Need to Know blog
Guides, interviews, and analysis on secure customer communications.
Sending Suitability Reports and Review Packs Securely, and Evidencing Delivery
Send suitability reports and review packs securely, understand what access records show, and plan client follow-up, replies, and document retention.
How to Run Remote ID, KYC, and AML Checks for Clients
A clear guide to remote ID, KYC, and AML checks for clients: what each check covers, how to send a request, the client steps,...
Digital ID and the Money Laundering Regulations: A Simple Guide to Remote Checks
What the Money Laundering Regulations and 2026 government guidance say about checking clients remotely with digital ID, with...
Is an Identity Check at Onboarding Enough for Financial Advice?
For IFAs and advisory firms: why onboarding ID evidence, ongoing due diligence, and confidence in...
Keeping Advice Human: Secure Technology Clients Will Actually Use
IFA Ben Beck and Carole Howard on how small advice firms can adopt secure client technology, cut...
From ‘We Sent It’ to ‘We Know Who Received It’, in One Trusted Customer Journey
Mailock and LexisNexis® Risk Solutions connect customer data, LexisNexis® IDVerse® identity...
Which Identity Check Do You Need? ID, KYC, or AML
ID, KYC, or AML? A practical guide to what each identity check covers, which...
Protecting Access: Fraud Controls Without Locking Legitimate People Out
How firms can keep strong fraud controls without locking genuine customers out...
Making Identity Checks Easier for Firms and Customers
Alan Clay joins Paul Holland and Adam Byford to discuss how secure email can...
The AI Edge Cases That Break Customer Trust
Robin Christopherson explores AI accessibility in financial services, from...
Royal Mail's Access Price Dispute: Two Fair Arguments, One Direction Of Travel
Ofcom has suspended Royal Mail's access price rises while it rules on CCN 129....
Can AI and Better Data Improve Financial Inclusion?
How richer data, open banking and AI can widen access to financial services...
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