ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Javelin Strategy
& Research, a research-based advisory firm, today announced LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a unit of RELX Group (NYSE:
RELX), as a "Leader in the Functional Category" and an "Innovation Contender" on the prestigious Javelin Identity Proofing
Platform Scorecard. The global data and analytics company was recognized as a top provider for its LexisNexis® Risk Defense Platform, which monitors consumer
behavior, and can discern between a real user and a fraudster. Javelin also acknowledged the firm as innovative.
"We are honored to be recognized by Javelin for our work in managing complex fraud efficiently, while ensuring a positive
customer experience with onboarding, login, authentication and/or account management," says Paul
Bjerke, vice president, fraud and identity management strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
The Identity Proofing Platform Scorecard uses Javelin's Functional, Innovative, Tailored (FIT) model to evaluate the identity
proofing vendor landscape, and "aims to provide a holistic evaluation of a vendor's capabilities for financial services companies
within the context of the problem being addressed, leveraging new and innovative technological processes, and in providing
flexible integration with customer systems."
The LexisNexis Risk Defense
Platform links a client's business to a robust set of fraud and identity capabilities and intelligent reporting metrics that
help to improve the ability to achieve secure authentication and attain the workflow agility to keep a client's fraud deflection
strategy ahead of the next big threat, while servicing good customers with less friction.
"Implementing a multi-layered approach to tackle the evolving fraud landscape can be challenging for commercial and government
organizations," says Kim Sutherland, senior director of fraud & identity management strategy
at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "By having just one platform to serve as the fraud decisioning engine for consumer workflows,
LexisNexis Risk Defense Platform
simplifies the deployment of multi-layered fraud prevention, and enables banks, merchants, and a vast array of commercial and
government organizations to address their current fraud and identity risks and evolve with future digital and physical identity
threats."
Twenty-three identity verification vendors participated in the Identity Proofing Platform Scorecard out of which LexisNexis
Risk Solutions was awarded "Leader in Functional Category" and "Contender in Innovation."
About LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
At LexisNexis Risk Solutions, we believe in the power of data and advanced analytics for better risk management. With over 40
years of expertise, we are the trusted data analytics provider for organizations seeking actionable insights to manage risks and
improve results while upholding the highest standards for security and privacy. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, LexisNexis Risk Solutions serves customers in more than 100 countries and is part of RELX Group, a
global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. For more
information, please visit www.lexisnexis.com/risk
Media Contact:
Jean Creech Avent, Director, Public Relations
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
jean.creech@lexisnexisrisk.com
770-862-7978
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