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The Growing Role of Adverse Media Monitoring in KYC for Banks

Discover how adverse media monitoring is revolutionizing KYC for banks. From onboarding to offboarding, learn how real-time insights and automation strengthen risk management, streamline compliance,...

The Growing Role of Adverse Media Monitoring in KYC for Banks

Monitoring adverse media can help KYC and compliance teams stay ahead of emerging risks while meeting rising regulatory expectations. This whitepaper explains why.  In this whitepaper, we discuss:...

Moving Beyond ‘Black Box’ Scores: How Owlin’s Explainable Scoring System Transforms Adverse Media Monitoring

In this new edition of Owlin Solution Talks, we speak with Sjoerd Leemhuis, CEO and co-founder of Owlin, about the importance of explainable scores when monitoring adverse media.

Spotting Risk Early: How Scotch & Soda’s Bankruptcy Unfolded Through Owlin’s Real-Time Monitoring

Learn how Owlin’s real-time monitoring signaled unnoticed risk in Scotch & Soda’s financial journey, enabling proactive risk management.

Owlin is among the top 100 global risk technology providers for 2025, as recognized by Chartis

Owlin has earned a spot among the top 100 global risk technology providers for 2025, as recognized by Chartis RiskTech100®. This acknowledgment highlights Owlin’s innovation and leadership in the...

Owlin Solution Talks: Stefan Peekel About Owlin’s Approach to Adverse Media Monitoring

In this interview, Stefan Peekel, Chief Growth Officer at Owlin, discusses how their AI-driven media monitoring is shaping the future of third-party risk management and shares insights on upcoming...

Product Release Update Q3 2024 – Owlin

Uncover the latest updates to the Owlin Platform, created to deliver key risk insights, streamline your daily tasks, and bring ease and confidence to your decision-making.  Improved Product...

Owlin Recognized as Category Leader in 2024 Adverse Media Monitoring Quadrant by Chartis Research

Owlin is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a Category Leader in the Adverse Media Quadrant by Chartis Research, a prestigious honor that highlights the commitment of the company to...

Enhancing ESG Risk Analysis: The Role of Adverse Media in Supply Chain Monitoring

Discover how Owlin’s AI-driven platform elevates ESG risk analysis by integrating adverse media monitoring.

Why Traditional ESG Scores Fall Short for Supply Chain Monitoring in Today’s Regulatory Landscape

Companies worldwide are facing a new reality: the need to actively monitor their supply chains for sustainable and ethical business practices. This shift is driven not only by Environmental, Social,...

Enhancing ESG Risk Analysis with Owlin: Adding an Outside-In View to Supply Chain Monitoring

In our latest whitepaper, we explore the limitations of conventional ESG ratings and introduce a more dynamic approach to monitoring ESG risks.

Product Release Update Q2 2024 – Owlin

Discover the new improvements within the Owlin Platform, tailored to provide essential risk insights, simplify your workflow, and bring peace of mind to your work life. New Module – Consumer...

Adverse Media Monitoring: Mitigating High-Risk Vendor Risk Exposure for Banks

Adverse media monitoring is a valuable tool for banks to stay ahead of potential risks associated with their third-party relationships (vendors). Reports of declining revenues, sanctions violations,...

Leveraging Adverse Media Monitoring with Owlin in Light of New Community Bank Guide

Learn how Owlin's adverse media monitoring solution drives compliance with the Community Bank Guide.

Revolutionizing Risk Management: Consumer Review Monitoring for PSPs

Discover how Payment Service Providers (PSPs) can stay ahead of the curve by leveraging consumer review data. Read about how Owlin's cutting-edge technology empowers PSPs to detect and mitigate risks.

Case Study Adyen

Discover how Payment Service Provider Adyen utilizes Owlin to ensure continuous monitoring of merchants and early detection of adverse media signaling risks.

Product Release Update Quarter 1 2024 – Owlin

Discover the key releases within the Owlin platform that will simplify your workflow and bring peace of mind to your work life. Read about it in our Product Release Update Q1 2024.

Trust Alliance Compliance Solutions and Owlin announce strategic partnership

March 5th, 2024, 08:30 AM Central European Time (Press Release) – Trust Alliance and Owlin are pleased to announce their strategic partnership to expand and bolster their compliance and...

Owlin Launches Owlin for Banks, a comprehensive solution for Third-Party Validation and Due Diligence

February 27, 2024, 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (Press Release) – Following the successful launch of Owlin’s end-to-end Know Your Customer (KYC) solution tailored for Payment Service...

How to Solve for the Hidden Battle for the User’s Desktop

This white paper discovers why businesses struggle with complex application landscapes and how to navigate through the chaos. Read about the consequences of settling for subpar solutions.

How Owlin’s ‘Cases’ Feature Fosters Collaborative Risk Management

Let's explore how Owlin's innovative 'Cases' feature serves as a catalyst for fostering collaboration within risk teams and driving collective risk management efforts.

Consumer Reviews as Leading Indicator for Merchant Risk

This whitepaper explores the challenges of risk management for acquiring banks and payment facilitators in the growing digital payments landscape. 

Empowering Risk Analysts: A Use Case Perspective on Owlin’s Cases Feature

Owlin's newly introduced Cases feature is poised to revolutionize the way risk analysts handle adverse media, providing a comprehensive tool to streamline their workflow and collaboration.

Enhancing Risk Management Collaboration: Owlin’s Cases Feature

Owlin has developed ‘Cases’, a feature designed to foster collaboration among risk professionals within a team. Let's take a closer look at how this feature is set to redefine risk management.

Product Release Update Quarter 4 2023 – Owlin

Discover the key releases within the Owlin platform that will simplify your workflow and bring peace of mind to your work life. Read about it in our Product Release Update Q4 2023.

Venminder – Owlin Partnership in Adverse Media Monitoring

We explore how TPRM challenges can be minimized and investigate how combining TPRM vendors’ strengths through partnerships can contribute to a solution.

Why Monitoring the CFPBs Database is Key for Financial Risk Management.

Uncover the importance of banks keeping a close eye on the CFPB's Consumer Complaint Database, and how Owlins' Consumer Review Monitoring can help manage this process.

Yannick Visbeek about Backend Engineering at Owlin  

Learn more about Yannick Visbeek, Backend Engineer at Owlin. Read about the reflection on his role, innovations and some advice for aspiring professionals.

Owlin adds Consumer Sentiment & Review Data to its offering for PSPs

Owlin, a global leader in merchant and third-party risk solutions, proudly announces its next big step in advancing the fintech industry: a new Consumer Review Data feature.

Product Release Update Quarter 3 2023 – Owlin

Discover the key releases within the Owlin platform that will simplify your workflow and bring peace of mind to your work life. Read about it in our Product Release Update Q3 2023.

Adverse media check? Why a Google Search isn’t enough

How do you monitor adverse news worldwide with a local focus? And why is Google Search an insufficient tool for this particular purpose? Read it in our latest blog.

How do PSPs mitigate risk with adverse media and consumer reviews?

In this blog we answer some of the most frequently asked questions about how Payment Service Providers can mitigate risk with adverse media and reviews.

Adverse Media Monitoring and Adverse Media Examples

This blog delves into adverse media monitoring, adverse media examples, its significance for businesses, and how AI and NLP transforms risk identification and management.

To ChatGPT or Not to ChatGPT, That’s the Question

Exploring the advantages and drawbacks of harnessing OpenAI's ChatGPT and the rationale behind Owlin's adoption of a hybrid approach when it comes to utilizing ChatGPT.

Sjoerd Leemhuis about being the CEO of Owlin

In this interview, Sjoerd Leemhuis, CEO of Owlin, opens up about his drive to revolutionize Third Party Risk Management and create an innovative, scalable product.

How Owlin helps PSPs monitor merchants

Discover why Owlin for KYC is the perfect tool for PSPs to monitor their merchant portfolio to comply with regulators while mitigating the risk they run into by underwriting these merchants.

Eduardo about being a Product and Customer Success Manager at Owlin

Step into the world of Eduardo, Product and Customer Success Manager at Owlin. Learn about his dynamic work environment and the importance of effective teamwork.

To ChatGPT or Not to ChatGPT, That’s the Question

The pros and cons of leveraging OpenAI’s ChatGPT and why Owlin chooses to employ a hybrid strategy concerning using ChatGPT as a Large Language Model (for now).

What is adverse media monitoring? And why is it critical?

What is adverse media monitoring? And why is it critical in getting ahead of negative events? In this blog we answer the most asked questions about adverse media monitoring.

The Benefits of Adverse Media Monitoring for KYB 

Discover how continuous adverse media monitoring revolutionizes Know Your Business (KYB), enhancing risk assessment and ensuring regulatory compliance.

How Technology Can Help PSPs Build Their pKYC Frameworks

This whitepaper dives deeper into the differences between KYC and pKYC, the advantages of pKYC for PSPs, and how technology can help PSPs build their pKYC frameworks.

Lars Kuijlenburg about Software Engineering at Owlin

Step into the world of software engineering at Owlin with Lars Kuijlenburg. Discover the dynamic work environment, unique challenges, and witness the thrill of problem-solving.

What is Perpetual KYC? And How Does is Differ from Traditional KYC?

PSD3 will affect PSPs' KYC strategies. In this blog, we dive into how PSPs can navigate the expected regulatory challenges with Owlin's solutions for KYC & Compliance.

Dragana Knezevic about Sales Strategies and Cultural Adaption

In this blog, get valuable insights from Dragana Knezevic, Account Manager at Owlin. Let's dive into our conversation with Dragana and learn more about sales strategies and cultural adaption.

Revolutionizing Risk Management: Consumer Review Monitoring for PSPs

In this whitepaper, we dive deeper into how PSPs can leverage technology to overcome the challenges they face when monitoring consumer reviews.

Navigating PSD3: Owlin’s Solutions for KYC & Compliance  

PSD3 will affect PSPs' KYC strategies. In this blog, we dive into how PSPs can navigate the expected regulatory challenges with Owlin's solutions for KYC & Compliance.

How Will PSD3 Impact PSPs’ KYC  Strategies?

In this blog, we dive deeper into the possible effects the legislation will have on the know-your-customer (KYC) strategies employed by Payment Service Providers (PSPs).

Leveraging Technology for Continuous Vendor Risk Monitoring

Under DORA, financial institutions must demonstrate robust TPRM controls. Discover how financial institutions can use technology for continuous vendor risk monitoring.

Stefan Peekel about driving growth at Owlin

Get valuable insights from Stefan Peekel, Chief Growth Officer at Owlin. Dive into our conversation with Stefan and learn more about his journey and the company's growth strategy.

Navigating the Future – PSD3 and the Regulatory KYC Landscape for PSPs

In this whitepaper, we dive deeper into the possible changes regarding the know-your-customer (KYC) strategies employed by Payment Service Providers (PSPs).

DORA Compliance: Leveraging Tech for Vendor Risk Management

This whitepaper examines how financial institutions can use technology for ongoing vendor risk monitoring, focusing on adverse media signals as early ICT-vendor risk indicators.

DORA, Vendor Risk Monitoring, and Adverse Media

DORA mandates solid TPRM controls for financial institutions. Beyond contracts, technology is pivotal. Discover how organizations leverage tech for effective TPRM.

Judith Landstra – de Graaf about Marketing for Owlin

Discover Judith's tech marketing strategies blending psychology, creativity, and data expertise as the senior marketing manager at Owlin.

Consumer Review Monitoring for Payment Service Providers

Learn about Owlin's Customer Review Monitoring Feature for Payment Service Providers (PSPs), which helps PSPs monitor merchant performance.

PSP merchant monitoring to reduce chargeback risk

What challenges do merchant risk managers face when monitoring chargeback risk? And how can Owlin help to minimize losses? Check out our latest blog!

Owlin launches end-to-end KYC solution for Payment Service Providers

AI platform Owlin announced the launch of Owlin for KYC, offering Payment Service Providers (PSPs) a single solution for onboarding, monitoring, and offboarding merchants.

Monitoring the Financial Health of Counterparties in 2023

Keeping up with the financial health of your counterparties is a challenge, but it doesn't have to be. Find out what roll adverse media monitoring can play!

Sarah Lane, Owlin’s CCO, Talks About Commercial Focus and the Use of AI

Check out our latest blog in which Sarah Lane, our Chief Commercial Officer, tells us about joining Owlin, Owlin's Commercial Focus, and the use of Generative AI.

Ralf Niewenhuijsen about how Owlin can analyze a million articles in real-time

Ralf Nieuwenhuijsen, one of our Software Engineers, tells us about working for Owlin and how Owlin can analyze a million articles in real-time.

Regulation Monitoring For Payment Service Providers

With the Owlin Regulation Monitor, you are the first to know about new and upcoming regulations, regulatory news, and other actions from regulators.

Five reasons why Payment Service Providers choose Owlin for KYC

Owlin for KYC offers PSP’s the option to combine complying with rules set out by regulators while minimizing risk. This blog shares five reasons PSPs choose Owlin for onboarding!

The complexity of assessing sentiment in text: Owlin’s approach

Owlin's NLP technology evaluates risk in articles, generating individual and aggregated scores for informed decision-making. What makes this approach unique?

ChatGPT, Bard and Language Models at Owlin

February 14, 2023 - It’s been impossible to miss: AI has gone mainstream! But did you know that the language models that power them have already been around for quite a while?

Floris Hermsen about the long, winding road to data & AI maturity

Floris Hermsen, our Head of Data Science, tells us about the role of the data science team and the ambitious goals they are working towards at Owlin.

How to solve for the hidden battle for the user’s desktop

Why businesses don't always pick best-in-class solutions? What issues does this cause, and how can API integration resolve these issues? Discover it in our latest blog.

The relevance of nowcasting in times of inflation

Owlin’s technology helps companies with nowcasting-techniques. New blog about obtaining economic indicators that reflect present realities in times of inflation.

Case Study Schroders

By curating a list of forward-looking indicators, Owlin ensures a timely warning system that identifies any potential risks or instabilities in an extensive network of banks and brokers.

Case Study KPMG

Find out how Owlin helps multiple KPMG departments get ahead of the latest developments in various industries within the European and American markets.

Case Study Fitch Solutions

Fitch Solutions’ cooperation with Owlin allowed the company to ensure the adequate and timely informational coverage of an extensive portfolio of private and foreign entities.

Owlin and ApeVue Form Data Partnership to Increase Transparency in Private Equity Markets

August 18, 2022 07:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK & AMSTERDAM – Owlin, the acclaimed AI-based news analytics platform, and ApeVue, the global leader in market-based pricing data...

Does NLP do a better job than the human alternative?

In this blog we answer the question (that we get a lot): are Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies doing a better job than the human alternative?

Creating a risk scoring framework leveraging NLP

Discover more about how technology can help organizations with large portfolios stay informed. Dive into NLP and how Owlin's platform helps organizations create a risk-scoring framework. 

Stakeholder insights: challenges organizations face

Being knowledgeable about various stakeholders is of crucial importance in today’s business environment. However, for many businesses, this may be challenging.

August 2022 Product Release Update – Owlin

We are excited to share Owlin's August 2022 Product Release Update with you. Find out what is new and how you will benefit from these changes.

How Does High Inflation Affect for Third Party Risk Management?

In this white paper, we discuss how high inflation challenges Third Party Risk Management and why using NLP technology for real-time insights into your supply chain is an innovative and effective...

Physicist Willem Westra about how he applies physics in his daily work for Owlin

Willem Westra, one of our Data Scientists at Owlin, tells us what the product of Owlin has to do with the Theory of Relativity. Apparently, quite a lot!

Continuous Vendor Risk Management Requires Improvement

It’s hard to imagine a perfect Vendor risk management program, but including continuous monitoring and efficiency improvements certainly would get one closer to that idealistic state.

Simplifying TPRM: use risk intelligence scoring to cut through complexity

This white paper shares our views on how sentiment scoring can add value in the third party risk domain and how we at Owlin have adopted a framework to perform effective scoring.

Adverse Media Monitoring with AI: Features our Clients Love

With an AI solution like Owlin's platform, companies can gather information from diverse internal and external sources for adverse media monitoring.

Why do insurance companies need TPRM frameworks?

Apart from satisfying reporting and auditing requirements, insurance companies need to monitor their data security, privacy, and other threats posed by third parties.

Negative News Monitoring: why AI is Crucial

Businesses often struggle with monitoring the news and often teams of workers to analyze manually. This blog explains how you can benefit from negative news monitoring with AI. 

Is Continuous Monitoring the Holy Grail of Third Party Risk Management?

Recent observations highlight the importance of continuous monitoring in Third Party Risk Management (TPRM). Many question if this aspect is underutilized by practitioners.

TPRM Challenge: Integrating Alternative Datasets

This blog series discusses four key third-party risk management challenges for 2022. Last week we investigated the underestimation of requirements to execute Sound TPRM. This week: integrating...

TPRM Challenge: Underestimation of Requirements to Execute Sound TPRM

This blog series discusses four key third-party risk management challenges for 2022. Last week we discussed the evolution to full scope continuous monitoring. This week: the underestimation of...

TPRM challenge: Evolution to Full Scope Continuous Monitoring

In this blog series, we discuss four key third-party risk management challenges for 2022. Last week we talked about the increasing impact of third-party incidents. This week: the evolution to full...

TPRM Challenge: Increasing Impact of Third-Party Incidents

In this blog series, we discuss four key third-party risk management challenges for 2022. This first blog is about the increasing impact of third-party incidents. Authors: Stefan Peekel & Danny...

Third-Party Risk Management Transformation

In this white paper, the Third-Party Risk specialists of Owlin provide their view on the challenges and trends the TPRM market is facing in 2022.

Danny Haydon joins Owlin as US Chief Commercial Officer

After opening office in New York in 2021 and with the recent hiring of Stefan Peekel as Chief Growth Officer, we today are proud to announce Danny Haydon as the Chief Commercial...

A Coffee Talk with Sjoerd Leemhuis, CEO and Co-founder of Owlin

We sat with Sjoerd Leemhuis, CEO of Owlin, to talk about what the company managed to achieve over the years, where it is headed, and how the market changed in the meantime.

A Glimpse In the Rearview and Ahead – the Story of Owlin

We believe that, every once in a while, companies need to look in the mirror. Not only to measure the effect of time on themselves but also to understand how they have affected others.

Owlin named as ‘Category Leader’ for three key management segments in Chartis’ Latest Survey

Owlin, the leading provider of AI-powered text and news analytics  solutions for financial institutions, has been recognized as a market leader ‘Third Party Risk Management’, ‘Governance...

Owlin names Stefan Peekel Chief Growth Officer

To drive the growth for 2021 and beyond New York, USA, August 2, 2021, Owlin Inc., a leading provider of an AI & NLP platform that provides real-time insights and control for the financial...

Voices in Payments Podcast

In the second episode of PaymentGenes’ “Voices in Payments” podcast series season 2, Sjoerd Leemhuis, CEO & Co-founder at Owlin joined host Diederik Klopper. Together, they dive into the...

Augmenting ESG Ratings With NLP for Better Investments

This white paper examines the drawbacks of current ESG ratings and how their effects translate through the chain to investment firms and their clients.

How to Make the Most Out of Emerging Market Opportunities

In this blog, we deep-dive in the topic of emerging markets alongside one of Owlin's clients - Roberto Attuch, CEO and Founder of OHM Research.

Empowering Leading PSPs With Adverse News Monitoring

PSPs are expanding globally but face challenges in compliance and risk management. Automated adverse news screening, like Owlin's, helps mitigate financial and compliance risks.

Case Study Worldline

Owlin helps Worldline, a global leader in payment services, avoid significant financial losses and remain in adequate control of non-financial risks like reputational harm & compliance issues.

How Adverse News Monitoring Benefits Companies With Large Client Portfolios

Financial crimes are soaring due to outdated monitoring systems. Adverse news screening, like Owlin's, offers proactive monitoring to prevent misconduct.

Building Resilient Supply Chains Through Technology

Owlin's new white paper deep dives into how technology enables financial organizations to track risks and identify opportunities within their supply chains.

Financial Markets Outlook: opportunities, trends & challenges ’21

To help financial institutions adapt and smooth their journey ahead, here are our actionable insights and solutions on how to capitalize on the opportunities and overcome the hurdles of 2021.

Owlin’s Real-Time COVID-19 Impact Monitor

Discover more about Owlin's real-time dashboard, with the Impact Monitor, that clarifies how COVID-19 is impacting industries and markets.

Panel Discussion: Schroders & Owlin

A panel discussion between Emmanuelle Mathey and Bob Koster on how NLP enables Risk Management to anticipate on emerging risk.

Interview: Fintech TV & Owlin

In an episode of Fintech Focus TV, Toby is joined Sjoerd Leemhuis, Managing Director and co-founder of Owlin.

How Schroders is Bypassing the Noise in News Sentiment to Identify Credit Risk

Waterstechnology recently wrote an article on Schroders uses Owlin's media analytics platform to identify negative news sentiment linked to credit risk.

An Owlin employee explaining the origins of Quantum Mechanics

Willem Westra, PhD, co-owner of Owlin, recently presented a possibly groundbreaking paper on theoretical physics.

A renewed relationship with Fitch Solutions

Owlin is happy to announce that it has renewed its partnership with Fitch Solutions.

Podcast: Owlin & New Business Radio

“The best way to learn, is being confronted with it everyday”

Why use of real-time news analytics rises during turbulent economic times

This white paper is about how NLP improves your performance during the Covid-19 Crisis by optimizing insights in emerging risk in your investment portfolio.

The Wisdom Of The Crowd: what does it tell us in times of market disruption?

In this white paper we turn to news analytics to illustrate how the spread of opinion affects confidence in the stock markets. Download your copy now!

How To Incorporate Real-Time Data Analytics In Economic Volatile Times

This white paper reflects on the events that happened in 2020, and how NLP helps being on top of an emerging risk for one party, while creating investment opportunities for others. 

How to Remove Informational Barriers From Non-Transparent Markets

This white paper emphasizes the importance of timely insights in non-transparent markets and demonstrates how technology can help you outperform the market.

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