ID-Pal has announced the acquisition of NorthRow, a specialist provider of KYB verification solutions designed to support regulated organisations.
The acquisition aims to create a comprehensive compliance intelligence solution that unifies Know Your Customer (KYC), KYB and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) capabilities in one platform. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
Since launching in 2016, ID-Pal has focused on delivering KYC and AML screening innovation to financial services firms and government organisations across Europe, the UK and the U.S. The platform supports more than 250 jurisdictions with access to over 400 trusted data sources and can process more than 16,000 document types. The company uses AI-powered technologies to verify identities, assess fraud risks, and provide controlled onboarding processes suitable for global regulatory environments.
NorthRow has positioned itself as a specialist in KYB verification, developing tools that support businesses in assessing and monitoring corporate customers. Its technology enables firms to verify company structures, track changes in directors, identify red flags, and access detailed insights relating to ownership and financial status. By integrating native, end-to-end KYB capability, ID-Pal intends to provide a single risk view that covers both individual customers and business entities.
ID-Pal said incorporating NorthRow’s technologies will form part of a strategic long-term plan to develop scalable, AI-powered compliance solutions capable of adapting to changing regulatory demands. The firm noted that real-time intelligence on company profiles will assist financial institutions navigating reforms, including new UK regulatory requirements and the US Corporate Transparency Act.
The acquisition will add new corporate clients to ID-Pal’s existing customer list, including Caxton, Equifax and Hargreaves Lansdown. These organisations will sit alongside ID-Pal’s wider portfolio, which already includes public sector bodies such as the Irish Department of Justice and global financial institutions including Zurich International, Mercer, U.S. Bank and Elavon, as well as a strategic partnership with Salesforce. NorthRow services will continue uninterrupted following completion, with longer-term plans in place to align both platforms.
ID-Pal CEO Colum Lyons said, “Alongside co-founders James O’Toole and Robert O’Farrell, ID-Pal was created to support businesses with accurate identity verification built on privacy preservation. As the financial services space becomes more regulated, and with AI-driven document fraud becoming the biggest threat our industry has faced, it is essential that businesses have a unified view of the risks ahead and how to manage them. Our acquisition of NorthRow allows ID-Pal to unify this process within one comprehensive platform that defends businesses against fraud at every entry point and avoids noncompliance fines.”
Caxton chief operations officer Alana Parsons said, “Using NorthRow’s technologies, Caxton has seen first-hand the value they bring to compliance processes. This acquisition is a great step forward by combining their expertise with ID-Pal’s award-winning technology to create a powerful platform for the future. We’re excited to start working with ID-Pal and to benefit from the innovation in KYC and KYB risk intelligence that this partnership will deliver.”
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