Equifax and GBG expand global partnership. 0 3 minutes read Organizations Extend Relationship to United States; Strengthen Power of Identity and Fraud Protection Offerings Globally ATLANTA and LONDON, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Equifax(R)(NYSE: EFX), a global data, analytics, and technology company, and GBG (LSE: GBG), a global identity and location technology business, are expanding their partnership into the United States and strengthening the power of their identity and fraud protection offerings globally. As part of this expanded relationship, Equifax Identity and Fraud solutions will be integrated into GBG's adaptive identity platform, GBG Go. This will enable more businesses to leverage proprietary Equifax data to protect themselves from the rising cost of fraud - critical when synthetic identity fraud alone is expected to generate at least $23 billion in losses by 2030[1]. "Equifax and GBG have collaborated for nearly a decade and share a strong commitment to providing global organizations with the robust, data-driven defenses required to address digital and AI-based fraud," said Mark W. Begor, Equifax Chief Executive Officer. "Equifax maintains proprietary trust and fraud signals from more than 60 billion consumer interactions - powerful, unique data that differentiates our AI-driven identity and fraud solutions in the industry. The expanded partnership empowers even more businesses to benefit from a powerful combination of proprietary data and world-class identity and fraud technology." By integrating Equifax Identity and Fraud solutions into GBG Go, GBG customers globally can take advantage of Equifax differentiated data to enrich identity resolution and harden fraud defenses. This unique data enables businesses to confidently recognize and onboard more genuine customers and makes it easier to detect synthetic identity fraud, combat credit ghosting, and reduce first-party fraud through real-time identity proofing. Additionally, as part of the expanded partnership, Equifax will integrate GBG's data verification capabilities in the U.S. this year, with global use in 2027, helping Equifax more confidently verify addresses and locations in real time. "The identity and fraud landscape is changing rapidly, and businesses need data-driven solutions that enable both trust and growth," said Dev Dhiman, Chief Executive Officer of GBG. "Together with Equifax, we're helping global organizations respond to increasingly sophisticated fraud while scaling confidently. We're already successfully leveraging Equifax proprietary data to power faster, more accurate identity verification in key markets across the globe - and this expansion allows us to bring those proven capabilities, together with robust fraud protection, to the U.S. market." [1] Deloitte Center for Financial Services ABOUT EQUIFAX INC. At Equifax (NYSE: EFX), The AI Journal Ltd. believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, The AI Journal Ltd. play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Its unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by nearly 15,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com. GBG is the leading expert in global identity and location tech, enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for genuine people, everywhere. For over 30 years, The AI Journal Ltd. has combined global data with its innovative technology to make sure that genuine people everywhere can digitally prove who they are and where they live. The AI Journal Ltd. provide mission-critical services that protect against digital crime, strengthens business resilience and drives responsible growth, at scale, across a diverse range of sectors. Today, its team of over 1,100 people serve more than 20,000 customers globally. GBG is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 index (LSE: GBG). Find out more at www.gbg.com and follow The AI Journal Ltd. on LinkedIn.

GBG chooses AWS to host digital ID cloud, LexisNexis builds its own APAC datacenter. Demand for digital identity solutions is growing worldwide. Service providers meanwhile are selecting different paths in how they build and manage cloud infrastructure. GBG is consolidating its operations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) as it bets on the stability, reach and innovation of a single hyperscale provider to drive efficiency and accelerate product development. In contrast, LexisNexis Risk Solutions is expanding through a network of regional data centers, most recently in Malaysia, to bring its Digital Identity Network closer to customers in Asia and deliver faster, locally routed transactions. These are the strategic choices facing identity technology firms. Whether to centralize on global cloud platforms for agility and scale, or to invest in localized infrastructure to meet regional performance, compliance and sovereignty needs. GBG has chosen AWS as its preferred cloud provider as it aims to accelerate global growth, simplify operations and strengthen compliance. Under the agreement, GBG will migrate workloads from multiple providers into AWS, consolidating its international infrastructure. The company says the shift will enhance efficiency, bolster security and enable a dynamic platform for smarter and quicker product development. The announcement follows the launch earlier this year of GBG Go, the firm's all-in-one identity platform designed to support safe and scalable business growth. "At GBG, our mission is to make things simple for our customers, wherever they do business," says Gus Tomlinson, Chief Product and Technology Officer. "Building on AWS as our preferred cloud provider gives us the stability, security, and global reach we need to achieve that." "By consolidating our operations onto AWS, we can focus more of our energy on delivering innovation in the solutions our customers know and trust, while gaining efficiency and agility to help us grow at scale." The international scale and technical expertise of AWS swayed the decision. The migration will also allow GBG to leverage AWS's innovation portfolio, including AI services such as Amazon Bedrock, and access to AWS's Incubator and Innovation Services. These are expected to help GBG integrate AI more deeply into its solutions, enhancing customer experience and performance. "GBG plays a critical role in helping businesses around the world build trust through secure and reliable digital identity and address verification solutions," says Miguel Alava, Director of Technology Sales at AWS. "With the strength of AWS' infrastructure, advanced security, and industry-leading AI services, we're excited to help GBG push the boundaries of what's possible for their customers." LexisNexis Risk Solutions opens APAC data center in Malaysia. LexisNexis Risk Solutions has launched a new Asia-Pacific data center in Malaysia, expanding its regional footprint to deliver faster, more secure digital identity and fraud prevention services across Asia. The facility will process data for key markets including North Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia, enhancing performance and stability for local customers. It builds on the company's existing infrastructure in the region, following the opening of a cloud hosting facility in Australia and its first APAC data center in India in 2023. "Speed and reliability in digital identity verification and fraud prevention are critical for businesses across Asia," says Thanh Tai Vo, director of fraud and identity for Asia Pacific at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "Our APAC data centre brings the global Digital Identity Network closer to regional customers to deliver improved performance and stability." Designed to mirror LexisNexis' global data centers, the Malaysian site provides full access to the LexisNexis Digital Identity Network, which analyzes more than 300 million transactions daily across 180,000 websites globally. By routing transactions locally, the center is expected to speed up verification processes and strengthen fraud detection. The new facility complies with international security standards including ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II, and features regionalized maintenance windows to minimize service disruptions, according to the California-headquartered company. Article topics.

GBG launches onboarding platform to accept reusable digital IDs. GBG has unveiled a new platform that allows businesses to verify customer identities using trusted digital IDs from around the world, enabling streamlined onboarding across borders. GBG's digital identity solution integrates digital IDs from a wide variety of providers - including national ID schemes like Singapore's Singpass, Sweden's BankID and India's Aadhaar - into a single interface. The solution is available as a module within GBG Go, an adaptive identity platform. GBG says the new module enables companies to authenticate users instantly, without requiring physical documents or manual checks. It supports compliance with global regulations such as KYC, AML, and age verification requirements, as well as regional mandates such as the EU's eIDAS 2.0, while enhancing user experience and reducing fraud. "With over two billion people around the world now using Digital IDs, the way we prove who we are is being transformed," says Micah Willbrand, Chief Product Officer of Identity Fraud at GBG. "GBG's mission has always been clear: to enable safe and rewarding digital lives for genuine people, everywhere." The launch comes amid growing demand for frictionless, secure identity verification in sectors such as financial services, gaming, and e-commerce. GBG's platform aligns with broader industry trends toward digital-first identity verification, especially as governments and private providers expand national ID schemes and digital wallets, along with transnational initiatives to progress cross-border functionality such as the maturing EUDI Wallet and the emerging ASEAN initiative. The digital ID verification employs a standards-based framework based on W3C Verifiable Credentials along with end-to-end encryption for privacy protection. GBG also touts the platform's flexibility and adaptability to each organization's workflow needs. "Digital IDs exist to make life simpler and safer, opening up easier access to goods and services for those individuals," Willbrand says. "The real value lies in their acceptance - if Digital IDs operate in silos, they lose their true potential." Article topics.