XConnect, a London, UK-based provider of numbering intelligence solutions, acquired Sekura.id, an Aylsham, UK-based provider of mobile identity, authentication and fraud prevention services.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The acquisition will enhance the XConnect’s deep expertise in telephone number intelligence with Sekura.id’s innovations and global presence in mobile ID verification and authentication.
Led by Mark Harvey, Sekura.id specializes in mobile identity solutions, enabling real-time authentication, verification, and fraud prevention solutions through its Uniti platform. Purpose-built for monetisation, it connects mobile network operators and enterprises through a secure, API-first environment, delivering privacy-preserving identity and verification solutions.
Founded by CEO Eli Katz, XConnect provides a source of network and subscriber information, based on privacy compliant phone number data including number portability, to optimise global communication services for routing, validation and fraud mitigation. It delivers carrier-grade services to operators globally, including MNOs, business messaging (A2P) hubs, CPaaS, aggregators, carriers and interconnect providers.
Its parent company, Somos Inc., enables communications between enterprises and consumers for over 1,400 service providers in the USA.
FinSMEs
01/04/2025