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IDnow

Provider
KYC

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 2 companies across 1 category.

idnow.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →
CategoriesKYC
Rank#38 of 59 in KYC
Buyers2 companies
HeadquartersMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Founded2014
Raised$414.1M
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Founders & story · from IDnow’s own dossier

Founded in 2014 as a video-based identity verification startup serving regulated industries in Germany, IDnow expanded across Europe through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions (including AriadNext). The company has evolved from a single-method video-ident product into a multi-modal AI-driven identity platform (IDnow Trust Platform), serving banks, fintechs, insurers, telcos, gaming, and mobility sectors. Its strategic focus is on eIDAS 2.0 and PSD3 compliance readiness, positioning it as the identity infrastructure layer for European digital services.

Recent developments
  • 2023-06IDnow published Remote Identity Verification Policy v1.3 aligned with ANSSI PVID standard, reinforcing its French regulatory compliance posture. source ↗
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Who uses IDnow
2 companies disclose IDnow in their stack
FinanzcheckUnzer
Buyer mix · 2 of 2 classified
Fintech / Lending · 1Infrastructure / Payments · 1
EU · 2
What the disclosures say
Finanzcheck
“Finanzcheck's homepage explicitly names IDnow and WebID as its video-identification partners for the Videoident (KYC) flow required to complete a loan application: 'Im Videoident-Verfahren identifizieren Sie sich mit Ihrem Ausweisdokument bei einem unserer Partner, wie IDnow oder WebID.' The classic Postident alternati…”
Unzer
“Unzer's support portal explicitly names IDnow as its KYC/VideoIdent provider for merchant identity verification, mandated by BaFin AML rules.”
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Alternatives to IDnow

Other KYC providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Sumsub36 buyers →Veriff33 buyers →Persona31 buyers →Onfido29 buyers →Socure23 buyers →Stripe23 buyers →Alloy20 buyers →footprint20 buyers →
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