ATLANTA, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GIACT
Systems®, a leader in helping companies positively
identify and authenticate customers, and Equifax, a global data,
analytics, and technology company, today announced a strategic
alliance that will pair the strengths of both companies to help
customers confront the challenges of identity verification and
fraud prevention.
The EPIC Platform® from GIACT offers a cost-effective
way for companies to help protect against multiple types of fraud
across the entire customer lifecycle, including solutions to
address real-time enrollment, payment, identity, compliance, and
mobile fraud prevention. Equifax arms the fraud detection and
identity space with unique and extensive consumer identity and
behavioral data, combined with leading-edge technology and
innovative analytics to drive insights across industries and
organizations.
"We are pleased to be entering into an alliance with Equifax,"
said Melissa Townsley, co-founder
and CEO of GIACT. "Our mission is to protect businesses and
consumers at every touchpoint, which requires comprehensive data.
The alliance with Equifax provides important access to some of the
most complete and unique set of data assets available in the
market. Whether it's protecting enrollment and payments, or
assisting customers to meet regulatory requirements, GIACT is
committed to ongoing protection and support."
"We are delighted to team with GIACT to help customers build
effective fraud prevention programs," said Melissa Monk, Enterprise Alliances Vice
President at Equifax. "Equifax helps companies mitigate risk,
combat fraud, fulfill compliance requirements, and orchestrate
digital experiences by accurately identifying and linking
information to create a more complete view of their customers
across multiple data sources. The alliance with GIACT adds unique
and complimentary capabilities to the Equifax portfolio of
identity, fraud and compliance solutions."
About GIACT
GIACT® has been helping
companies verify valued customers since 2004. From financial to
insurance, to retail, to solutions for your industry, GIACT offers
customer intelligence for complete payment confidence. As the
leader in providing real-time data to help companies mitigate
payment risk and fraud, our OFAC screening, ID verification,
account verification and authentication, and mobile verification
solutions enable you to focus on providing unmatched customer
experiences. Since our founding, we've processed billions of
transactions for our more than 1,000 customers. For more
information, visit www.giact.com or call 1-866-918-2409.
Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About EQUIFAX INC.
Equifax is a global data, analytics, and technology company and
believes knowledge drives progress. The Company blends unique data,
analytics, and technology with a passion for serving customers
globally, to create insights that power decisions to move people
forward. Headquartered in Atlanta,
Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe and the Asia
Pacific region. It is a member of Standard & Poor's
(S&P) 500® Index, and its common stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFX. Equifax employs
approximately 11,000 employees worldwide. For more information,
visit Equifax.com and follow the company's news
on Twitter and LinkedIn.
CONTACT: Wyatt L. Jefferies, O
404-885-8907, wyatt.jefferies@equifax.com
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