Acquisition
Jul 2023Prembly announced the acquisition of Tunnel, a data-sharing and analytics company, expanding its compliance and security infrastructure.
SourceIdentity Verification API for Emerging Markets
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
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
Lagos, Nigeria
Nairobi, Kenya
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
API platform
usage-based pricing
tiered subscriptions
custom enterprise pricing
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.8M
Latest round
Seed · May 2022
Latest amount
$2.8M
May 2022 · MaC Venture Capital
People & investors
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
Work & culture
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
growth opportunities
mentorship
collaborative work environment
design-led culture
Product & market
Pricing
Usage-based pricing with tiered subscription plans and trial accounts; enterprise/background-check pricing can also be custom
Differentiators
- —Focus on emerging markets and cross-border compliance
- —Unified KYC, KYB, AML, fraud, and background-check suite
- —Fraud intelligence products such as Fraud Bank / FraudLens
- —10,000+ document type coverage
- —API, webhook, dashboard, and SDK integration options
- —Multi-country coverage across Africa and other regions
- —Claims of 100M+ verifications completed and 500+ businesses served
Technology
React
TypeScript
Kubernetes
Docker
APIs
Webhooks
SDKs
AI-assisted verification
biometric verification
document verification
Customers
financial services firms
fintechs
banks
lending businesses
e-commerce companies
HR and recruitment teams
telecoms
digital businesses
compliance teams
Competitors
Zeeh
Mono
Plaid
Nova Credit
Sumsub
Veriff
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
close to $10M ARR
Signals & risks
Other
Jul 2024Prembly announced a strategic merger with Peleza to form Prembly Group and expand its East/West Africa compliance and background-check footprint.
SourceLatest news
Nairametrics · 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.
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