Fintech Company Requiring Sensitive ID Documents Sent via Unsecured Email
Albert Corporation required a customer to send a government-issued photo ID and selfie over unsecured email to release their own account balance, despite their website warning against sharing personal information via email. This exposes customers to identity theft risk and reflects a compliance gap in fintech offboarding processes. Secure document collection tooling for financial companies could address this gap.
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