Tagged: onfido

May 25, 2022 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, the digital identity verification and authentication provider, has announced the expansion of its Real Identity Platform, “improving fraud accuracy by 54% and fully automated performance by 12x.” The platform “simplifies identity for everyone.” Now customers can “reduce the complexity of sourcing and managing multiple… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tesco Bank is reportedly using biometric authentication tech from Onfido in order to accelerate onboarding for its Clubcard Pay+ account, through which clients may ring-fence their grocery spend from any existing bank account. Introduced in January 2022, Tesco Clubcard Pay+ allows members to make payments… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-founder of CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset exchanges. As covered in August 2021, CoinDCX turned into India’s first crypto unicorn following a $90 million investment round led by Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin and B Capital Group… Read More

February 12, 2022 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Chronicle, a “digital collectibles marketplace,” has announced a secondary marketplace, auctions, and crypto integrations. Simultaneously, Chronical has announced that it will enable payments from USDC, the dollar-based stablecoin issued by Circle. Launched last year, the NFT platform targets a global market that offers “authenticated” digital… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumit Gupta, Co-founder and CEO at CoinDCX, one of India’s largest and most established cryptocurrency exchanges and liquidity aggregators, recently shared important insights exclusively with Crowdfund Insider. Notably, CoinDCX recently finalized a $90 million investment round, becoming India’s first crypto-focused Unicorn. During our conversation, Gupta… Read More

November 16, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, a global ID verification solution provider, will be working with Voi, an e-scooter rental operator The UK has opened up to e-scooters and companies like Voi have been running trial rental services in the West Midlands, Cambridge, Northampton, Liverpool, Bath, and Bristol areas. Voi… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 1:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mike Tuchen will be replacing Onfido co-founder Husayn Kassai as the company’s new CEO. Kassai will now be serving as an advisor. As previously reported, Onfido is a global ID verification provider. The company’s products are used for verifying “real identities in a remote world.”… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, a global ID verification provider, will be offering its user authentication services to Malaysia’s MyCash Money. Onfido has also been providing similar services to other Fintech firms in the region, including BigPay and MoneyMatch. MyCash Money is a digital marketplace that’s focused on serving… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights, a private New York based firm with a business analytics platform and database that offers market intelligence on private companies and investor activities, recently published its Fintech 250 (2020), which is its annual ranking of what it considers the “top” private global Fintech… Read More

July 29, 2020 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, has formed a partnership with global identity verification provider, Onfido, to speed up, simplify, and unify its Digital Identity and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes. “By integrating… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital asset and blockchain space is still in its infancy or early stages of development. There are many companies working on developing key infrastructure needed to support emerging cryptocurrency businesses. Cybersecurity, ID verification, AML/KYC processes, and even cryptocurrency-related insurance services are already being developed… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldRemit, a UK based Fintech in the digital money transfer sector, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with global identity verification and authentication company, Onfido, to make it easier and quicker for its customers to open an account and send money abroad…. Read More

April 16, 2020 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onfido, a global identity verification provider, has reportedly secured $100 million through its latest investment round, which was led by TPG Growth. Founded in 2012, Onfido describes itself as the “new identity standard” for the internet. The company reported that its AI-based technology assesses whether… Read More

February 11, 2020 @ 6:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Mode Banking, an app-based Fintech that is part of the R8 Group, has formed a partnership with Onfido so users may buy, hold or sell Bitcoin, according to a release. Onfido is a global identity verification provider. Mode described the partnership as “expanding its network… Read More

December 12, 2019 @ 8:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onfido, a global identity verification provider, announced on Thursday it has extended its partnership with European challenger bank bunq to offer users with a trusted identity verification onboarding experience. The duo further explained: “Onfido’s identity verification solution enables secure and simple onboarding for bunq users…. Read More

September 27, 2019 @ 1:30 pm By Therese Torris  |  

LendIt Fintech Europe 2019, which took place September 26-27 in London, was placed under the banner of lending and banking convergence. As incumbents collaborate with Fintechs, online lending marketplaces become banks, and challenger banks expand into credit, a new ecosystem is emerging. An indispensable part… Read More

July 31, 2019 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onfido, a global identity verification provider, announced on Wednesday the launch of its new international partner program to expand the reach of its identity verification service and promote new identity verification use cases. Onfido reported partners will be provided AI-powered ID verification services as part… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the first cross border tests of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) – a grouping of global regulators seeking to collaborate on Fintech innovation. The FCA states they received 44 applications for the pilot. After this initial… Read More

April 3, 2019 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onfido, a global identity verification provider, announced on Wednesday it has secured $50 million through its latest investment round, bringing the total investment in the company to over $100 million. According to Onfido, the round was led by SBI Investment and Salesforce Ventures, with support… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onfido, a U.S. based identity verification platform, announced on Tuesday it has been appointed to the FIDO Alliance Board of Directors. As previously reported, Onfideo reportedly uses machine learning to help more than 1,500 companies to verify their users’ identity online. The company noted it… Read More