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Identity Verification, Legislation

New Guidance on CIP Rule Application for Prepaid Cards

Last week FinCEN (the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) and federal banking agencies released new guidance for how the CIP (customer identification program) requirements of…

CigarAndPipes.com Partners with EVS for Age Verification

Electronic Verification Systems (EVS) is excited to announce its new partnership with CigarAndPipes.com, starting in November 2015. CigarandPipes.com is a new state of the…

EVS Adds Mobile Phone Verification to IdentiFraud Consumer+ Solution

Louisville, KY- (03/18/2016) Electronic Verification Systems (EVS) has announced the addition of mobile phone verification to the IdentiFraud Consumer+ identity verification solution….

Identity Verification, Legislation

Synthetic IDs and the REAL ID Act

Earlier this year Jeh C. Johnson, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the final phase of implementation for the REAL ID…

Clarification for Consumer Access of PHI provided by HHS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released new guidance this month providing clarification regarding individuals’ right…

Fraud Prevention, Internet Fraud

Card-Not-Present Fraud is Spiking, Here’s Why

While the current switch to EMV in the US is certainly part of the reason for increasing CNP fraud, there are other factors that…

Identity Fraud, Identity Verification

In Defense of KBA

Knowledge Based Authentication (KBA) has been getting a bad rap, largely related to the IRS breaches in both 2013 and 2015. Aside from the…

Identity Fraud, Identity Verification

Not Too Late for IRS-Compliant Identity Verification

As we enter into tax season, Electronic Returns Originators (EROs) are under the gun to comply with regulations from the IRS relating to verifying…

Age Verification

Vapor Businesses Need to Step Up Age Verification

Some companies (including EVS clients within the vapor industry) have stepped up to the plate to ensure their products are not sold to minors…

Identity Fraud, Identity Verification

The Impact of EMV (Chip and Pin) on Fraud

As with most new technologies, the shift to EMV specifications (Europay, Mastercard and Visa – also referred to as “Chip and Pin”) in the…