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Back in October, Melissa showcased real-time data quality solutions at Data Day and Expo Technology 2025, addressing global delivery challenges and...
Discover how Melissa showcased cutting-edge data quality solutions at the recent PASS Data Community Summit, emphasizing integration, real-time...
Explore how Melissa's data quality solutions enhance decision-making with accurate data and robust governance. Learn about key trends and strategies...
Unlock data quality and enrichment on Snowflake with Melissa's tools for seamless integration, driving operational efficiency and accuracy. Watch our...
Discover how Melissa's Global Address Verification solution enhances logistics efficiency and reduces delivery failures, as showcased at CILF 2025 in...
Survey finds 84% of enterprises struggle with data quality, highlighting the need for real-time verification to reduce risks and improve compliance...
Discover how Melissa's Address Autocomplete tool enhances e-commerce efficiency at CCBEC 2025 in Shenzhen by reducing cart abandonment and improving...
Melissa opens its first office in China, enhancing cross-border e-commerce with top-tier data quality solutions for accurate and efficient deliveries.
Ecommerce fraud is on the rise. Learn about common fraud types and effective strategies to protect your online business and customers.
Melissa integrates SmartMover for NCOA into Snowflake Marketplace, enhancing data quality with seamless access to address management and identity...
Melissa's debut at Esri UC 2025 showcased powerful data quality and location intelligence tools, offering GIS professionals enhanced decision-making...
Discover how Melissa's Listware for ArcGIS Pro enhances GIS workflows with powerful data validation and enrichment tools, ensuring accurate and...
Melissa integrates SSIS components with Azure, enhancing data quality and scalability for enterprises migrating ETL and master data management...
Discover the top 4 APIs for seamless contact verification and data quality success, enhancing customer experience and preventing fraud.
The blog shows how businesses can use Melissa's APIs with USPS’s EDDM for more precise targeting, combining USPS carrier routes with detailed...
Melissa for Education sponsors LA Hacks 2025, engaging students with data quality tools and hosting a data challenge. Winners showcased innovative...
Melissa’s Global Green initiative focuses on reducing emissions and promoting sustainability through innovative business practices and eco-friendly...
Improving healthcare through accurate patient data management with data cleansing and validation to enhance patient safety, operational efficiency,...
Melissa for Education supports emerging data professionals at Data@UCI's Soar into Data 2025 datathon, offering resources, a data challenge, and...
Melissa's webinar empowers IT resellers with FedRAMP-authorized address verification tools, helping them deliver secure, compliant data services to...
Celebrating 40 years, Melissa solidifies its leadership in data quality and address management with global expansion and innovative solutions for...
Enhance your fraud prevention strategies with high-quality data and advanced eIDV tools for precise address verification, ensuring robust KYC and KYB...
Optimize your business operations with Melissa's Global Address Verification, ensuring accurate and standardized address data worldwide.
Boost ecommerce success with accurate customer data. Discover how address validation enhances deliveries, marketing, and fraud prevention for...
Melissa launches integrated datasets and native apps in Snowflake, enabling businesses to enrich, validate, and leverage critical customer data...
Revolutionize customer data management with Melissa Alert Service, offering real-time alerts and continuous monitoring to ensure data accuracy for...
Melissa proudly sponsored IrvineHacks 2025, engaging with students and celebrating innovative projects using Melissa APIs and data sets through a...
Discover Melissa's innovative solutions at the E-commerce Berlin Expo to enhance customer experience, reduce return rates, and prevent fraud,...
Melissa introduces Address Container, a Dockerized solution simplifying scalable address verification for developers, ensuring rapid deployment and...
Melissa made a successful debut at CES 2025, showcasing innovative data verification solutions and connecting with industry professionals.
Discover how Melissa's cutting-edge data quality solutions enhance business operations and customer insights, showcased at CES 2025.
Verify phone numbers easily with Melissa's Global Phone Verification service to ensure accurate, callable data for effective marketing.
Melissa users gain enhanced congressional and state legislative data with the integration of Cicero, offering precise, up-to-date information for...
Melissa's new Cicero API integrates with the Data Quality Suite, offering precise legislative district data to enhance civic engagement post-2024...
Learn about the importance of name verification in ensuring data accuracy, and discover Melissa’s solutions for global name verification.
Melissa launches an advanced address validation app for Shopify, reducing shipping errors and costs while enhancing customer experience with...
Discover how to clean and enhance your data with a 5-step checklist. Improve customer experience, save money and find new prospects.
Discover how Melissa showcased data quality solutions at the Australasian Gaming Expo 2024, addressing fraud challenges in the industry and enhancing...
Developed by Nova Module, Melissa’s new application gives Stripe merchants ready access to comprehensive address validation services.
In this webinar recap, learn about the data available in the Melissa Marketplace and how good data can give you great results.
Melissa excels in data quality solutions, named Leader in G2 Summer 2024 Grid Report. Recognized for excellence in address verification and data...
Discover the benefits and challenges of email validation for maintaining a clean email list. Learn how Melissa's Email Verification can help protect...
Discover how Global-Z's data quality services elevate contact data accuracy with case studies and expert solutions in this webinar recap.
Learn how to choose the right address provider for customer address validation. Consider service offerings, expertise, compliance, support, and cost...
Discover how Melissa's GovCloud Address Suite benefits federal agencies with address verification and data quality solutions in this webinar recap.
Discover the best technology flavor for your organization from on-premise, cloud APIs, SaaS, and integrations. Learn about the benefits, drawbacks,...
Recap of Melissa's involvement at VenusHacks 2024 — Read all about our sponsorship for UC Irvine's largest women-centric hackathon!
Melissa launches Melissa Marketplace, offering diverse data sets and industry sectors. Accessible and user-friendly, it simplifies data quality...
Learn how to determine data matching strategies for your business needs. Discover loose vs. tight matching approaches, real-time vs. batch, and more.
Melissa Education hosts UC Irvine students for mock interviews at HQ, offering valuable insights and experiences for aspiring data professionals....
Recap of Melissa's participation at Data @ UCI's Atlantis Datathon 2024, including tabling on day 1, keynote speeches, project submissions, and...
Explore Melissa's 2024 Data Quality & Enrichment Catalog showcasing their comprehensive range of solutions for clean, updated, and enriched customer...
Recap of Addy and the Melissa Team's successful debut at the 2024 Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention, showcasing data quality solutions and...
Prepare for the celestial event of a lifetime with the total solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024! Learn what to expect, how to view safely, and explore...
Explore how Melissa's strategic acquisition of Cicero brings the most accurate legislative data toolset worldwide, empowering organizations with...
The ‘address expert’ backs philanthropic club’s mission to support local female students in pursuit of higher education
As FedRAMP®-authorized address data resource and Esri partner, Melissa offers clean, enhanced address data optimized with GIS technology
The Melissa Team sponsored and supplied attendees with swag at IrvineHacks 2024, the largest collegiate hackathon in Orange at UC Irvine!
Clean, enhanced address data pairs with Esri’s ArcGIS for customer insight; improves shopper experience, optimizes deliveries, and prevents fraud.
Learn about Melissa's Personator Identity Portal, a secure and efficient way to verify identities. See how it works and explore the features of this...
Discover the crucial role of deduplication in database management and learn how to identify and prioritize duplicate records to achieve a single...
Understanding and engaging your target audience is crucial for successful marketing. Learn how to find and connect with your audience effectively.
Melissa has achieved authorized status in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®), the entity charged with standardizing...
Melissa renews its patent for proximity matching technology featured in its global data quality tools and services. Integrated into MatchUp®,...
Learn why data quality is crucial for organizations and how to address common issues like typos and inaccuracies. Discover the importance of...
Discover the top 3 benefits of address verification for businesses, including data accuracy, cost savings, and compliance and fraud protection.
Featured at AHIMA23, data solutions impact patient well-being, operational efficiencies, resource allocation, public policy, and compliance
Strategic deployment of DQ tools by casinos and gaming operators fosters customer engagement while mitigating risk and advancing regulatory...
Discover how data profiling can help find, fix and monitor bad data in your systems.
‘KYB’ goes beyond ‘KYC,’ tapping into real-time identity verification to minimize fraud and protect operations and reputations
Discover how data quality can revolutionize the online gaming and casino industry at Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas! Visit Melissa for insights,...
Online shopping has increased significantly. Learn about how quality data can help you prepare for the holiday season from Melissa's VP of Marketing.
Federal guidelines embrace importance of patient addresses for health IT developers powering analytics, patient matching, and overall care
Join Melissa and SD Times for a webinar series on ID verification and other security methodologies to help your organization properly evaluate...
Learn how businesses can take advantage of USPS losses by incorporating direct mail into their marketing strategy. Discover the benefits of direct...
Melissa announced its strategic partnership with Global-Z International. This alliance increases resources for Global-Z’s worldwide clientele which...
Learn how Melissa helps marketers stay connected to customers and improve direct mail efforts with change-of-address processing
How Melissa can help with Know Your Business (KYB) Initiatives to prevent fraud, facilitate risk management and maintain compliance
Learn about how biometrics can help streamline onboarding in industries such as online gaming and gambling.
Learn how Project US@ is improving patient record matching with address standardization in healthcare and how Melissa's address solutions can help.
Identifying PEPs and RCAs is a vital part of sanctions screening and helps businesses comply with AML and KYC regulations.
Multi-part data quality strategy features ease of use, advanced technologies to enable real-time identity verification and 360-degree view of players
Melissa, a leading provider of global data quality and address management solutions, today celebrates its operations in Germany with a GmbH for a...
Identity verification doesn’t have to be a hard or intensive process. There are tools that can help make the process smooth, simple, and quick.
Melissa is pleased once again been named Leader by G2, in their 2023 Data Quality and Address Verification Spring Reports.
Melissa ID, part of Melissa’s Identity Verification Suite, helps organizations tackle identity fraud with a seamless, end-to-end process to establish...
Melissa furthers commitment to the study and use of data in higher education by sponsoring Embark, UCI’s inaugural collegiate datathon.
Melissa Named Leader/High Performer in Multiple Spring 2021 G2 Grid Reports Melissa Clean Suite and Melissa Data Quality Suite earn top honors from...
Melissa advised extending negative news screening operations, also known as adverse media screening (AMS), to businesses and financial institutions.
By David Loshin In the most recent post, we posed a straightforward problem: if we have a reporting or analytical objective that depends on using a...
Melissa Lookups got a new look! Along with a more modern interface, the platform now comes with faster, better performance, and new features. Here’s...
Municipality Now Empowered to Enhance Citizen Services, Amend Census Data and Foster Collaboration Across Teams Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – April...
Melissa to Showcase Unison Data Quality Management Platform in Free Dataversity Webinar Online session will highlight the role of customizable,...
Onsite demonstrations will show marketing professionals how clean, current, and complete data contribute to effective campaigns and programs Rancho...
Customer data comes from many different places—from forms on a webpage, during checkout, or other onboarding processes. This leaves a lot of room for...
By David Loshin There are all sorts of tools associated with address standardization, cleansing, and validation. As an example, the USPS has a...
Digital identity verification (also known as electronic identity verification, or eIDV) is a must for e-commerce retailers that want to safely and...
By David Loshin One nice thing about addresses, especially in the United States, is that they have well-defined standards. In previous blog series, I...
Comprehensive International Mailing Guide Available in Simple and Accessible Reference Format via Amazon Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – March 18,...
Data quality has changed a lot over the years. In the beginning of the digital age, access to the Internet was much more limited, and the way people...
Never judge a book by its cover – or in this case, never invest in a property based off a picture! From investors, to lenders, to real estate...
Address matching and correction capabilities continue to be validated to high USPS standards, recognized to reduce costs and undeliverable mail...
By David Loshin There are opportunities for adjusting your strategy for customer centricity based on understanding the grouping relationships that...
New Resource Touts the Importance of Full Spectrum Protection to Combat Data Pitfalls Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – March 6, 2019 – Melissa, a...
Address verification is the foundation for business success. We hear and say it all the time. But what exactly can having correct, standardized...
Aite Group Assessment Highlights Melissa’s Approach to Verify Identity at Onboarding, Complementing Industry Mandate for Easy, Frictionless Banking...
Digital onboarding and ID document verification is becoming a more common and necessary tool for businesses to reduce fraud, improve customer...
Demographic data can be very useful for an advertiser to know who his target customer is. As an example, knowledge about a family’s household income...
Industry resource highlights importance of global customer data tools for DBAs, developers, and direct marketers Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF –...
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...
Melissa Opens New Locations in Europe and Asia to Deliver Data Quality Solutions to Expanding Financial Services, Healthcare, and Ecommerce Markets...
Organizations looking to adapt, grow and scale in today’s digital world must be able to establish and verify identities online - and traditional...
By Elliot King As Donald Rumsfeld, the former secretary of the defense once famously said, "there are known unknowns and there are unknown unknowns."...
Unprecedented access to player data warrants comprehensive strategy to elevate user experience, enable personalization at scale, and drive loyalty....
Cheers to my fellow explorers, hungry minds and researchers of today. We, the vast majority, used a search engine 3-4 times each day in 2019 and...
Relationship Fuels Melissa Data's International Growth; Adds Value for Direct Advertisers with Free Analysis of International Contact Data Rancho...
Melissa Commemorates Today’s ‘National Thank a Mail Carrier Day’ The leader in data quality and address management recognizes the USPS and its...
Data quality provider expands global reach and recognition; helps marketers prioritize customer experience with address accuracy tools Rancho Santa...
When customer data enters your system, how can you be sure it’s accurate and up to date? Unless your business has a process in place to manage...
Comprehensive Business and Lifestyle Data Enriches Customer Records, Improves Marketing Business Intelligence Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF - January...
2021 Melissa Catalog Highlights Tools that Fuel Clean Data in Drug Discovery, Research and Collaboration New resource features healthcare data...
Melissa 2021 Catalog Advocates Better Address Management, ID Verification, and Data Enrichment Resource guides offer customer data tools for DBAs,...
How Companies can use Technology and Multiple Sources to Properly Identify Customers and Head Off Illegalities Are you really who you say you are?...
Death-related data obtained from Social Security records, obituaries and other sources can be used for many purposes. When it comes to direct...
Best-of-breed address engine ensures restaurants are found, packages are delivered, and on-demand drivers find their passengers Rancho Santa...
Businesses that Neglect ‘Know Your Customer’ Regulations are Messing with Fate and Government Regulations Here’s the weird thing about money...
Can US addresses fit into 35 characters? At Melissa, we have seen this request where users of address verification software have predefined length...
Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF- January 14, 2014 - Melissa Data, a leading provider of global contact data quality and integration solutions, today...
Data quality provider earns multiple awards and celebrates 35-year history with key milestone, building momentum for a strong 2021 Rancho Santa...
Unsurpassed Domain Knowledge and Technology Expertise Fuel Global Role in Improving Data for Analytics, CRM, Commerce, and Compliance Rancho Santa...
Anyone who has looked at flood data knows that FEMA is not the answer. It's not that FEMA doesn't try to accurately map what they believe to be...
By Patrick Bayne Data Quality Tools Software Engineer Heidelberglaan 8 3584 CS Utrecht If you were given this address, how would you know it was...
Improve Data Quality for More Accurate Analysis with Alteryx and Melissa Organizations are under more pressure than ever to gain accurate contact...
Address validation, auto-completion, geocoding, and sanctions list checking enhance data governance platforms, with no coding required Rancho Santa...
Address Verification Tools Enable Emergency Services to Pinpoint Location for Delivery of Vital Frontline Care and Swift Transport for Treatment...
By Ian Elliot, i-Programmer Author jQuery UI has a little-known feature that makes interactive auto-complete very easy. In this hands-on tutorial we...
Collaboration adds address validation, auto-completion, geocoding, and sanctions list checking to popular master data management platform Rancho...
Ecommerce volume is soaring—and the holidays will drive demand even higher. It’s more important than ever before to understand your website’s...
Flexible Tool Simplifies Cleaning, Enriching, and Deduping People Data Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and identity...
Melissa Clean Suite and Melissa Data Quality Suite earn top honors from leading business solutions user-based review website Rancho Santa Margarita,...
Certified for Privacy and Security, Melissa’s Smart Data Quality Suite Accelerates Patient Onboarding and Routing to Physicians Rancho Santa...
By David Loshin The USPS Postal Standard (Publication 28) provides at least some of the specifications we need for address quality. For example, "The...
There is an elephant in every business – and it’s trampling company profits, scaring away customers and blocking valuable insights. What’s your...
Technology Partnerships Advance Data Quality as Central Business Process;Enable Worldwide Expansion of Both Direct Mail and Data Quality Divisions...
In this short 2-minute demo, learn how to speed up order entries and boost lead generation with Express Entry - a Web service that utilizes a...
Previously, Melissa has offered our Global Address web service in Contact Zone and Pentaho as a tool used to validate addresses in 240+ countries and...
In the alphabet soup of government agencies, OFAC looms large for financial institutions. Sometimes considered one of “the most powerful yet unknown"...
Seamless Data Quality Powers Actionable Intelligence from Customer Data Singapore – July 16, 2019 – Melissa, a leading provider of global contact...
Presorts and processes up to 1M records per mailing; compliant with USPS®, CASS™ and Canada Post SERP standards for maximum address accuracy Rancho...
The use of technology is enabling governments, institutions and organisations to uniquely identify individuals and with a digital identity...
Solution Combats Fraud and Enables Compliance without Impacting Customer Experience Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and...
For those of you who didn't make it to Melissa Data's first webinar this morning, here's what you missed: Ira Whiteside, a BI architect, and Bud...
Melissa Data positioned in report for third consecutive year Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – November 15, 2022 – Melissa, a leading provider of...
Ecommerce volume is soaring—and the holidays will drive demand even higher. It’s more important than ever before to understand your website’s...
Melissa Delivers Global Address Validation to the Allscripts® Practice Financial Platform Integration enables access to data that fosters more...
By David Loshin In my recent set of posts, we looked at the value and importance of address standardization as an integral component of both...
What makes Amazon so successful? Most retailers are asking themselves this question today as Amazon continues to conquer the global retail market and...
Want to increase conversions, provide customers with a better shopping experience, and cut down on cart abandonment? Check out these five ecommerce...
What’s the elephant in your business? Every company has one! I’m talking about the thing that costs you money, customers and insight. Could it be...
Hindsight is, as we know, 20/20. But, what if, when it came to natural hazards and their impact on your portfolio, you didn't have to rely on...
Unison reduces strain on SQL developers by empowering data stewards to manage operations – no programming expertise required Rancho Santa Margarita,...
Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – April 13, 2022 – Melissa, a leading provider of global data quality and address management solutions, today announced...
Everyone loves to shop online. But unfortunately, so do cyber thieves. Everyday, fraud and identity theft threaten online businesses. Find out how to...
The USPS has deferred the implementation date of CASS™ Cycle N until August 1, 2011. Cycle M CASS™ and MASS™ certifications are valid through July...
Almost every adult has an email address. This makes it one of the most effective means of communication between companies and their customers. 50% of...
Getting customer data in order smooths mobile-friendly checkout and distinguishes customer experience Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – August 12, 2021...
Seamless Data Quality Helps Enterprises Meet Standards of GDPR and Increasingly Stringent Privacy Laws Worldwide Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – July...
By David Loshin We have dealt with some of our core address quality concepts, but not this one: The intended recipient must be associated with the...
Once upon a time there was a shopping cart named Carter. Carter loved shopping. He loved meeting new people and being a part of learning all about...
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...
New app runs safe, secure background checks in parallel with data entry, strengthening identity verification efforts and the customer experience...
Ecommerce is booming. And experts say there's more online spending to come. In fact, the National Retail Federation announced it expected sales to...
Seamless Data Quality Toolset Includes Document Verification, Biometrics and Liveness Check Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – August 14, 2019 –...
Right to Erasure Faces Looming Blind Spot in Customer Data; Melissa Magazine Details Strategies for Avoiding Multi-Million Dollar Penalties Rancho...
With Melissa, you can do it all - see for yourself with the brand new Solutions Catalog. This catalog showcases products to transform your people...
The world’s leading research and advisory company’s evaluation recognizes vendors for completeness of vision and ability to execute Rancho Santa...
Melissa announced its Global Green initiative, a cohesive program of sustainable work practices implemented at its corporate locations across North...
Predicted post-pandemic spending wave presents opportunity to nurture relationships that deliver strong customer experience and long-term value...
Longtime provider of ZIP code databases and software developer kits aligns strategically with Melissa’s global address expertise and customer base...
By Samuel Chung, QA Programmer Microsoft Dynamics® CRM has served as an important tool for many organizations to keep track of various key details...
By David Loshin I recently taught a half-day seminar on an introduction to master data management, and every time I teach that course, I preface the...
Melissa has once again been recognized as Leader by G2, the world’s leading peer-to-peer business review website, for both our Clean Suite and Data...
By David Loshin You might not realize how broad your electronic footprint really is. Do you have any idea how many data sets contain information...
ZIP codes are something that people have learned to live with, something that simply needs to be looked up whenever filling out a form or sending a...
E-commerce businesses must constantly contend with fraud prevention, customer retention and competitor intervention to stay successful. What if...
Read the case study on how Melissa’s Phone Append solution helps the Telephone Town Hall Meeting pack the house every time, bolster valuable...
By Joseph Vertido, Data Quality Solutions Manager In our BusinessCoder Cloud Service, we've compiled and consolidated a multisource, central database...
by Michael Johnson, Sales Engineer Personator has never yielded the crown of contact verification, and that is no accident. Personator is the...
Are you struggling to keep printing postage and service costs down? One culprit that could be putting a drain on your profit is return mail. You’d be...
Melissa provides numerous APIs to handle the standardization, cleansing and verification of various data elements such as addresses, names, phones...
Once-trusted fuzzy matching algorithms may be leaving your organization vulnerable to hefty GDPR fines. The balancing act of false-positives and...
Second consecutive year Melissa Data positioned in report Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – November 2, 2021 – Melissa, a leading provider of global...
ROI calculator demonstrates data quality’s critical role in eliminating waste, reducing costs, and avoiding lost opportunities Rancho Santa...
Dynamic Platform Integrates Melissa’s Real-Time Data Quality to Validate Customer Data for KYC, AML Compliance Ramat-Gan, ISRAEL and Rancho Santa...
Some mail providers have additional authentication systems in place such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC which may prevent your email from making its way...
Melissa’s Personator is proven and widely adopted in smart data quality strategies for federal, state, and county agencies Rancho Santa Margarita,...
Melissa is once again proud to announce that we have been named Leader in G2’s Winter 2023 Report for our Clean Suite and Data Quality Suite...
Email marketing is a key factor of every successful marketing strategy. It's direct, yields high response, and is trackable. A great way to expand...
Melissa’s Data Quality Suite and Clean Suite was once again named a leader by G2. Check out the Data Quality Grid to see how our solutions for...
Melissa has again been recognized as a “Leader” in Data Quality Solutions and Address Verification on the Fall 2021 Grid Reports by G2, a leading...
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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