Encompass Corporation acquires CoorpID and Blacksmith KYC from ING to develop revolutionary Corporate Digital Identity platform
London, New York, Amsterdam and Singapore – January 16th 2024 Encompass Corporation, the global provider of real-time digital Know Your Customer (KYC) profiles, has acquired CoorpID and Blacksmith KYC from ING to develop a market-leading platform that solves the critical challenge of identification and verification of corporate and institutional clients. Transform KYC outreach with […]
APIs are paving the way for digital transformation
An Application Programming Interface (or API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other and transfer data. API is a well-established technology and APIs are literally everywhere, for example in applications using weather (AccuWeather API), maps (Google Maps API) or payment services (Stripe) just to name a few. […]
SEB & Blacksmith KYC: from pilot project to successful implementation
The leading Nordic corporate bank SEB and Blacksmith KYC embarked on a KYC improvement journey together exactly one year ago. So why did SEB choose Blacksmith as a partner on this journey? SEB’s Madeleine Alftin: “Blacksmith’s digital policy manager and primary sources data hub were the key differentiators that played a decisive role in our decision to opt […]
Simplifying Customer Due Diligence with Official Business Registries
Discover our latest platform update: a demonstration by Blacksmith’s COO, Patrycja Wisniewska, showing how we have simplified access to data from over 300 official business registries delivering verifiable evidence in the customer due diligence process. Learn how this integration simplifies operations and increases efficiency.
The evolution of KYC and Blacksmith’s role as a perpetual KYC facilitator
Blacksmith CEO Nynke Postma shares her views on KYC trends and developments. One of the most important trends in KYC today is perpetual KYC. Read on to find out how RegTech and FinTech solution providers such as Blacksmith can help facilitate the transition to perpetual KYC.
Joint Webinar: Building the business case for AML digital transformation
Building a business case to support investment in AML systems has never been easy. Boards of directors tend to view AML compliance as a cost to the business as opposed to investing in anti-fraud solutions which has a direct impact on the bottom line. However, there has been a marked increase in interest from executives following a number […]
Kyckr and Blacksmith KYC partner to enable plug-and-play client onboarding
London, Kyckr, the corporate Know-Your-Customer company and Blacksmith KYC, the RegTech venture of ING Bank, have partnered by giving Blacksmith’s clients access to Kyckr’s real-time data retrieval and registry connections – simplifying onboarding and review processes that would otherwise take months. Kyckr provides its customers and partners real-time access to aggregated corporate Know Your Customer […]
Digital Transformation of the Customer Due Diligence process
Jorrit Sprakel, KYC Expert at Blacksmith KYC, explains why you can no longer postpone digitalising your Customer Due Diligence process and provides advice on the various approaches you can take to embark on a digital transformation.
Blacksmith wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy new year
A big thank you to our customers, partners & employees! Happy holidays from the Blacksmith KYC team and all the best for 2023 in Friesch, French, Polish & English!
Product updates: Blacksmith search enhancements
In the second of a series of 2-minute videos highlighting new product features and improvements, Blacksmith KYC Product Owner Nikhil Pritmani elaborates on the advantages of the improved ‘search enhancements’ functionality.
