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Is the lack of KYC in DeFi a feature or a bug? Pt. II

In recent months, DeFi has been in the regulatory crosshairs for its lack of KYC and AML safeguards (among other reasons). We discuss how DeFi has managed to get this far without KYC and explore the future of this controversial space.

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Increasing credit inclusivity with Nova Credit

Our Credit Data series takes a closer look at the data partners that we’ve integrated within our credit decisioning workflows. In this first post of the series, we interview Chris Hansen at Nova Credit on using alternative data for evaluating credit risk.

Don’t get FOMO when it comes to crypto

We share four ways you can build an effective digital assets strategy—from mounting a robust risk management system to partnering with fintech companies to accelerate your roadmap.

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Fraud Q&A Series: Detect and prevent account takeover fraud attacks

Introducing a new blog series that highlights the most pressing fraud trends affecting financial institutions today. For the first installment, we talked with Mike Cook from Socure about account takeover fraud.

Employee Spotlight: Malique Killing

Malique Killing, is “killing it” (pun intended) as our Business Recruiter, a.k.a. Rockstar Finder. We chatted with him to find out his tips for candidates interviewing at Alloy.

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Is the lack of KYC in DeFi a feature or a bug? Pt. I

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is an area of cryptocurrency focused on innovative financial products. In recent months, DeFi has been in the regulatory crosshairs for its lack of KYC and AML safeguards (among other reasons). We're uncovering how DeFi has managed to get this far without KYC and exploring what the future could hold for this controversial space.

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Alloy named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces 2022 list

Alloy was just named to Inc. Magazine’s 2022 list of Best Workplaces in America for the second year in a row! To celebrate, we asked some employees to share why they enjoy working at Alloy.

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DEI at Alloy

In this blog, we introduce Alloy's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) committee and share some of the priorities on our DEI roadmap.

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Buy-now-pay-later apps: If you can’t beat them—wait, no, you can beat them

BNPL solutions are often more affordable and more accessible than traditional credit cards—but most consumers still want short-term financing options directly from their trusted primary bank. Learn how adjusting your underwriting model and tapping into alternative data sources can help you appeal to a wider market.

The great balancing act: fraud prevention and customer experience

Alloy CEO Tommy Nicholas and Jamie Warder, Executive VP & Head of Digital Banking at KeyBank, react to Forrester's study, The Identity Decisioning Imperative.

3 fraud & risk lessons banks can learn from fintech companies

Alloy CEO Tommy Nicholas outlines the top three challenges he sees banks face in their KYC and fraud prevention efforts and shares some lessons banks can learn from fintech companies to overcome these challenges.

Getting to know our new General Counsel, Gizelle Barany

Gizelle Barany joins Alloy to lead our legal and compliance team. To get to know her a little better, we sat down with her to talk about her experience, why she joined Alloy and what regulatory trends she has her eyes on right now.

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Move over, crypto bros. Making space for women in crypto

Crypto’s gender gap runs deep. We hosted a fireside chat with three of Alloy’s crypto experts and guest panelists from NFT Girl Gang to share their experiences being women in the male-dominated space and tips for newbies getting started. Here are some takeaways from the event.

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Employee Spotlight: Richard Scioli on what makes Alloy’s sales team stand out

For this month’s Employee Spotlight, we sat down with our VP of Business Development, Richard Scioli. Richard was the first member of Alloy’s sales team when he joined in 2019. Since then, he’s built the sales team out to 29 people with 7 direct reports — and the team is still growing!

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Alloy + Prove: partnering to provide phone-centric identity solutions

We’re excited to announce an official partnership with Prove, a leader in phone-centric digital identity solutions, to enable financial institutions to verify and authenticate their customers.

Alloy and nCino team up to create a seamless experience for financial institutions and their clients

We're proud to launch a new partnership with nCino, a provider of cloud-based banking solutions, to provide a smooth onboarding experience for their clients.

Exploring the "niche" banking trend

Billie Simmons, Co-founder & COO of Daylight, Ryan Falvey, Founder & Managing Partner at Financial Venture Studio and Alloy’s GM of Fintech, Charley Ma weigh in on the "niche" banking trend.

The metaverse is full of finopportunity

There’s just one little problem with your “digital transformation” plans: you probably didn’t account for the metaverse. In this blog, we explore what the metaverse actually is and how banks and fintech companies can adapt to its new digital economy.

Alloy named one of America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes

Not to toot our own horn, but we’re thrilled to announce that Alloy was just named one of America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes (toot! toot!). At Alloy, company culture and employee satisfaction are wildly important to us, making awards like these even more meaningful. We landed at #76 on their third annual list, recognizing America's top 500 best startup employers.

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What the new sanctions against Russia mean for your financial institution

Alloy is working with our data partners to help our clients respond appropriately and quickly to the new sanctions against Russia. Here are our answers to two questions you may be asking yourself to make sure you're staying compliant.

Employee Spotlight: Celebrating Lunar New Year with Melissa Lam and Erica Ho

In honor of Lunar New Year, we chatted with Melissa Lam, a senior implementations associate at Alloy, and Erica Ho, a product manager at Alloy, to learn how they celebrated.

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The fiscal year interfered with our work-life balance, so we changed it

We are pleased to share that Alloy has changed our fiscal year to foster a better work-life balance for our employees. Our new fiscal year will be from February 1 to January 31.

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Former Alloy solutions architect Carmen Perez on launching her own fintech company

As recent Alloy alum Carmen Perez prepares for the next chapter of her career, which includes launching a fintech company of her own, we sat down with her to learn more about her new company and her experience working at Alloy.

Framing Fintech: chatting with Alex Song from Ramp

In this new blog series, Framing Fintech, our GM of Fintech, Charley Ma, sits down with leaders in the industry to chat through lessons learned, fintech trends and hot takes. In our first installment of Framing Fintech, Charley Ma chats with Alex Song, Head of Finance at Ramp, to share his tips on how new lending companies can raise capital.

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