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Experian Identity and Fraud

  • Online ID verification and Know Your Customer checking for Customer Due Diligence

    Telephone: 0845 266 6604
    Email: info@experianidentityandfraud.com
    Address: George West House, 2-3 Clapham Common North Side, London SW4 0QL

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    Experian is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients in more than 80 countries. Experian is also the UK's largest credit reference bureau and has databases that hold more than a billion records.

    Experian is proud to be the Law Society's preferred supplier for AML e-verifications, identity and KYC checking. Law firms can use identity verification to help to satisfy customer due diligence requirements and anti-money laundering regulations.

    Experian's identity verification tools cover:

    • premium UK databases comprising the full and edited electoral roll, and the BT Directory Enquiries database
    • the directors and shareholders database from Companies House and credit reference data
    • past and present addresses of UK residents and their personal details
    • international data sources covering: USA, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden
    • multiple negative data sources such as the EU and Bank of England Sanctions files, lists of PEPS data
    • built-in archive facility to keep track of all identity searches performed in the last 12 months

    Prove-ID

    Prove-ID is an international identity verification tool, which allows you to quickly authenticate your customers' identities in real-time, even when you have minimal information, by using a variety of premium verified data sources including PEPs and Sanctions data.

    The archive facility within Prove-ID allows you to keep track of all identity searches performed in the last 12 months. This audit trail can help to meet compliance regulations and demonstrate due diligence.

  • Member benefit

    The Law Society and Experian have negotiated a special price for members to encourage the use of online ID and KYC checking tools and help members achieve the requirements of the Law Society's anti-money laundering practice note.

  • Quote

    'At Experian we believe in selling ID check solutions to help MLRO's meet their AML compliance requirements. We do not believe in selling over-compliance and will happily talk you through our online ID & KYC checking tools to help you adopt a cost-effective and risk-based approach.'
    David Pope, director at Experian