IDWise

Baha Arab is the Co-Founder and CEO of IDWise, a leading B2B SaaS company specializing in AI-powered #identity #verification, #e-KYC, and #fraud prevention. IDWise has been recognized as a leader in emerging #markets, recently featured in Gartner’s inaugural #Magic #Quadrant for Identity Verification. Under Baha’s leadership, #IDWise has established a trusted client base, including Ajman Bank, Arab Bank, Capital Bank of Jordan, Careem, Stake, and StashAway. The company’s #technology empowers #financial #institutions to enhance #compliance, streamline #onboarding, and combat #fraud. Before founding IDWise, Baha held senior roles in #investment #banking at Credit Suisse and Deloitte, and led global corporate development at Medtronic and Delivery Hero. He is a graduate of the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Get ready to deep dive into groundbreaking #insights at the intersection of #tech and #fraud prevention in the age of #Ai. Join us as we explore the #future with one of the best #minds in the industry! *haifin, an e& enterprise company - Built by the Banks, for the Banks #TechVsFraud #TvF #FutureOfBusiness #Foresight #EmergingTrends #Innovation #Quantum #Fintechnews #UAETradeConnect #Digitisation #Interoperability #Artificialintelligence #Machinelearning #Blockchaintechnology #Globaltrade #Hyperledger #Cocreation #Powerofnetwork #Innovation #supplychainfinance #TradeFinance #FinancialInnovation #Collaboration #Partnership #InnovationInFinance #StrategicCollaboration #FinanceIndustry #FinancialLeadership #FCI #ITFA #ICC #BAFT #GTR #ISO #UAEbanks #UAE *haifin is an ISO/IEC 27001 : 2022 certified company

Catch our Co-Founder & CEO Baha Arab at Singapore FinTech Festival to discuss the future of identity verification and digital trust. Learn how IDWise empowers fintech leaders in emerging markets to strike the ideal balance between regulatory compliance, robust security, and seamless user experience—essential for building lasting digital trust at scale. Let’s connect and explore how we can empower the next generation of financial services together! #SFF #FinTechFestival #IDWise #TrustButVerify #EmergingMarkets #IdentityVerification #KYC

🌟 Driving Digital Transformation Across MENA and APAC with Codebase Technologies: Redefining Standards in Fraud Prevention & Compliance in Emerging Markets🌟 We're proud to celebrate our impactful partnership with Codebase Technologies, a collaboration that’s already delivering tangible results for more than 10 banks across 5+ countries in MENA and APAC. Together, we’re navigating the delicate balance between user experience, security, and strict regulatory compliance, solving challenges that are unique to this region’s complex landscape. This integration of IDWise's advanced AI-driven eKYC technology into Codebase’s Digibanc platform offers financial institutions a cutting-edge solution to identity verification challenges, tackling fraud, compliance, and onboarding efficiency all in one. Even under challenging conditions—such as low-quality ID images with non-Latin scripts, varying device capabilities, and limited tech-savviness—our proprietary AI-driven solution delivers faster onboarding with a 40% reduction in fraud-related incidents and above-global industry-average first-time acceptance rates. Additionally, by meeting strict local data residency requirements and cutting operational costs by up to 50%, we’re providing critical advantages as digital transformation accelerates across the financial sector. In collaboration with Codebase Technologies, we’re setting a new benchmark in secure, AI-powered digital onboarding and fraud prevention in high-complexity and high-risk markets. This partnership exemplifies our commitment to meeting the complex demands of the financial ecosystem, where financial institutions must balance high fraud risks with the need for secure and seamless customer journeys. Thank you to our partners and customers for their trust in our mission. Together, we’re shaping the future of digital finance in MENA and beyond. 🌐 🔗 Read the full story here #DigitalOnboarding #FintechInnovation #AI #CodebaseTechnologies #IDWise #MENA #APAC #IdentityVerification #UserExperience #Security #RegulatoryCompliance #BankingTransformation #CustomerTrust #TrustButVerify #EmergingMarkets

Humbled and proud to see our journey at IDWise recognized by Gartner in their inaugural Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification for the work we are doing in solving some of the most complex identity verification and fraud prevention challenges in high-risk, high-complexity emerging markets. This is more than just technology—it’s about building digital trust where it matters most. A massive thank you to the incredible IDWisers who have poured their passion and hard work into making this a reality. This recognition validates our mission, but it's only the beginning. 🚀 We’re deeply committed to pushing the boundaries with cutting-edge tech and making a meaningful impact on the digital ecosystem. Onwards and upwards! 🌍 #IdentityVerification #FraudPrevention #TechForGood #EmergingMarkets #DigitalTrust #Fintech #Regtech #AI #GartnerRecognition #IDWise #TrustButVerify

Thank You for a Successful GITEX 2024 Fintech Surge! A huge thank you to everyone who visited us at GITEX 2024 Fintech Surge last week! 🙌 The event was an incredible success, and we truly appreciated all the great discussions, insights, and opportunities to connect with so many brilliant minds in the fintech space. 🚀 We were excited to share how IDWise is driving innovation in identity verification and fraud prevention, particularly in high-complexity, high-risk markets. 🌍💻 The feedback we received was invaluable, and we’re looking forward to continuing the conversations and building on the momentum generated during the event. To all our existing and new connections, we can’t wait to collaborate further and explore how we can shape the future of digital trust together. 💡 Thank you again for making it such a memorable and successful event! #FintechSurge2024 #GITEX2024 #IdentityVerification #DigitalTrust #RegTech #EmergingMarkets #Innovation #IDWise #TrustButVerify

IDWise Recognized in Gartner's First-Ever Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification: Enabling Digital Trust in High-Complexity Emerging Markets 🎉 We are incredibly proud to be featured in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification! This is a monumental moment as it's the first-ever Gartner MQ solely dedicated to IDV, showcasing the increasing importance of identity verification beyond KYC, and positioning it as a critical layer for security and compliance in a growing number of industry segments and regions globally. 🔐 At IDWise, our proprietary enterprise-grade solutions are tailored for high-complexity and high-risk emerging markets. 🌍 As regulations tighten 📜, users become more demanding 💡, and gen-AI deepfakes proliferate 🌀, the need for robust, multi-layered fraud prevention and detection is more crucial than ever. Our advanced technology—built to handle legacy devices, diverse and complex document types, non-Latin scripts, strict data residency requirements, and being fully country and cloud-agnostic—ensures we tackle these evolving challenges head-on. 🛡️ Being mentioned among a select few global vendors is a tremendous honor, and it validates the growing demand for IDV solutions that cater to high-risk markets. It also reinforces our leadership in this rapidly expanding segment —overcoming significant challenges 💪 and making our mission worthwhile. 🚀 A huge thank you to the amazing team of IDWisers for their dedication and commitment! 🙌 This is just the beginning. We’re more motivated than ever to continue leveraging cutting-edge tech to enable digital trust at a large scale in the regions that need it most. 🌍💻 Further information about the publication can be found here: https://lnkd.in/d4Fh69Ub Gartner Clients can view the MQ here: https://lnkd.in/eiBeB9WF #IdentityVerification #DigitalTrust #TechForGood #EmergingMarkets #AIandFraudPrevention #EnterpriseSolutions #RegTech #DeepfakeDefense #GartnerMagicQuadrant #KYC #DataSecurity #IDWise #TrustButVerify

🎉 We are incredibly proud to be featured in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification! This is a monumental moment as it's the first-ever Gartner MQ solely dedicated to IDV, showcasing the increasing importance of identity verification beyond KYC, and positioning it as a critical layer for security and compliance in a growing number of industry segments and regions globally. 🔐 At IDWise, our proprietary enterprise-grade solutions are tailored for high-complexity and high-risk emerging markets. 🌍 As regulations tighten 📜, users become more demanding 💡, and gen-AI deepfakes proliferate 🌀, the need for robust, multi-layered fraud prevention and detection is more crucial than ever. Our advanced technology—built to handle legacy devices, diverse and complex document types, non-Latin scripts, strict data residency requirements, and being fully country and cloud-agnostic—ensures we tackle these evolving challenges head-on. 🛡️ Being mentioned among a select few global vendors is a tremendous honor, and it validates the growing demand for IDV solutions that cater to high-risk markets. It also reinforces our leadership in this rapidly expanding segment —overcoming significant challenges 💪 and making our mission worthwhile. 🚀 A huge thank you to the amazing team of IDWisers for their dedication and commitment! 🙌 This is just the beginning. We’re more motivated than ever to continue leveraging cutting-edge tech to enable digital trust at a large scale in the regions that need it most. 🌍💻 #IdentityVerification #DigitalTrust #TechForGood #EmergingMarkets #AIandFraudPrevention #EnterpriseSolutions #RegTech #DeepfakeDefense #GartnerMagicQuadrant #KYC #DataSecurity #IDWise #TrustButVerify

🎙️ Yesterday, our Co-Founder & CEO, Baha Arab, joined Ryan Rivera for a podcast at GITEX 2024 during the Future Blockchain Summit & Fintech Surge. They discussed the evolving fintech landscape, where tightening regulations, rising user expectations, and sophisticated fraud tactics—like deepfakes powered by generative AI—pose new challenges. In emerging markets, these issues are amplified by a high fraud prevalance, diverse cultural and technical realities, from biometric verification challenges like ethnic diversity and low-spec devices to the complexities of adapting to varied regulatory environments and ID Document types. Baha highlighted how IDWise is addressing these challenges with proprietary AI-powered solutions that balance security, compliance, and user experience, helping fintechs build trust and scale securely in high complexity environments. Stay tuned for the full episode, which will soon be available on Spotify and YouTube through the Future Blockchain Summit channel! 🎧 #GITEX2024 #FutureBlockchainSummit #FintechSurge #DigitalTrust #IDWise #AI #Deepfakes #GenAI #LivenessDetection #Security #EmergingMarkets

🚀 Exciting News! IDWise at GITEX 2024! 🌍 We’re thrilled to announce that IDWise will be part of Fintech Surge at GITEX Global from October 13-16, 2024, at Dubai Harbour! 🔍 Come visit us at Stand H9-C112 to explore our cutting-edge identity verification solutions and discover how we’re shaping the future of trust and security. Our team will be showcasing the latest innovations designed to combat fraud and ensure seamless onboarding journeys. See you there! Let’s connect and discuss how we can help your business thrive in the digital age. 💡 #GITEX2024 #IDWise #FintechSurge #DubaiChamber #TrustButVerify #IdentityVerification #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Fintech #Cybersecurity

Exciting Partnership Announcement: IDWise & Huddex 🌍 We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Huddex Technologies, an innovative international crowd-shipping platform revolutionizing the express logistics industry. By leveraging third-party partners alongside a global network of onboard couriers, Huddex enables the delivery of documents and packages up to 10kg worldwide, with some services as fast as same-day delivery. At IDWise, our mission is to build trust in the digital world through next-gen AI-powered identity verification solutions. Together, we are committed to providing a seamless, secure, and efficient experience for both Hudders and customers, ensuring that every package is delivered with confidence and peace of mind. “IDWise has met and exceeded our identity verification requirements for both our travelers from over 100 countries and customers across the region, ensuring we meet our logistics compliance and security standards. We look forward to scaling this partnership with IDWise as we expand into new markets,” said Rami Sweis, CEO of Huddex. We are looking forward to the incredible milestones we’ll achieve together! 🌟 #IDWise #Huddex #LogisticsInnovation #PeerToPeerDelivery #IdentityVerification #AI #Innovation #GlobalReach