The recent news that due diligence innovator OutsideIQ agreed to be acquired by compliance specialist, Exiger, is a sign that the RegTech revolution in fintech is real. OutsideIQ founder and CEO Dan Adamson said the acquisition was a “logical step in our shared view of the dominant role that cognitive computing solutions will play in compliance.” Business Insider reports that Exiger paid $22 million (C$30 million) for the Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based company.
OutsideIQ’s flagship technology DDIQ leverages automation and human analysis to detect potential regulatory risks that often go overlooked by currently-used methods. Geared toward financial institutions, investment firms, and large enterprises, the technology automatically scans publicly available information for any data on the subject and provides auditable reports on the findings. Exiger Analytics president Brandon Daniels noted that transaction alert monitoring, KYC/AML, onboarding, and counterparty/ third party risk at the enterprise level are among the challenges DDIQ will help Exiger address. “The acquisition … will augment our ability to deliver purpose-built, AI-based solutions that transform how global banks and multi-national corporations meet the evolving expectations of regulators looking for truly measurable and auditable solutions,” Daniels said.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, OutsideIQ demonstrated its due diligence technology, DDIQ, at FinovateSpring 2016. In March, the company partnered with SAP Ariba, and teamed up with Genpact to provide better KYC and compliance solutions for FIs. We highlighted OutsideIQ last fall in our RegTech Reality Check. OutsideIQ is also a veteran of our developers conference, having presented at FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016.
OutsideIQ is Exiger’s largest acquisition to date. Exiger was founded in 2013 to provide court-mandated oversight of HSBC, “the most comprehensive monitoring assignment ever awarded by the Department of Justice” according to the company. Additionally, Exiger serves clients worldwide through its offices in New York, Toronto, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Silver Spring, Maryland.