are who they say they are.
Major shipping fulfilment merchant to make Eircode a mandatory requirement for deliveries within the republic of Ireland starting July 2023
Finding the right data quality tool can increase trust in your Salesforce cloud and help save money in the long run.
It’s estimated that 63% of shopping journeys begin online, and approximately 20% of addresses entered online contain errors such as spelling...
Melissa’s UK team was proud to exhibit at the Be More Digital technology conference directed at charities and non for profits.
Study after study highlights personalisation is what consumers increasingly expect from the brands they engage with. For example, research from...
Melissa’s UK office is celebrating its eighth anniversary in April 2023. Since launching in the UK in 2015, our London-based team has been providing...
As you have probably noticed, building a web address form has almost become a compulsory element for all websites that have a checkout procedure,...
Looking back over the first year of Open Banking, it’s only fairly recently that we have started to see the first signs of the innovation it promised...
Looking back over the first year of Open Banking, it’s only fairly recently that we have started to see the first signs of the innovation it promised...
Digital Identity practices have taken their toll over the past few years offering a range of new benefits for businesses, especially now as we...
With the transition to hybrid cloud technology accelerating across various sectors, the use of biometric technology has only been taken seriously...
The first benefit of ID document verification is being able to verify a customer’s physical ID in real-time digitally. This enables organisations to...
6AMLD, being asked by EU member states that financial institutions must make implementations to comply with its new measures by June 2021, this in...
As many of you know, a customer relationship management (CRM) platform is a vital part of the sales process, which entails keeping customers and...
It is an inescapable fact that for effective Identity verification, and therefore KYC and AML compliance, financial services companies need to access...
We keep mentioning our expertise in data quality and we constantly talk about our Global Data Quality Suite but what does it all really mean? And why...
For consumers looking for a smooth onboarding process, digital identity services provide an easy-to-follow procedure meaning that an organisation can...
The year 2021 is upon us, and moving in a rather fast paste, with many industries hit hard by the pandemic, this coming year may be a chance to...
It all starts with accurate addresses We start this article by asking you what hurdles are resonating in your business today, we’re talking about the...
Regulation and technology are constantly being regarded as the key drivers in banking and although, they play a crucial role, it is data and the...
2% of contact data is subject to inaccuracies every month which means that almost 25% of data is corrupted on an annual basis. However, new...
The continuing rise in digitalisation has led to businesses embracing digital operations. Online businesses saw an even bigger uplift during the...
Within financial services and insurance, KYC checks play a key role in compliance and regulation. These service providers have regulated institutions...
The continuing rise in digitalisation has led to businesses embracing digital operations. Online businesses saw an even bigger uplift during the...
Sanctions have been front of mind for organisations in 2023, due to the conflict in Ukraine resulting in a plethora of sanctions enacted largely...
Melissa is very pleased to be taking part in the Counter Fraud in Public Sector Conference 2022 at the QEII Centre in London on 23rd February. Back...
Last month, we spoke about big data and the importance of leveraging such data to provide insights to drive better-informed business decisions. But...
Firms that operate within the financial services sector are facing an increasing number of challenges – from rising demand from both customers and...
Triggered mainly by the growth in energy prices due to the conflict in Ukraine inflation is still hovering at around ten per cent – with a...
With predictions of the eCommerce market growing to 3.5 trillion pounds by 2021 and by 2022 almost 30% of all global consumer sales will be online,...
Better UX Experience for Better Conversion Rates - I’m sure to anyone reading this would have experienced dropping off at the final stage of the...
Technology for Marketing is right around the corner and the office is buzzing with all of our stand preparation. With a new stand, lots of stand...
The importance of Data Quality in the Insurance sector Data is becoming increasingly valuable in the technology age. There’s also a lot more of it...
Melissa is happy to participate in the Civil Service Live Trade Show at the Excel Centre in London on the 5th & 6th of July. Civil Service Live...
The importance of Address Verification & Data Quality in the Insurance sector Data is becoming increasingly valuable in the technology age. There’s...
What is a single customer view? A single customer view, also known as a 360 view of your customers is a method of consolidating all the data you have...
Faster and More Efficient Deliveries Following the first part to this series Address Autocomplete for eCommerce: Better Conversion Rates,...
The government has announced plans to cut up to 91,000 civil service jobs - about a fifth of the workforce - over the next three years to save £3.5...
The pandemic and evolving technology have put pressure on the public sector to improve engagement online, whilst people have also widely recognised...
We have come a long way from filling cards with customer details to outbound cold calling a list of numbers to upsell products (which tends to still...
Compared with the average day in November those in eCommerce achieve around 300 per cent more sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. These two days...
The government state that cloud and service platforms provide better value for money, recommending that public sector firms look at cloud solutions...
What is Eircode Ireland was one of the few developed nations without a postcode system, this saw approximately 800,000 addresses and over 35% of...
Mobile phone sales have been increasing year in and year out and the number of mobile users is expected to surpass five billion by 2019. It was...
COVID-19 has put a halt to our economy. However, many sectors are improvising to survive during the pandemic to keep business flowing, or at least...
eCommerce has become a widespread buying option for most of us, especially from the effects from COVID which has forced many to further adapt to the...
The pandemic and evolving technology have put pressure on the public sector to improve engagement online, whilst people have also widely recognised...
Cryptocurrency has proven to be a popular choice amongst adventurous investors, with its anonymous nature, confidentiality, and lack of regulation,...
Last week, the team had a fantastic time at Technology for Marketing 2018. It was a fun-filled and jam-packed two days but we couldn’t have wished...
ID Document verification is a service used for verifying a person’s identity to ensure a person is who they say they are. Businesses will also use...
Online gambling today Online gambling or as the new phase given, now being called “gaming” has had an overtake approach to young adults. As we see...
According to the GDPR, personal data refers to any information related to a person including name, photo, email, address, bank details, social media...
Some mail providers have additional authentication systems in place such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC which may prevent your email from making its way...
If you’ve been following us on Twitter, you’ll see that we shared our story and how the office in London came to be. But just in case you missed it,...
Address verification technology allows organisations of all nature to meet consumer and compliance obligations as well as safeguard themselves from...
Melissa UK has been shortlisted to win the prestigious award of Anti-Fraud Solution of the year, held by the Payments Awards. We are very honoured to...
Easy-to-use no code, no integration SaaS platform simplifies DQ efforts Melissa, a leading provider of global data quality, identity verification,...
According to data analytics company SAS, big data is a term used to describe large volumes of data, whether structured or unstructured, that...
The invasion of Ukraine has seen a plethora of new sanctions instigated by many countries against leading politicians, businesspeople, and entities...
Melissa has announced a major update to its sanctions and global watchlists in response to the recent conflict in Ukraine. The list, which contains...
Cryptocurrency has proven to be a popular choice amongst adventurous investors, with its anonymous nature, confidentiality, and lack of regulation,...
The festive season is vastly creeping upon us, with Black Friday around the corner, retailers must turn their throughs to what will be their most...
COVID lock-down has caused ongoing consumer fears about situating in busy public areas, leading to a downturn in high street sales for retailers, as...
Today, organisations heavily rely on data for everyday business activities. This makes data cleansing a critical requirement for anyone who has a...
What is a single customer view? A single customer view, also known as a 360 view on your customers is a method of consolidating all the data you have...
For a long time, we have recognised email to be a core communications channel. With 37% of UK companies stating that email is the most important...
It is an inescapable fact that for effective ID verification, and therefore KYC and AML compliance, financial services companies need to access to...
For consumers looking for a smooth onboarding process, ID verification provides an easy to follow procedure meaning that an organisation can quickly...
Within financial services and insurance, identity verification plays a key role in compliance and regulation. These service providers are regulated...
It may not be explicitly stated but ensuring your company has good quality data is part of your job role. Why? Because all of us depend on data to do...
Promising to be Europe’s most exciting fintech trade show, there was a real buzz surrounding Fintech Connect. The team had high hopes and we were not...
Fintech Connect is coming up next week and as we prepare for the show, we thought we would come to our blog to let attendees know what to expect from...
Technology for Marketing is right around the corner and the office is buzzing with all of our stand preparation. With a new stand, lots of stand...
The use of technology is enabling governments, institutions and organisations to uniquely identify individuals and with a digital identity...
All data goes bad (up to 25% per year), whether due to data entry errors or the simple fact that consumers change jobs, move, update email addresses, marry, etc. At Melissa, we help companies harness the value of their Big Data, legacy data, and people data (names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails) to drive insight, maintain data quality, and support global intelligence.
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