← Embedded Finance Index 2026/Vendor

unit21

Provider

KYC

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

unit21.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →

CategoriesKYC
Rank#52 of 66 in KYC
Buyers2 companies
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA, United States
Founded2018

Claim this profile. Work at unit21? Verify your work email to unlock the full buyer list.

Founders & story · from unit21’s own dossier

Unit21 started in 2018 as a no-code transaction monitoring and case-management platform for fintechs and sponsor banks. It has since expanded from rules-based transaction monitoring into a full 'AI Risk Infrastructure' platform spanning fraud, AML, sanctions/payment screening, customer risk rating, and automated regulatory filing (SAR/CTR/goAML). The current strategic bet is agentic AI — configurable AI agents that not only detect suspicious activity but also run L1 triage, draft SAR narratives, and close the full financial-crime lifecycle.

Latest round: Series C, $45M

Full dossier: unit21’s own stack, layer by layer →

Who uses unit21

2 companies disclose unit21 in their stack

Lili Bank Greendot

What the disclosures say

Lili Bank

“Unit21 publicly lists Lili Bank as a customer (known_customer_listings TIER 1).”

Greendot

“Unit21 publicly lists Green Dot as a customer (unit21.ai/customers/intuit — note: the URL slug says 'intuit' but the known_customer_listings evidence attributes this to Green Dot).”

The complete buyer list and each company’s full embedded-finance stack are in the Embedded Finance Index report. Represent unit21? Claim this profile above to unlock your own full list.

What unit21 runs on · from its own dossier

The third-party providers unit21 itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose unit21.

Full dossier with evidence for each layer →

Alternatives to unit21

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.

Sumsub43 buyers →Persona36 buyers →Veriff35 buyers →Onfido34 buyers →Stripe24 buyers →Socure23 buyers →Alloy21 buyers →footprint21 buyers →

Share this rank

An embeddable badge for unit21’s own site — it always shows this page’s current rank, so it stays accurate as new disclosures land. States its own denominator; never claims a number this page doesn’t.

Copy-paste snippet

<a href="https://www.embeddedfinanceindex.com/vendors/unit21?ref=badge">
  <img src="https://www.embeddedfinanceindex.com/api/badge/unit21.svg"
       alt="Ranked #52 of 66 in KYC — Embedded Finance Index 2026">
</a>
<img src="https://www.embeddedfinanceindex.com/api/badge/unit21/install" width="1" height="1" alt="" style="display:none">

unit21 — frequently asked

Which companies use unit21?

2 companies are linked to unit21 in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or unit21's published customer list, including Lili Bank and Greendot.

What does unit21 do?

unit21 is an embedded-finance provider in KYC. It ranks #52 of 66 KYC providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to unit21?

The most-named KYC alternatives to unit21 are Sumsub (43 buyers), Persona (36 buyers), Veriff (35 buyers), Onfido (34 buyers), Stripe (24 buyers) and Socure (23 buyers).

Where is unit21 headquartered?

unit21 is founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States.

Benchmark your own stack

Request an embedded finance strategy assessment

Get a read on where your own stack stands against unit21 and the rest of its category — what they built versus bought, which providers they use, and where the gaps in your own strategy and competitive set actually are.

Your category, mappedHow your stack compares to unit21 and the other buyers it serves.
Build vs. buyWhere a provider relationship would close a gap faster than building it.
A named analyst, not a form replyA short call to scope what's actually worth assessing for you.