Organizational identity is no longer optional

In this episode of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat, host Matthias Reinwarth is joined by cybersecurity research director John Tolbert to talk about the rising threats of organizational fraud, rogue merchants, and the growing need for robust identity verification at the business level.

Topics covered:

1. What are rogue merchants, and how do they operate?
2. The staggering fraud numbers behind the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
3. The importance of Know Your Business (KYB) vs. Know Your Customer (KYC)
4. Why legacy business verification methods are no longer enough
5. How APIs, LEIs, and verifiable digital identities can help
6. The role of CIEM and B2B CIAM in detecting and preventing organizational fraud

Whether you're in cybersecurity, compliance, finance, or e-commerce, this episode unpacks how fraud at the organizational level is growing—and what tools and frameworks can stop it.