GIACT Systems®, a leader in helping companies positively identify and authenticate customers, and Equifax, a global data, analytics, and technology company, have 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.

Source:  PR Newswire Press Release