ID-Pal acquires leading KYB specialists NorthRow
NorthRow's trusted KYB capabilities, now part of ID-Pal
Manage business verification, ownership analysis, screening, monitoring, and case management from a single platform.
NorthRow is part of ID-Pal
Now part of ID-Pal, NorthRow’s case management platform, WorkStation, helps compliance teams manage the full Know Your Business (KYB) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) process from a single place.
WorkStation combines NorthRow’s proven KYB and AML expertise with ID-Pal’s identity verification capabilities to help compliance teams make faster, more confident decisions.
By bringing together the information, tools, and decision-making processes needed for KYB investigations, WorkStation helps organisations reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and make faster, more confident compliance decisions.
Faster KYB decisions without the friction
WorkStation brings every part of the KYB process into one place, helping compliance teams review complex businesses faster, reduce manual effort, and make decisions with confidence.
With our expanded KYB capability built on NorthRow’s proven data and workflow foundations, your team can:
- Access company registry data across multiple jurisdictions from a single workflow
- Understand ownership structures instantly through connected entity views
- Identify directors and ultimate beneficial owners without manual research
- Run PEP, sanctions, and adverse media screening as part of the investigation process
Fully certified and industry accredited
Explore our KYB and AML compliance solutions
Simplify AML and due diligence processes into a single streamlined workflow, ensuring compliance with legislation in any jurisdiction.
Streamline KYC compliance into a simple connected flow to speed up onboarding, reduce manual checks and prevent fraud.
A smarter way to verify companies and ownership structures, uncover hidden risks and stay compliant – all in one platform.
Cut onboarding times and reduce manual work with a single, fully customisable verification flow powered by AI.
Spot deepfakes, presentation attacks and synthetic identities and prevent fraud at source with robust AI-powered identity verification.
Automatically monitor clients against global watchlists, PEPs, sanctions, and adverse media to stay compliant with minimal effort.
Give your team a structured way to manage KYB reviews
WorkStation provides a structured environment for handling KYB cases from initial review through to final decision, ensuring nothing gets missed along the way.
WorkStation gives you a single place to:
- Move cases through configurable workflows that match your internal policies
- Detect suspicious activity earlier with ongoing monitoring
- Review supporting documents, screening results, and entity information in one place
- Maintain a complete audit trail of actions, reviews, and decisions
Understand who you're really doing business with
Understanding who you’re really dealing with is still one of the hardest parts of compliance. WorkStation helps compliance teams see the full picture faster by providing clear visibility into business ownership and control.
- See how entities connect across corporate hierarchies
- Identify directors, parent companies, and ultimate beneficial owners
- Spot complex or unusual relationships earlier in the review process
- Reduce hours of manual investigation and ownership mapping
Discover how NorthRow helped businesses meet their KYB requirements
Helping Open Banking to set the standard for securely managing customer financial data
Open Banking needed a technology partner to deliver straightforward client onboarding experiences for their third-party developers who wanted to gain access to the Open Banking network. NorthRow (now an ID-Pal company) worked with Open Banking to deliver an identity verification solution that met their demands and particular security and customer requirements.
Achieve effortless KYB compliance and AML screening with NorthRow, now part of ID-Pal
End-to-end compliance automation
Automate key compliance tasks like KYB, KYC, and ID&V checks to reduce manual workloads and human error. Streamline your compliance processes while maintaining full regulatory compliance.
Comprehensive global data coverage
Access trusted, real-time data from 220+ jurisdictions worldwide to verify identities and business entities. Onboard international clients with confidence and compliance across borders.
Real-time risk alerts and monitoring
Stay ahead of potential threats with real-time risk alerts and round-the-clock monitoring that flags suspicious activity as it happens. Make faster, smarter decisions to mitigate risk before they become problematic.
Customisable compliance workflows
Adapt your workflows to fit specific regional regulations and company policies. Tailor your compliance procedures to meet the evolving demands of your business and regulations.
Centralised hub for compliance tasks
Centralised case management keeps your team connected and aligned on tasks. Collaborate effortlessly, track progress, and onboard clients faster with an intuitive shared platform.
Full audit trail for complete transparency
Every action is recorded, giving you a clear audit trail so you can demonstrate compliance during regulatory inspections with instant access to a complete history of AML activities.
Frequently asked questions
Did ID-Pal acquire NorthRow?
Yes. NorthRow was acquired by ID-Pal on 1 December 2025, bringing together identity verification, KYB, AML screening and compliance workflow capabilities in a single unified compliance intelligence offering.
Read the full announcement here.
Who is ID-Pal?
Since 2016, ID-Pal has delivered AI-powered KYC and AML screening solutions to organisations across Europe, the UK and the U.S. With offices in Dublin, London, New York and Lisbon. The platform spans more than 250 jurisdictions, with coverage of over 16,000 document types and access to more than 400 trusted data sources.
Today, ID-Pal’s customer portfolio covers a vast range of industries and includes the Irish Department of Justice, Blackhawk Network, Vodafone, Zurich International, BMW, Mercer, J.P. Morgan and Elavon as well as a strategic partnership with Salesforce.
Security and compliance are at the core of ID-Pal. ID-Pal is ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified and also a certified Identity Verification Services Provider under the UK DIATF. ID-Pal recently won Biometric Authentication Innovation of the Year at the 2025 Payments Awards, for its document fraud detection tool, ID-Detect.
NorthRow is now part of ID-Pal following its acquisition on 1 December 2025.
How will the acqusition benefit NorthRow customers?
ID-Pal’s acquisition of NorthRow introduced enhanced value, operational improvements and overall efficiencies for NorthRow customers.
ID-Pal customers can now enjoy the industry-leading and award-winning KYB offering NorthRow offered as part of one unified compliance solution to verify people and businesses.
NorthRow customers have upgraded to the AI-powered cutting-edge KYC solutions the ID-Pal platform offers, simplifying compliance and offering instant fraud detection, all in one user-friendly journey.
Will customers still be able to use the NorthRow platform as usual?
Yes! You can continue to use the NorthRow platform exactly as you do today. There are no immediate changes to your workflow, access, or the way you manage your checks and cases.
Your login credentials, account setup, and access will remain the same. We’ll inform you well in advance of any changes.
Can ID-Pal verify both individuals and businesses?
Yes. Following the acquisition of NorthRow, ID-Pal supports both individual identity verification and business verification.
For individuals, organisations can complete KYC checks such as identity document verification, biometric facial matching, liveness testing, address verification and AML screening.
For businesses, ID-Pal supports KYB checks to verify company information, identify beneficial owners and directors, assess ownership structures and screen relevant individuals or entities against PEPs, sanctions and adverse media sources.
This allows organisations to manage customer onboarding, business onboarding and ongoing compliance requirements through one configurable workflow.
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