4 03, 2021

AI-Powered Adverse Media Screening is Key to AML Compliance

2021-08-04T12:44:07-04:00

Adverse Media or “negative news” is any kind of bad or negative information about a  person or business from various sources. Adverse Media screening is a critical aspect of AML compliance as it can be an important early predictor for potential watchlists of sanctions listings, and media outlets and online sources can often identify risk with more agility than government or international watchdogs. Adverse Media screening helps identify and predict red flag behavior linked to money [...]

AI-Powered Adverse Media Screening is Key to AML Compliance2021-08-04T12:44:07-04:00
10 12, 2020

AGG/Vital4 – Top 5 Lessons from 2020 in Background Screening + Planning for 2021

2021-08-04T13:38:27-04:00

Top 5 Lessons from 2020: Regulators offered limited flexibility to address COVID-19 realities, what can the background industry learn from this? Have a solid business continuity plan. Stay abreast of changing guidance from regulators, courts and COVID safety. Internal processes to document changes that occurred which may be different than how they were handled pre and post-COVID. Investing and leveraging technology to your advantage. COVID-19 led companies to focus on their IT infrastructure to allow employees [...]

AGG/Vital4 – Top 5 Lessons from 2020 in Background Screening + Planning for 20212021-08-04T13:38:27-04:00
1 03, 2020

How to Best Use Data to Manage Your Organization’s 
Compliance Obligations

2021-02-04T13:57:23-05:00

Organizations and those tasked within the organization to manage its compliance obligations continue to face an ever-increasing number of legislative and regulatory requirements to ensure they operate in line with regulators and the community’s expectations. From managing compliance obligations relating to legislation addressing terrorism and money laundering (such as the PATRIOT Act in the US or AML/CTF Act in Australia) through to those involved in managing complex international supply chains (including the Modern Day Slavery Act [...]

How to Best Use Data to Manage Your Organization’s 
Compliance Obligations2021-02-04T13:57:23-05:00
24 07, 2019

Trust Stamp Partners with Vital4 to take AML/KYC to the Next Level

2021-02-04T16:08:54-05:00

Atlanta, Jul 24, 2019 – Trust Stamp, a provider of proprietary artificial intelligence-powered identity services headquartered in Atlanta, GA has entered into a partnership with Vital4 to provide an end-to-end enhanced KYC / AML solution to its diverse global client base through Trust Stamp’s employee and customer onboarding solutions. “Trust Stamp OnBoard” is a highly robust Know Your Customer / Anti-Money Laundering (KYC / AML) screening solution that is powered by Vital4’s data search technology. Vital4 [...]

Trust Stamp Partners with Vital4 to take AML/KYC to the Next Level2021-02-04T16:08:54-05:00
12 03, 2019

Built By The Experts In Background Checks, Vital4 Does The Due Diligence For You

2021-08-04T13:43:12-04:00

When companies need to evaluate potential employees, contractors, or suppliers, they often look to screening services to do the necessary background checks and due diligence. The $118 billion regulatory industry is led by a handful of large providers, many of whom use remote employees to manually research dozens of databases for the critical information on these potential vendors and employees. Click Here to Read the Rest of this Profile 

Built By The Experts In Background Checks, Vital4 Does The Due Diligence For You2021-08-04T13:43:12-04:00
9 01, 2019

Why Vital4 Chose Rosette for Business-Critical Search of People and Companies in its Due Diligence Platform

2021-08-04T13:43:23-04:00

Customer or money launderer? New hire or felon? Whether it’s for financial compliance or pre-employment screening, due diligence is all about finding names and matching names against watch lists, negative news reports, SEC filings, and more. Vital4 is a standout data aggregator; providing and updating thousands of data sources 24×7 for due diligence vendors and corporate departments. Search—specifically for people and companies—is more than mission critical; it’s the means of making all that data usable. Unsatisfied [...]

Why Vital4 Chose Rosette for Business-Critical Search of People and Companies in its Due Diligence Platform2021-08-04T13:43:23-04:00
11 03, 2017

What are the top Background Screening trends to look for in 2017?

2021-02-04T16:49:56-05:00

TSA Pre-Check "Style" Checks In the crazy world we live in today; it seems as though background screening is becoming an increasingly popular subject. The first question that comes to mind for me after a tragic incident in the news is; “was there a background check done on the individual(s) who committed the crime?” Having your background screened to have priority statuses such as TSA-pre check and Clear is becoming more prevalent, and I predict more [...]

What are the top Background Screening trends to look for in 2017?2021-02-04T16:49:56-05:00
20 02, 2017

The top 10 things you need to know about International Background Screening

2021-08-04T13:43:53-04:00

1. It’s very different from domestic screening. In the US, the background screening is governed by the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act), and any CRA (consumer reporting agency) performing background screening must be FCRA compliant. The FCRA does not pertain to screening outside of the US. 2. There are over 240 countries and territories outside of the US. It’s a big world out there. This means with over 240 countries and territories across the globe; every [...]

The top 10 things you need to know about International Background Screening2021-08-04T13:43:53-04:00
12 01, 2017

Risky Business: Why your organization shouldn’t overlook international background screening

2021-08-04T13:43:48-04:00

All organizations have a responsibility to their shareholders, customers, and associates to conduct compliant and risk-averse background checks on their potential contractors and employees without discrimination. Most US businesses that require criminal background screening prior to hire only run a criminal history search on an applicant within the US court systems. This tactic leads to the hire of employees with non-disclosed criminal history and makes the company liable for the employee’s actions while placing associates, clients [...]

Risky Business: Why your organization shouldn’t overlook international background screening2021-08-04T13:43:48-04:00
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