KYC and identity verification vendors: market share 2026
- Sumsub is the most-named KYC and identity verification vendor, linked to 41 companies through their public disclosures and provider customer lists (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
- The 5 most-named KYC and identity verification vendors are Sumsub (41), Persona (35), Onfido (33), Veriff (32) and Stripe (32), by number of linked companies (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
- 53 KYC and identity verification vendors are linked to two or more companies, across 601 documented relationships (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
- The top 5 KYC and identity verification vendors account for 28.8% of all documented KYC and identity verification vendor relationships (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
How often fintechs disclose their KYC and identity verification vendor 2026
- 6.8% of fintechs publicly name their KYC or identity vendor (447 of 6,588 companies analyzed) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
- Of fintechs that disclose anything about their KYC and identity stack, 3.8% name only an own-brand product rather than the underlying provider (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
KYC and identity verification vendors by region 2026
- Stripe is the most-named KYC and identity verification vendor among fintechs headquartered in the US, linked to 21 companies there through their public disclosures and provider customer lists (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
- Onfido is the most-named KYC and identity verification vendor among fintechs headquartered in the EU, linked to 15 companies there through their public disclosures and provider customer lists (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
- Sumsub is the most-named KYC and identity verification vendor among fintechs headquartered in the UK, linked to 13 companies there through their public disclosures and provider customer lists (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026). Details →
How to cite these statistics
Embedded Finance Index, October 2026, published by Apideck. https://www.embeddedfinanceindex.com/statistics/kyc-compliance. Figures are recomputed as dossiers are added; quote the month alongside the number.
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