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More money, less fraud
Alloy announces $52 million in additional Series C
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Employee Spotlight: Kenny Vargas
For our latest installment of our Employee Spotlight series, I talked to Kenny about how he juggles working at Alloy and being a new father.
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NFTs: fraud or the future?
NFTs are a misunderstood innovation. While they may seem like a speculative asset class, many more potential use cases exist. But fraud is unfortunately rampant, and it's important to understand what will drive positive (or increasingly risky) developments in this space.
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Fraud Q&A series: Protecting your organization from Card-Not-Present (CNP) Fraud with IDology
The latest guest in our fraud Q&A series exploring fraud trends in the financial services space is Christina Luttrell, CEO at GBG Americas. Christina explains why IDology is concerned about Card-Not-Present fraud and what they are doing to protect financial institutions from it.
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DEI @ Alloy: July 2022 recap
This past month, the team was focused on supporting the launch of our five Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). We also provided resources for Disability Pride Month and refreshed our quarterly employee DEI metrics.
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Alloy + NeuroID: Your first line of defense against fraud
Alloy has partnered with NeuroID to give our clients access to crowd-level and individual behavioral data to leverage during customer onboarding. Learn about how pre-submit data can shine a spotlight on fraudsters (and genuine applicants!) before they even click “submit”.
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On the front lines of a fraud attack
An Alloy Client Success Manager takes you through his first-hand experience helping one of our clients work through a fraud attack.
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Alloy goes global
Alloy is expanding internationally with the backing of several new data sources and coverage for 40 countries across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions.
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KYC compliance is compulsory. It’s also a unique opportunity.
When implemented strategically, a comprehensive risk management solution can become a competitive advantage that enhances your customers’ experience and saves you time and resources. In this post, we’ll highlight why KYC and KYB are important and offer some recommendations on how you can make compliance a productive part of your business strategy.
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Maximizing ROI on your consumer credit marketing campaigns
We weigh the pros and cons of broad advertising for consumer credit cards and share three cost-effective tips for expanding your TAM without opening yourself up to more risk.
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Fraud Q&A Series: Tackling SIM Swap Fraud with Prove
The latest guest in our fraud Q&A series exploring fraud trends in the financial services space is Mary Ann Miller, the Fraud & Cybercrime Executive Advisor and VP of Client Experience at Prove. We talk to Mary about what FIs can do to prevent SIM swapping.
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DEI @ Alloy: June 2022 recap
June was another eventful month for Alloy’s DEI Committee, with both Juneteenth and Pride month. On top of that, we launched our ERG (Employee Resource Group) program. Here’s a look inside our past month.
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Celebrating Pride at Alloy
Throughout the month of June, many of our employees have been celebrating Pride month! We caught up with a few of our LGBTQ+ employees to ask them how they celebrate Pride and learn more about the queer community at Alloy.
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KYC & AML compliance: from 1970 to 2022 and beyond
We look at KYC/AML compliance regulations over the years, talk about three sectors to watch out for in the regulatory landscape and break down how Alloy fits into it all.
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DEI at Alloy: May 2022 recap
The month of May was a busy one for Alloy’s DEI Committee as we held events and gathered resources to honor both Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. We also squeezed in a bystander learning workshop.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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