Can Comic Books Boost Compliance And AML Efforts?

Comic books (along with their more sophisticated cousins, graphic novels) are treated not only as literature these days by fans and many scholars, but they also have a firm place in U.S. culture, in that sweet spot where “low” and “high” art meet. As well, the form has a long history of transmitting national values and providing cultural, political and even economic education — one need only dig deep into the comic scene during World War II to understand that.

Now comes a comic book contribution to one of the most vexing and vital issues of modern payments and commerce — fraud prevention and ID compliance. Trulioo, which sells identity verification services, said on Tuesday (Dec. 18) that is has released a free comic and coloring book entitled “The Adventures of ID Man and Compliance Kid.”

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