Digital id options firm Jumio introduced yesterday that Singapore car-sharing firm GetGo has chosen its know-how to assist onboard new drivers.
As one of many largest car-sharing companies in Singapore, GetGo seeks to supply a user-friendly on-line ecosystem that promotes shared and sustainable mobility. The corporate was based in 2020 to assist customers hire and share automobiles, enabling customers to e-book a automotive utilizing their cell phones. GetGo focuses on simplicity, flexibility, and accessibility. These three attributes add as much as one factor– buyer centricity.
To be able to assist drivers onboard to the GetGo platform, GetGo will leverage Jumio’s id verification instruments that leverage biometrics and AI to routinely authenticate GetGo customers. Jumio will assist GetGo shield its fleet of 1,700 automobiles towards theft by requiring drivers to supply a legitimate government-issued ID and a selfie. The partnership will cut back the time it takes GetGo clients to onboard all the way down to minutes.
“Jumio’s facial verification know-how permits GetGo to concurrently elevate its belief and security requirements whereas enhancing its buyer onboarding expertise,” stated GetGo Product Lead Lionel Fong. “GetGo appears to be like ahead to a long-term partnership with Jumio in pushing the boundaries on bringing a dependable and frictionless verification expertise to the lots.”
Jumio was based in 2010 and got here near collapse when it filed for chapter in 2016. After restructuring, Jumio offered to Centana Enterprise Companions, which acquired the corporate for $850,000 two months after its chapter submitting.
Jumio has come a good distance since its dip in 2016. The corporate has processed over one billion transactions from over 200 nations and territories. What’s extra, Jumio acquired KYC and anti-fraud options firm 4stop in 2021 and compliance agency Beam in 2020. The corporate’s most up-to-date funding spherical passed off in March of 2021 when it closed a $150 million spherical from Nice Hill Companions, bringing its complete funding to $255 million.
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