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Our regional Manager for the GCC region, Frederic Paquay, was recently invited to speak at the 59th Global Legal ConfEx, Middle East online event.In t [...]
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إنّ التحقق من الهوية الإلكترونية هو عملية تتطلب من العملاء تقديم معلومات شخصية باستخدام وسائل رقمية كدليل على أنهم أشخاص أو شركات حقيقيين. كما تُعتبر [...]
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Facts: A most recent European Commission report to the European parliament, the Council, the European economic and social committee and the [...]
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Interview with Mr. Antoun Massaad, Cedar Rose CEO and Co-Founder of Cedar RoseComprehensive business intelligence and accurate credit i [...]
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Limassol based business intelligence company, Cedar Rose, has been named National Winner for Digital Technology for the second year in a row, in the 2 [...]
Connais Ton Client (CTC) est une pratique ardue mais toutefois essentielle qui est devenue de nos jours le pilier du marché intercontinental. [...]
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Electronic Identity Verification (eIDV) is a process that requires users to provide personal information through a digital method that proves they are [...]
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Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) are two fundamental aspects in today`s business. It is important to stay compliant and for your [...]
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