Canadian PE firm Novacap agrees to acquire Integral Ad Science, which provides digital ad measurement and verification, in a deal valuing IAS at about $1.9B
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API-based background check provider Checkr acquires income and employment verification startup Truework, which had raised $125M+ and was last valued at ~$480M
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API-based background check provider Checkr acquires income and employment verification startup Truework, which had raised $125M+ and was last valued at ~$480M
Checkr, an API-based background check provider, is acquiring income and employment verification startup Truework, Checkr CEO Daniel Yanisse tells Axios exclusively.
Identity verification service provider Socure agrees to acquire Effectiv, which helps businesses manage fraud prevention tools, for $136M in cash and equity
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ID management company Entrust acquires Onfido, a London-based provider of automated identity verification services, sources say for “well above” $400M
Entrust has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire Onfido. Alex Scroxton / ComputerWeekly.com : AI ID specialist Onfido in talks to be bought by Entrust Robert Scammell / UKTN : London ID scale...
Sources: Thoma Bravo plans to close its $2.3B acquisition of ID verification software maker ForgeRock this week after the US DOJ declined to challenge the deal
Nevada-based identity verification startup Socure acquires rival service Berbix for $70M in cash and stock; Berbix raised $11.6M in total, including $9M in 2020
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Thoma Bravo plans to acquire ForgeRock, which makes identity verification software, for $2.3B in cash; ForgeRock raised $275M from its IPO in September 2021
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Plaid announces two products for Automated Clearing House transfers, including identify verification, putting it in direct competition with Stripe
Plaid is moving into identity verification in a crucial expansion beyond its roots connecting banks and fintechs — a move that could put …
Plaid acquires Cognito, which offers ID verification and compliance services to financial firms, source says for ~$250M in cash and stock
Plaid, a fintech unicorn known for its APIs that connect consumer bank accounts to financial applications, announced today that it is buying Cognito.