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What’s in a name? Whitepages Pro has the answer What’s in a name? Maybe something, maybe nothing. But when you are running a business you need to deploy your funds as efficiently as possible, so you want to know if your ears are legitimate ones, Rob Eleveld said. Mr. Eleveld is the CEO of Whitepages Pro, an international identity data company with offices in Seattle, Budapest and New York. They provide companies with global identity verification solutions via enterprise-scale APIs and web tools which help companies identify legitimate customers, prevent fraudulent transactions and simpli...

Mastercard snaps up identity verification company Ekata for $850M SHARE Credit card and finance company Mastercard Inc. today said it has acquired identity verification company Ekata Inc. for $850 million. Founded in 1997, Ekata provides global identity verification data via application programming interfaces and on a software-as-a-service basis, with a focus on helping businesses assess digital risk. The company allows businesses to link digital transactions to the actual person behind it, allowing clients to comply with regulatory requirements such as Know Your Cus...

Article content Mastercard Inc said on Monday it had agreed to buy digital identity verification company Ekata in a deal valued at $850 million, as the global payment processor bets on a boom in demand for companies in the digital security space. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a shift to remote working, boosting demand for services to safeguard against cyber fraud. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Mastercard to buy digital ID verification firm Ekata in $850 mln deal Back to video “The acceleration of online transactions has thrust global...

Mastercard to Acquire Ekata Mastercard has announced its intention to acquire Seattle-based digital identity verification company Ekata in a deal valued at $850m. The payment processor publicized the planned purchase on Monday morning and said that they expect to close the deal within the next six months. Ekata works with over 2,000 companies worldwide to help them combat fraud and counts among its clients Sage, American Airlines, Equifax, and Lyft. It was founded in July 2019 when Seattle-based background checking company Whitepages split into two sepa...

Mastercard will pay $850M to acquire identification startup Ekata, which spun out of Whitepages April 19, 2021 at 11:38 am The news: Financial giant Mastercard announced today that it will acquire Seattle startup Ekata for $850 million. Ekata’s background: The company sells identity verification products to help more than 2,000 businesses such as Postmates, Alaska Airlines, and Lyft discern between good and bad actors. It spun out of Whitepages in 2019 and has around 200 employees across offices in Seattle, Amsterdam, Singapore, and Budapest. Rob Eleveld, who became CEO of Whitepages in 2...