Prembly announced the acquisition of Tunnel, a data-sharing and analytics company, expanding its compliance and security infrastructure.
SourceIdentity Verification API for Emerging Markets
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
Prembly is a digital security and compliance infrastructure company formerly known as Identitypass. It sells identity verification and trust infrastructure for emerging markets and global businesses, combining KYC/KYB, AML, fraud prevention, background checks, fraud intelligence, and monitoring tools in one platform.
Primary product
Identity verification, KYC/KYB, AML, fraud-prevention, and background-check platform/API
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Team size
20-30
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Identity verification and compliance infrastructure
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.8M
Latest round
Seed · May 2022
Latest amount
$2.8M
May 2022 · MaC Venture Capital
Leadership
CEO / Co-founder
COO / Co-founder
Chief Innovation Officer / Co-founder
Dr. Aniwo Emuwa
Board Chair
Livi Grant
Board Member
Seun Timi-Koleolu
Board Secretary
Investors
Prembly presents itself as a collaborative, design-led company that values trust, security, compliance, transparency, speed, and innovation, with a strong emphasis on growth and mentorship.
Benefits
Pricing
Usage-based pricing with tiered subscription plans and trial accounts; enterprise/background-check pricing can also be custom
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
close to $10M ARR
Prembly announced the acquisition of Tunnel, a data-sharing and analytics company, expanding its compliance and security infrastructure.
SourcePrembly announced a strategic merger with Peleza to form Prembly Group and expand its East/West Africa compliance and background-check footprint.
SourceNairametrics · Jul 2026
Coverage of Prembly’s Fraud Intelligence Summit with MTN and financial-sector stakeholders focused on fraud collaboration.
Launch Base Africa · May 2026
Interview with CEO Lanre Ogungbe discussing profitability, multi-market expansion, and an ARR run-rate close to $10M.
TechCabal · Mar 2026
Announced FraudLens, an open-source fraud intelligence bank built from Prembly’s verification data to help institutions detect and prevent fraud.
TechCabal · Aug 2025
Covered the launch of Prembly’s upgraded compliance/background-check platform with automated multi-country workflows.
Disrupt Africa · Jul 2024
Reported the strategic merger with Peleza to expand compliance and background-check coverage across emerging markets.