Onfido
In short: Onfido is a London-founded identity verification company that checks users with a photo ID document, a selfie and AI. Entrust announced its acquisition in April 2024. DII names it as one of the providers dating operators can use for document, age and liveness checks.
Key facts
| Type | Trust and safety |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Status | Acquired |
| Website | onfido.com |
| Founded | Founded in July 2012 in London by Husayn Kassai, Eamon Jubbawy and Ruhul Amin [Wikipedia, July 2012] |
| Acquisition | Entrust completed its acquisition of Onfido on 9 April 2024; terms were not disclosed [Entrust, 9 April 2024] |
| Headquarters | Headquartered in London [Wikipedia, 2026] |
| Fact | DII says document verification typically costs £0.50 to £2.00 per check from providers such as Yoti or Onfido [Dating Industry Insights, 18 June 2026] |
| Fact | Named by DII among vendors offering facial liveness checks that detect spoofing attempts [Dating Industry Insights, 30 September 2026] |
About Onfido
Onfido is an identity verification technology company that helps businesses confirm who their users are using a photo-based identity document, a selfie and machine-learning checks. It was founded in London in July 2012 by three former University of Oxford students: Husayn Kassai, Eamon Jubbawy and Ruhul Amin.
On 9 April 2024 Entrust announced that it had completed its acquisition of Onfido. The terms were not disclosed. Onfido's website now redirects to an Entrust identity verification page.
In its 2026 coverage of dating safety and age assurance, Dating Industry Insights names Onfido among third-party vendors that dating platforms of scale already use for fraud and identity checks. It cites Onfido, alongside Yoti, as a provider charging per verification, with document verification typically costing £0.50 to £2.00 per check according to DII. It also lists Onfido among vendors offering facial liveness checks that detect spoofing, and as an age-estimation provider that charges per verification, in coverage of Ofcom's age-assurance rules and New York's law on social feeds for minors.
Also mentioned in
- UK's Under-16 Social Media Ban: A Warning Shot for Dating Apps
- New York's SAFE for Kids Act: A Compliance Nightmare for Dating Apps
- Ofcom's Age Verification Ruling: A £186M Wake-Up Call for Dating Apps
- Ofcom's Compliance Mandate: A Death Knell for Small Dating Apps?
- DateMyAge's Safety Pledge Arrives Just Ahead of the Regulatory Wave
- Dating Apps Face Unavoidable Friction: Regulatory Pressure Mounts
- Ofcom's Age Verification Mandate: A Crisis-Driven Compliance Wake-Up Call
Questions about Onfido
Who owns Onfido?
Entrust completed its acquisition of Onfido on 9 April 2024. The price was not disclosed.
What does Onfido do?
It verifies identities using a photo ID document, a selfie and AI, and is cited by DII as a provider dating operators can use for document, age and liveness checks.
Where is Onfido based?
Onfido is based in London, United Kingdom.
When was Onfido founded?
Onfido was founded in 2012.
Also known as: Onfido (Entrust).