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Acuant

“Can document-centric and biometric identity verification become the compliance backbone for global financial services onboarding?”

HQLos Angeles, CA, USA
IndustryInfrastructure / KYC
The story

Acuant is an identity verification and KYC/AML compliance infrastructure provider. Originally focused on document-centric identity verification (AssureID, IDScan), it expanded into biometrics and liveness detection, and was ultimately acquired by GBG plc. Its products — including AssureID, IDology, AcuFill, and MedicScan — serve financial institutions, fintechs, and other regulated industries for AML/KYC compliance. The IBSIntelligence listing confirms its positioning as a KYC/AML partner, e.g. for Mexican neobank Albo.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2021
Acuant was acquired by GBG plc, becoming part of its identity verification portfolio.· acquisition
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Acuant’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: none

Acuant — frequently asked

Where is Acuant headquartered?

Acuant is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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