Experian launches Universal ID Check

NEW DELHI,INDIA: Experian, an IT services provider, today announced the launch of Universal ID Check, a multi-channel authentication system that would enable the organizations to verify the identities of residents from 24 countries around the world.

The ID Check provides a fast, accurate and cost-effective alternative to the use of documentary evidence for verifying identities by cross referencing information provided by a customer or applicant against an unrivalled selection of data sources, said a press release.

It enables the organizations to obtain a level of confidence in the validity of an identity without necessarily having a complete set of customer information available or in a consistent format.

The release added that the solution requires only one installation into an organization in order to facilitate the identity checking of residents with which it has face-to-face, online, call center or postal interactions across the countries covered.

The countries that would covered by Universal ID Check are: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.

Jim Lound, Product Director, Fraud and Identity Solutions, Experian commented: “Universal ID Check provides organizations with a convenient and cost-effective tool for satisfying regulatory and risk mitigation requirements to verify the identities of individuals with which they do business.

He added that it would appeal to organizations requiring a flexible single-solution for verifying identities across multiple customer contact channels.