
IDnow is a leading identity verification platform provider in Europe with a vision to make the connected world a safer place. The IDnow platform provides a broad portfolio of identity verification solutions, ranging from automated to human-assisted from purely online to point-of-sale, each of them optimized for user conversion rates and security. In 2021, IDnow acquired the French market leader for identity technology, ARIADNEXT, and the German identity Trust Management AG, enabling IDnow to offer its customers one of the broadest identification solutions through a single, integrated platform. The company has offices in Germany, United Kingdom, and France and is backed by renowned institutional investors, including Corsair Capital and Seventure Partners. Its portfolio of international clients spans a wide range of industries, and includes leading international players, such as UniCredit, Telefonica, Sixt, Crédit Agricole Personal Finance and Mobility, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, and Munich Re, as well as digital champions like N26, Solarisbank, Younited, Boursorama, and Klarna.

IDnow is a leading identity verification platform provider in Europe with a vision to make the connected world a safer place. The IDnow platform provides a broad portfolio of identity verification solutions, ranging from automated to human-assisted from purely online to point-of-sale, each of them optimized for user conversion rates and security. In 2021, IDnow acquired the French market leader for identity technology, ARIADNEXT, and the German identity Trust Management AG, enabling IDnow to offer its customers one of the broadest identification solutions through a single, integrated platform. The company has offices in Germany, United Kingdom, and France and is backed by renowned institutional investors, including Corsair Capital and Seventure Partners. Its portfolio of international clients spans a wide range of industries, and includes leading international players, such as UniCredit, Telefonica, Sixt, Crédit Agricole Personal Finance and Mobility, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, and Munich Re, as well as digital champions like N26, Solarisbank, Younited, Boursorama, and Klarna.
Founded: 2014 (Munich, Germany)
What they do: AI-driven, SaaS identity verification and identity proofing for compliant onboarding and fraud prevention
Scale: 115M+ identities verified per year (company-stated)
Core products: VideoIdent, AutoIdent, IDCheck.io, eID (NFC-based), expert review services
Notable investors / financing: Corsair Capital (majority investment announced Mar 6, 2025; earlier $40M growth equity in Oct 2019), EIB (€15M, Dec 8, 2020), BlackRock-managed funds (€60M debt facility, Aug 3, 2022)
Digital identity verification, identity proofing and KYC onboarding for fraud prevention and regulatory compliance.
2014
IT Services and IT Consulting
$40,000,000
Growth equity investment announced Oct 28, 2019.
€15,000,000
EIB provided growth funding to support R&D and international expansion.
€60,000,000
Debt facility announced Aug 3, 2022.
Corsair Capital announced it will acquire a majority stake.
“Backed by institutional investors including Corsair Capital (minority investor 2019; majority stake announced 2025), Seventure Partners; partner/investor Giesecke+Devrient; financing from EIB and a BlackRock-managed debt facility.”
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This position is available in Munich, Germany, or Rennes, France.
IDnow is seeking a highly skilled Senior Security Engineer to join our team of 10 security professionals—including both managers and engineers—across France and Germany. As a team, we are responsible for a broad range of security duties, including maintaining and evolving the company’s Information Security Management System (ISMS), driving security training and awareness, securing product infrastructure, conducting security monitoring and vulnerability management, performing penetration tests, developing and reviewing threat models, and supporting a secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). We work collaboratively to ensure security is integrated into all aspects of our organization, proactively identifying and mitigating risks to protect our business and our customers.
Key Responsibilities
Preferred Experience