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Business trends and innovations in biometric authentication and identity verification sectors

Mobbeel sponsors Devopsdays Cáceres 2020
DevopsDays Cáceres 2020 will be held in cáceres on 5 and 6 March at the Complejo Cultural San Francisco in Cáceres, in an incomparable environment declared by the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986. Mobbeel supports the organization of the event by sponsoring it...

Visit our Stand at MWC 2020 in Barcelona
Mobbeel will attend again the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC) from 24th to 27th February. You will be able to find us at our booth: CS30/booth 13, fully equipped to meet customers, partners and suppliers. The MWC2020 is one of our most important events of the...

How does AML5 impact on my online identity verification process?
AML5 / 5AMLD (5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive) is the new European Union Directive to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. It was published in the Official Journal of the European Union in June 19th, 2018. This new directive establishes a legal...

Mobbeel will attend Web Summit again in 2019
Next month, one of the most relevant technology fairs in the world, Web Summit, will be held from 4th to 7th November in Lisbon. We will be in the Portuguese capital during those days to attend the fair, so if you want to know either our cutting-edge biometric...

Meet KYC / AML standards for Cryptocurrencies
The development of humanity has brought with it a continuous evolution in all aspects – from our way of life to how we are connected and produce things. Technological breakthroughs have been key for the evolution and survival of the species. Payment methods have also...

AI for ID Cards Fraud Detection
One of Mobbeel's main goals is to provide companies with tools to improve client relationship at all steps: from registration to day-to-day operations. Once onboarding processes have established themselves in the market as a suitable alternative, new kinds of concerns...

South Summit 2019. At Mobbeel we wait for you with Stand
Technology-based companies and StartUps from all around the world will meet for 3 days (October 2-4, 2019) in Madrid for business opportunities at the South Summit. We will be present at booth number 119, so it is a unique opportunity to discover firsthand our...

Mobbeel sponsors EDD 2019
The Extremadura Digital Day (EDD) 2019 counts with the participation, support and sponsorship of Mobbeel in its second edition. This year's edition will be held on 05 October 2019 at the Centre for Surgery and Minimal Invasion (CCMI) in Cáceres and we will be there so...

What is PSD2? Biometric recognition in online payments
September 14th, 2019 marked a turning point in the security of online payments when the PSD2 (Revised Payment Service Directive) came into effect in Europe. The new European regulation strengthens the security of internet banking operations. The application of this...

Mobbeel: Best Innovative Company in Extremadura 2019
A few days before our tenth anniversary, what is a major milestone in the company's history, we have received the Best Innovative Company of Extremadura in 2019 award. This recognition excites us because it rewards the courage and perseverance of a team that has...

Digital Identity Verification Technologies
"Hey, this is a private residence, man!" It’s the only thing The Dude (played by Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski) was able to say when a pair of thugs entered his house after mistaking him for a millionaire called Lebowski. Gary Grant felt a similar sense of...

Banco Agrícola launches a Digital Onboarding solution with Mobbeel’s MobbScan technology
Banco Agrícola, a leading bank in El Salvador, recently launched “Cuenta Fácil”, the first 100% digital product that allows the complete opening of a bank account through their App Banca Móvil. After the acquisition in 2007 by Grupo Bancolombia, Banco Agrícola becomes...

Mobbeel will attend Identity Week 2019 in London
From June 11th to 13th will be held in London 3 events of international projection: Digital:ID, Planet Biometrics and SDW. Identity Week will focus on identity verification technologies and we will be present having meetings with stakeholders, learning about trends...

Digital Onboarding Trends 2019
No matter which industry or sector it is applied to, whether we are talking about the digital universe or the real world, first impressions are so important that they can make the difference between success and failure. Human beings are trained to make decisions in...

Mandatory control of working hours: signing with biometrics
On May 2019, the obligation to set up a time and attendance tracking system came into effect in Spain. In this sense, the control of the employees' hourly register is compulsory and the vast majority of companies turn a blind eye until the bomb will blow up in our...

Mobbeel is Sponsor and Exhibitor at FODOx 2019
Future of Digital Onboarding and Customer Experience Summit for Financial Institutions, FODOx 2019, is a 2-day networking (April, 11th - 12th at London) event with revolutionary Keynotes, Case Studies, & Panel Discussions. And as you can imagine, Mobbeel couldn't...

Spanish ID cards, evolution and meaning of DNI 3.0 fields
We use the NID (National Identity Document) as the main mechanism to identify us before any public organism or authority, we daily take it everywhere inside our wallet and the great majority of us don't really know which version of the Spanish ID Card are carrying,...

StartUp Olé 2019, See you in Salamanca
During 3 days, from 26 to 28 March 2019, Salamanca will become the technological-business European epicentre due to the Startup Olé, a reference event where we will have a Stand this year. Thanks to the support of the European Commission and StartUp Europe, SICA...

ICE London Feb.2019. Mobbeel in the largest gaming ecosystem
Next 5th and 6th of February 2019 we will be at one of the most important events in Europe for online gaming companies (ICE London), presenting to customers and suppliers our KYC/AML identity verification solution for online gaming. According to the UK Gambling...

Mobbeel will be at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona
Once again, Mobbeel will be present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC2019) from February 25 - 27. From Monday to Wednesday we will be located in the Spanish Pavilion where we will have space to meet customers and suppliers. The attendance in the last...

The magic of biometrics
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. This well-known aphorism by Arthur C. Clarke remains a perfect framework for understanding the perception of biometrics and verification technologies. For decades, TV shows and movies have...

What is KYC (Know Your Customer)? and AML (Anti-money Laundering)?
KYC and AML are acronyms for Know Your Customer and Anti-money Laundering and refer to the set of activities that both financial institutions and regulated businesses must perform to verify the identity of their customers and obtain sensitive information from them as...

Deepfakes: how to guarantee authenticity?
Technology drives forward steadily, leading to the creation of a new digital manipulation way: deepfakes. Fake photos, videos and speech can be utterly realistic that become hard to know how to guarantee authenticity and distinguish from reality. The rise of...

Mobbeel will be present at MWC 2023
Mobile phones have ceased to be a simple communication tool and have become an extension of ourselves. Searching for information, paying, booking holidays, playing online games, and checking our bank accounts are just some of the many functions we carry out daily with...

EBA: new guidelines on Digital Onboarding solutions
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 motivates the digital transformation of the financial industry and remote customer onboarding. This change led the European Commission (EC) to set its Digital Finance Strategy in 2020. The main goals that the plan...

What is eIDAS2 and what changes from eIDAS?
On 23 July 2014, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union approved the entry into force of the eIDAS regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in Europe. eIDAS2 is a comprehensive framework established...

KYC in cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges will be mandatory by 2024
This institution has questioned the effective implementation of these assets since 2018. The same year, after the Fintech Action Plan publication, the UE asked The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for its...

What is KYB and what does it involve for companies?
Money laundering is a persistent problem around the globe, and, based on Legaljobs statistics, money laundering activities cost the world 2% to 5% of its GDP. The growing concern about money laundering has led companies to adopt protection measures to face this...

Banco de Antigua now verifies users with Mobbeel Digital Onboarding
Banco de Antigua in Guatemala, fulfilling its promise to provide easy, accessible, and innovative financial solutions to families and entrepreneurs in the country, has launched a 100% digital savings account, using Mobbeel's Digital Onboarding technology, through its...

Mobbeel, sponsor and speaker at Extremadura Digital Day
Technology has entailed a real revolution for organisations and their business models. The upsurge of blockchain, deep learning, QA, and domotics are just some of the technologies transforming processes. The third edition of Extremadura Digital Day (EDD) comes in the...

How to prevent identity theft on social media
According to Europe social media analytics market - growth, trends, forecast (2022 - 2027), Europe has more than 300 million active users on social media. These people use social media on a daily basis. For instance, in the words of3, Spanish people spend...

Spain restricts loot boxes in video games for minors
No matter the country or the language. Many people play video games and engage in online communities daily. Spending part of your spare time playing online games like Fortnite or LoL (League of Legends) is not odd and has become a common practice. This hobby...

How digital onboarding improves user experience
Digital Era has made essential changes in users’ lives, making them more informed customers who can choose from countless buying options. The new paradigm implies that companies should provide quick and easy access to their products or services without causing...

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives
“Today is the first day of the rest of our lives” is the title of an article we posted 13 years ago (a post you could still find online) when we decided to quit our jobs and create Mobbeel. Since then, our company has reached many milestones. We are entirely proud of...