Uqudo

Uqudo is a digital identity platform offering eKYC, NFC reading of passports and national IDs, and KYB, focused on the Middle East and Africa. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Dubai and the United Kingdom.

Products The company lists NFC Chip Verification for Emirates ID, Saudi ID and passports, Biometric Liveness, KYB and Cognitive Document Fraud Analysis. Uqudo says it was a pioneer in reading the NFC chips of Gulf national identity cards, which lets a verification flow compare the chip data with the document image and the user's face.

Regions Stated coverage includes the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt and Africa, with a UK presence and global reach mentioned. Support for local national documents is the central argument for choosing it over general-purpose verification vendors in the Gulf.

Clients and delivery Target verticals are banks, fintechs, crypto exchanges, telecom operators, GovTech and PSPs. Delivery is enterprise SaaS or on-premise, which matters for institutions with data-residency requirements. Commercial terms are not published, so volumes and pricing should be discussed with the company.