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title: "Why do my details need to be verified by Blossom?"
description: "As is compulsory for any financial institution, Blossom needs to satisfy its obligations under the Anti Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act 2006). This requires Blossom to verify specific information provided to us about a customer’s identity. This includes first and last names, home addresses, date of birth, country of birth and more."
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# Why do my details need to be verified by Blossom?

As is compulsory for any financial institution, Blossom needs to satisfy its obligations under the Anti Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act 2006). This requires Blossom to verify specific information provided to us about a customer’s identity. This includes first and last names, home addresses, date of birth, country of birth and more.