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December 4, 2018November 28, 2018 Author Clinical Data Quality, Healthcare Data Management, Machine Learning, Machine Reasoning, Melissa Informatics, News & Events, Press Release, Product Launch

Melissa Unlocks Insight and Revenue with Breakthrough AI Tools for Clinics and Research Centers

Cutting Edge Data Quality Transforms Real-World Clinical Data into a Future-Proofed, Research-Ready Data Goldmine for Better Patient Care Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and identity verification solutions, today announced advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that combine machine reasoning, natural language processing, and machine learning to tackle one of healthcare’s biggest problems: the time and cost of data…

November 28, 2018 Melissa UK Team

Fintech Connect – Excel, London

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 the team. This will be our second time at the event and as a leading fintech event, there will be a number of players in the fintech ecosystem attending the…

November 22, 2018 Melissa UK Team News & Events, United Kingdom

How London came to be

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, we thought that we would bring it to our blog. Melissa started in 1985 by our CEO and founder Ray Melissa in California. The business rapidly grew and became a…

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Author eIDV, FinTech, Identity Resolution, United Kingdom

Electronic Identity Verification Reduces Ecommerce Fraud by 90%

Ecommerce companies never seem to get ahead of sneaky fraudsters. Z1 Motorsports was no exception. Even after adopting an intensive 7-minute process to verify its customers, the company still suffered annual losses of $250,000, plus labor costs. Z1 realized something needed to be done - the automotive parts retailer called on Melissa for help with digital identity verification. After just one…

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Melissa Team Digital Identity Verification, eIDV, FinTech, Global ID Verification, Personator, Personator World

OFAC and KYC Loom Large for Financial Institutions

In the alphabet soup of government agencies, OFAC looms large for financial institutions. Sometimes considered one of “the most powerful yet unknown" government agencies, the Office of Foreign Assets Control—a part of the Treasury Department—enforces economic and trade sanctions in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy. Simply put, many bad actors attempt to realize their plans via financial…

November 8, 2018 Melissa UK Team

The Generation of the mobile phone

Mobile phones sales have been increasing year in year out and the number of mobile users is expected to surpass five billion by 2019. It was estimated that approximately 63% of the world population owned a mobile phone in 2016 and this number is due to increase to 67% in 2019. This growth in mobile phone ownership demonstrates the need…

November 8, 2018November 15, 2018 Melissa AU Team Australia, Data Quality

Data Quality & Its Impact on Marketing Campaigns

Data is undoubtedly the backbone of any organization’s strategies and marketing campaigns. Simply put, if the right data is not available, or the quality of data is not up to the mark, analysts will end up making wrong decisions, which would have a trickledown effect from the higher echelons of the management teams, right till the lower levels within an…

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Author Data Quality, Data Quality Components for SSIS, News & Events

Melissa Sponsors PASS Summit Session on Optimizing Your Data Quality Business

Free Lunch and Learn Session Guides Data Quality Pros in Applying Tools, Accelerating Analytics, and Monetizing Data Cleansing Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – October 23, 2018 – Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and identity verification solutions, today announced its PASS Summit session, “Data Quality: What’s in it For Me?” This free lunch and learn session is geared…

October 22, 2018 Author Data Cleansing, Data Enrichment, Data Quality

The Horrifying Facts of Your Data

The spirit of Halloween is brewing and it seems like no better time to take a look at the horrifying reality of your data. 91% of businesses suffer from dirty data. Whether you choose to face it or run away from it, the terrifying fact remains – your data is decaying at a rate of 2.1% per month. That means…

October 11, 2018 Author eIDV, Global ID Verification, News & Events

Melissa Brings Affordable KYC to Banking with Electronic ID Verification Platform

Flexible Identity Resolution and Anti-Fraud Capabilities Demo at #Money2020, Powering Mobile Onboarding, Watchlist Screening, and Global ID Verification Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and identity verification solutions, today announced its affordable Electronic ID Verification (eIDV) platform empowers banks of all sizes to reduce risk and modernize Know Your Customer (KYC) operations, an important shift in identity resolution and…