London-based customer identity verification scaleup Onfido has entered into talks to be acquired by US payments company Entrust.
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February 7, 2024
UK fintech Onfido in talks to be acquired — with first backer set to make 320x return
The value of the proposed acquisition is undisclosed — but all of Onfido's backers are set to make a profit on their investment, says the company
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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