IDV / AML / KYB / Biometrics

PopID Closes Equity Financing
PopID, a fintech firm transforming digital payments with biometric verification, has secured equity financing from key investors, including Verifone, PayPal, Visa Ventures, Chipotle’s Cultivate Next,

Worldcoin Raises $135M to Expand Biometric ID Network in US Market
Worldcoin, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has raised $135 million through a strategic token sale to expand its biometric identity verification network, significantly focusing

Indian B2B SaaS Startup Data Sutram Nets $9m Series A
Data Sutram, a Mumbai-based regulatory technology startup, has raised US$9 million in Series A funding co-led by B Capital and Lightspeed. The funding will enable

Fincom Announces Series B Financing Led by Nasdaq Ventures with Participation from Macquarie Group and G1 Ventures
Fincom, a leader in anti-money laundering (AML) Sanction Screening and Entity Resolution technology, has completed a Series B led by Nasdaq Ventures, with participation from

Stripe Alumni Raise €10.7 Million for Business Identity Startup
Duna, a business identity startup founded by ex-Stripe executives, has raised €10.7 million in seed funding led by Index Ventures to streamline regulatory compliance through

Identity Verification Startup Persona Raises $200M At $2B Valuation
Persona, an identity verification startup, has raised $200 million in Series D led by Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, bringing its valuation to $2 billion

Identity Security Startup AuthMind Raises $19.3M to Expand AI Protection Platform
AuthMind, a Maryland-based cybersecurity startup, raised $19.3 million in seed funding led by Cheyenne Ventures to expand its AI-driven identity security platform, which protects human,

Liminal Raises $8.5M
Liminal, a market intelligence firm focused on digital identity and cybersecurity, has raised $8.5 million in Series A led by Noro-Moseley Partners, with backing from

German AML Fintech Hawk Raises $56M Series C Led by One Peak
Hawk, a German fintech offering AI-driven anti-money laundering (AML) services, has raised $56 million in a Series C. Led by One Peak, the funding will

Wink and Phoenix Managed Networks Merge to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovations in Payments and Identity
Wink, the biometrics and AI firm, and Phoenix Managed Networks, the global payment technology and services company, have merged to form a leading technology provider

Charm Security Secures $8M Seed Round to Stop AI-Powered Scams Before They Happen
Charm Security, an Israeli cybersecurity startup, has emerged from stealth with an $8 million seed round led by Team8 to combat the growing threat of

Bumble Introduces Biometric ID Verification Amid Rife Romance Scams
Bumble, the online dating and networking application launched in 2014, has introduced biometric identity verification, developed by Veriff, to combat the growing threat of romance