- Qonto, a French business banking fintech, partners with Fourthline’s onboarding technology.
- Fourthline, a Dutch compliance regtech founded in 2017, facilitates automatic KYC and AML checks for financial service providers like Qonto across Europe.
- Qonto will utilize Fourthline’s regtech for identity document verification, electronic signatures, and biometric data confirmation for new customers.
- To combat potential fraud, Qonto will adopt Fourthline’s OCR model to detect active manipulation of its system.
- Qonto, serving over 400,000 European businesses, offers business accounts, invoice management, bookkeeping, and expense management services.
- Qonto, a fintech unicorn, has raised €622 million in funding globally, including a €486 million Series D last year.
- Fourthline, securing €50 million in funding in April, aims to simplify compliance with local regulations through its single API.
- Fourthline’s CEO notes the increasing complexity for international banking and fintech due to evolving country-specific regulations, emphasizing the need for a futureproof partner like Fourthline in markets like France.