Much of this starts with what we are best known for: speed. The faster a valuable item such as a credit card moves from A to B, the less risk there is that it’ll be intercepted by a fraudulent party. Our express service also benefits the fintech company; after all, the sooner a customer receives their card, the sooner they’ll start spending. This too applies to payment technology such as point-of-sale terminals for retailers, which is why the question for any business deliberating over express shipping should be, “What would we lose in revenue for each additional day our goods are in transit?”
This speed is combined with advanced track and trace logistics. DHL has less of a dependency on third parties than any of our main competitors; everything stays within our network which provides end-to-end visibility along the supply chain. When one of our fintech customers sends, for example, a payment card with DHL Express, they’ll benefit from a system that scans that item on average 28 times on its journey. The customer then receives real-time notifications about their shipment’s progress for reassurance.
We also have a Denied Party screening program in place – a crucial step that we’ve found fintechs sometimes overlook. Our software will scan the contact and address information on a shipment and run it against the applicable Denied Party lists of individuals and entities – i.e. those that applicable law prohibits or restricts the provision of economic resources to, or the engagement in transactions with, due to their involvement in illegal activities. The system’s advanced algorithm determines the risk, and where necessary, the shipment is halted whilst we seek further identification from the receiving entity to ensure they’re a safe party*.