What is Onfido?
'''Onfido''' is a [[technology company]] that helps businesses check people's identities using a photo-based [[identity document]], a [[selfie]] and [[artificial intelligence]] [[Algorithm|algorithms]]. It started in July 2012. Onfido is based in London. More than 650 people work for the company all around the world. It is especially helpful for people who have migrated and have to prove who they are. By April 2016 it had done almost ten million identity and background checks. <ref>{{Cite web|last=MacBride|first=Elizabeth|title=Fast-Rising Onfido, With Almost 10M Background Checks Done, Says It Can Help The Migrant Job Crisis|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2016/04/30/inside-the-unsexy-but-crucial-world-of-background-checks/|access-date=2023-08-22|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> In 2019 the company had 1,500 customers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burt|first={{!}} Chris|date=2019-09-23|title=Onfido and Socure take honors for digital identity verification innovation {{!}} Biometric Update|url=https://www.biometricupdate.com/201909/onfido-and-socure-take-honors-for-digital-identity-verification-innovation|access-date=2023-08-22|website=www.biometricupdate.com|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Software companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Companies based in London]]