15 06, 2021

Protect Patients and Avoid Fines with Automated Medical Sanctions Checks

2021-08-04T12:50:47-04:00

A medical sanctions check provides insight into a healthcare professional's background, identifying any penalties, suspensions, or disciplinary actions against them. Regulatory guidelines from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) mandate that healthcare organizations can't employ sanctioned vendors or individuals, meaning that anyone who employs medical practitioners, such as physicians and nurses, must conduct regular sanctions checks to avoid being penalized. Violating federal sanctions can result in hefty fines, suspensions, or even possible jail time, [...]

Protect Patients and Avoid Fines with Automated Medical Sanctions Checks2021-08-04T12:50:47-04:00
14 06, 2021

Vital4 Wins 2021 TAG FinTech ADVANCE Awards

2021-08-04T12:50:33-04:00

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has announced Vital4 as one of the 6 2021 TAG FinTech ADVANCE award winners!  “We are so humbled to be recognized as one of the most innovative FinTech companies in Georgia,” commented Kristin Stafford, CEO and co-Founder of Vital4.  Previous winners of the TAG FinTech Advance awards include NCR who was championed for their innovative work in the digital banking space and PayRoc, a processor and payment facilitation powerhouse that [...]

Vital4 Wins 2021 TAG FinTech ADVANCE Awards2021-08-04T12:50:33-04:00
3 06, 2021

Adverse Media – A Better Picture of Risk

2021-08-04T12:50:19-04:00

Adverse media is defined as leveraging traditional and unstructured news sources as an early indicator of unfavorable information related to an individual or a business. Researching negative press is vital to overall risk management strategies and can be used as a financial crime compliance tool.  Unlike background checks, an adverse media search gathers information from various news outlets to help build a risk profile of individuals or businesses that your company may be considering doing business [...]

Adverse Media – A Better Picture of Risk2021-08-04T12:50:19-04:00
2 06, 2021

Vital4 featured: 14 startups the Metro Chamber says are set to grow

2021-08-04T12:50:04-04:00

Atlanta Business Chronicle's Erin Schilling featured Vital4 in her article '14 startups the Metro Chamber says are set to grow' as part of the Backed by Atlanta companies chosen by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Backed by Atlanta helps middle-market companies with mentorship and networking connections. "The event was held at The Gathering Spot, another Backed by ATL company, and included a live stream. The Gathering Spot CEO Ryan Wilson moderated a panel discussion among some [...]

Vital4 featured: 14 startups the Metro Chamber says are set to grow2021-08-04T12:50:04-04:00
20 05, 2021

New, expanded VITAL4CRIM product provides industry-leading flexible data services

2021-08-04T12:49:43-04:00

Vital4 is excited to announce an expansion of our popular VITAL4CRIM screening services product. Optimizing your screening process is now easier with VITAL4CRIM, which streamlines the criminal database search process by collecting data from thousands of sources at the federal, state, county, and local levels. These sources include Arrest Records, Sex Offenders, Escapee lists, Warrant lists, Inmate rosters, Child Support Violations, Career Offenders, and dozens of others. This data is updated and collected in real-time to [...]

New, expanded VITAL4CRIM product provides industry-leading flexible data services2021-08-04T12:49:43-04:00
20 05, 2021

Vital4 is a Finalist in the TAG FinTech Advance Awards!

2021-08-04T12:49:21-04:00

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announced the 2021 TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award finalists. Vital4 is excited to be included as a finalist in the TAG FinTech Advance Awards! The winners will be announced at the Fintech South conference in Atlanta on 6/22. "While a lot of attention is given to startups, TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award winners will be those companies, which are in production, bringing measurable results and generally advancing the financial industry through the [...]

Vital4 is a Finalist in the TAG FinTech Advance Awards!2021-08-04T12:49:21-04:00
14 05, 2021

Kathy Escoto Joins Vital4 as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships

2021-08-04T12:47:45-04:00

Vital4 is thrilled to welcome Kathy Escoto as our VP of Strategic Partnerships. In this position, Kathy will play a key role in building strong partnerships with key customers and partners for joint success and will report to our President and Chief Customer Officer, Amy Barbieri. Kathy joins us with a wealth of experience, from previous roles at Georgia-Pacific, Equifax, and most recently 21 years at The Coca-Cola Company. While at Coca-Cola she led global teams [...]

Kathy Escoto Joins Vital4 as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships2021-08-04T12:47:45-04:00
21 04, 2021

Biometrics Technologies – Recapping 2020 and 2021 Predictions from IDmission

2021-08-04T12:46:00-04:00

Our friends at IDmission recently published a blog post detailing their industry predictions for 2021 and even featured some insights from our very own Founder & CEO, Kristin Stafford. Keep scrolling to see what they had to share: 2020 was an unpredictable year; and rightly so, we’re all a little weary of the 2021 “predictions” we’re seeing. However, being good at predictions is a skill, and it takes time and practice to get better at it. [...]

Biometrics Technologies – Recapping 2020 and 2021 Predictions from IDmission2021-08-04T12:46:00-04:00
1 04, 2021

Optimize Your Global Watchlist and Sanctions Screening with AI-Powered Solution for Continuous Monitoring

2021-08-04T12:45:12-04:00

Best-practice compliance doesn’t stop after an initial screening. In fact, many global regulators require continuous monitoring to meet their standards for internal and third-party risk management. Governments and international organizations compile global watchlists to identify entities linked to crime, corruption, terrorism, money laundering, and other various forms of unethical behavior. Entities can include individuals, corporations, or even countries. Even if these entities aren’t actively committing a crime, they could be connected to suspicious activity. It’s crucial [...]

Optimize Your Global Watchlist and Sanctions Screening with AI-Powered Solution for Continuous Monitoring2021-08-04T12:45:12-04:00
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
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