Big deal brewing in the ID verification space: Entrust is acquiring Onfido

Late yesterday, we heard?the news?that Onfido, a pioneer in ID verification used by banks and fintechs all over the world, is going to be acquired by Entrust, a diversified security and verification company.

It looks like someone leaked this deal because according to the?press release?from Entrust this morning, the terms are not yet finalized. There is no closing date yet but TechCrunch has learned that the purchase price is supposedly well over $400 million.

While Onfido has clients across different industries it really grew up alongside the fintech space as fintech companies were early adopters of AI and machine-readable verification tools.?

For more color on Onfido, you can listen to my podcast with their founding CEO, Husayn Kassai,?here?and their current CEO, Mike Tuchen,?here.

Anti-fraud and ID verification tools are in hot demand right now as every bank and fintech company wants to build a frictionless experience while at the same time catching as much fraud as possible.?

There are going to be some very large companies created in this space and clearly, Entrust is looking to be one of the leaders here.

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