Peleza
“Can Peleza become the default identity verification and compliance infrastructure layer for fintechs and enterprises expanding across African and emerging markets?”
Founded2016
HQNairobi, Kenya
IndustryInfrastructure / KYC
The story
Founded in 2016 as East Africa's first automated background screening platform, Peleza initially focused on employee background checks for Kenyan employers. Over time, it expanded into KYC and KYB verification for fintechs, e-commerce platforms, and enterprises across 46+ African and emerging-market countries. The company repositioned itself as Africa's trusted data and compliance infrastructure provider, launching API-driven product suites (Identity Hub and Anti-Fraud Hub) targeting digital businesses building on the continent.
Last 12 months
Product timeline
2016
Peleza founded in Nairobi, Kenya as East Africa's first automated background screening company.· pivot
2021
Expanded beyond employee background checks into KYC and KYB identity verification for fintechs and businesses.· banking
2024
Launched Identity Hub and Anti-Fraud Hub as two core API product suites serving 46+ countries.· pivot
Regulated entities
3
regulatory licences held by Peleza
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Peleza’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: none