Case Study: Kuda achieves borderless international expansion with MetaMap

Kuda effectively opened to international expansion by partnering with MetaMap

Kuda, a licensed digital bank founded in 2019 with operations in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, wanted to support users in saving, spending, sending, and investing money across borders. To do this while expanding internationally, Kuda partnered with MetaMap for user onboarding and identity verification, aiming to cut manual review costs, improve the onboarding experience, and assess potential customers’ financial habits.

Using MetaMap’s customizable verification workflows and tools such as biometric verification, government ID checks, watchlist screening, criminal records, e-signature, and driving license verification, Kuda automated its KYC and AML onboarding process. The result was a faster, fully automated, user-friendly verification experience that supported authentic financial inclusion; MetaMap reports a median verification time of 8 seconds.

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