SafeCharge Partners with Sphonic to Provide Leading-Edge Digital KYC and Fraud Prevention Services

LONDON, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Collaboration enables enhanced customer verification and fraud prevention capabilities 

SafeCharge (LON:SCH), a leader in advanced payment technologies, has partnered with Sphonic, a data network of leading 3rd party vendors that provides real time authentication and fraud management decisions to a burgeoning digital world, to address industry-wide KYC and fraud prevention challenges. This partnership enables SafeCharge to add complimentary compliance services such as KYC, document verification, PEPS/Sanctions and enhance the company's propriety, award-winning fraud prevention solution with additional capabilities.

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To meet the growing needs of regulated gaming businesses and CFD brokers and to be prepared for a changing regulatory landscape, including PSD2 and the 4th AML Directive, SafeCharge has selected Sphonic's Workflow Manager (WFM) to provide Know Your Customer (KYC) and document verification capabilities, while reducing customer friction and operational overheads.

Using Sphonic's connection to multiple leading vendors, SafeCharge will create a vendor agnostic solution that will allow merchants to select and work with their KYC and document verification vendor of choice as well as increase onboarding customer conversion. The service includes:

• Multi-bureau KYC verification, with intelligent in-flight routing based on pre-defined criteria such as geography, match rate level, commercial viability and more
• Regulatory AML checks for PEPS/Sanctions
• Enhanced digital insight including Device ID and Reputation capability, email/phone verification and validation, geo-location and distancing - and a host of others coupled with Sphonic's unique approach in fusing multiple services to derive greater context

A Thomson Reuters 2016 Know Your Customer Survey revealed that ongoing regulatory change is the leading challenge around KYC: 87 percent of banks and 75 percent of investment managers believe regulatory and legislative change is the most influential factor for their KYC processes.

"To meet the needs of ongoing regulatory changes and our growing, diverse client-base, a multi-faceted approach to manage risk was required - and as such flexibility and access to multiple technologies was key to selecting Sphonic," said David Avgi, CEO, SafeCharge. "SafeCharge continues to stay a step ahead in the digital KYC and fraud prevention space by embedding Sphonic's technology into our Payments Platform, enabling us to provide comprehensive payments, anti-fraud and compliance services via a single integration."

"We are excited to be part of SafeCharge's enhancement of their KYC and fraud prevention services through our innovative WFM platform," stated Riten Gohil, CEO, Sphonic. "The collaboration gives SafeCharge the ability to create a workflow that will cascade checks between different providers to get optimal results for merchants that are providing KYC for their customers. These customers now have access to our extensive capabilities, global reach and market-leading insights from our team of experts in this space."

Meet SafeCharge at iFX EXPO International, Spyros Kyprianou Centre, Polemidia, Limassol, May 23-26, 2017 at Booth 9.

About SafeCharge    

SafeCharge International Group Limited is the payment service partner for the world's most demanding businesses. SafeCharge provides global omni-channel payments services from card acquiring and issuance to payment processing and checkout, all underpinned by advanced risk management solutions. This fully featured proprietary payment platform connects directly to all major payment card schemes including Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Union Pay as well as over 150 local payment methods. With offices around the world, SafeCharge serves a diversified, blue chip client base and is a trusted payment partner for customers across a range of vertical markets. The company has been listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market since 2014.

About Sphonic  

Sphonic is the trading name of Symphonic Solutions Limited which was established in 2012 with backing from private investors to develop and launch its initial product Workflow Manager. With the growth in digital commerce, alongside increasing concerns around customer security, Sphonic has created a suite of products to ensure its clients achieve the right balance in protection and customer experience. Workflow Manager enables access to innovations from market leading vendors in areas such as Global Identity & Verification, Peps & Sanctions Data, Device Fingerprinting, Mobile Profiling, Email Verification, Geo-Location, Behavioural Biometrics and a host of other through its agnostic platform. For more information visit http://www.Sphonic.com or contact the team at info@sphonic.com

Contacts

SafeCharge International Group Limited
David Avgi
Tim Mickley
+44(0)20-3051-3031

Press Contacts:
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