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| GB Group Announced Preliminary Results for Year ending 31st March, 2008 |
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GB announces its results for the year ended 31 March 2008. Highlights included: Group revenue in the year increased by 30% to £19.4 million (2007: £15.0 million) driven by growth across all areas of the business Revenue in DataAuthentication, GB’s...
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| BBC: Probe Exposes ID Trade Fraud |
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The BBC reported on Wednesday 28th May that it had successfully applied for a fake driver's licence in the name of the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith. Please click here to see the full story. It had used www.confidentialaccess.com - just one of many websites available to users to buy...
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| Another Successful User Group from GB Group |
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April 17th saw users of our ID3 technology congregate in the Honourable Artillery Company in London for the third annual ID3 User Group. The morning focussed on updates from GB personnel on our ID verification products and services with an interesting insight from Mark Courtney, Group Product...
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| Grand National Weekend Pushes the Boundaries |
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The weekend of 5th and 6th April saw record-breaking demand for the URU service. The Grand National, together with the FA Cup semi-finals, were forecast to generate the biggest betting weekend in sports betting history, with over £300m being wagered. During peak time on Saturday...
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| Mobile Marketing Leader, Blyk, Puts Identified Customers at the Heart of its Business Model |
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Blyk, the new mobile network for 16- to 24-year-olds funded by advertising, has announced that it has signed over 100,000 UK members since it launched in September 2007 - six months ahead of schedule. Blyk has been working with GB Group to put a robust identity verification process at the...
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| The Exchange Launches Electronic Identity Checking Service Provided by GB Group |
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The Exchange, provider of e-services to over 25,500 financial intermediaries, is now able to offer an electronic identity checking service for advisers using URU as the underlying application. David Child, managing director, The Exchange explains: “Identity verification is an essential...
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| Lack of Age Verification Means 13-17 Year Olds Increasingly Free to Buy Inappropriate Material Online |
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Young people are using the internet to buy inappropriate material, such as explicit video games, adult DVDs, alcohol and even weapons, because it is easier than buying it on the high street, according to a study published this month by GB Group. A nationwide survey among 1,000 male and female...
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| New GB Technology Enables Profitable Customers to Be Identified By Behaviour Patterns |
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The latest tool from GB seeks to provide businesses with a means of capitalising on individual customer identity information. U4C which has been developed and rolled out through GB's Data Solutions business unit, provides marketing departments in particular with the tools to drive...
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| Validate Landline and Mobile Numbers with New Solution From GB |
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With increasing numbers of consumers opting out of telephone directories and marketing databases, it is increasingly difficult to maintain an accurate record of customers' telephone numbers. To counteract this GB has launched a new teleappending and validation service that will enable businesses...
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| Third ID3 Challenge Announced |
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On Friday 11th July 50 members of staff will be taking part in the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. The Walk is a very demanding but rewarding 24 mile walk, which takes in the summits of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough all in one circular route and within 12 hours! In order to...
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