TMT ID: The Next Chapter

When we started TMT ID in 2016, it was a belief that mobile intelligence was fast becoming an important way for organisations to engage with and identify their customers. Back then, the idea of using mobile data for fraud prevention and identity verification was new to the point of being almost experimental. Today, it’s become an everyday necessity, woven into the fabric of digital trust for companies around the world.

Growing TMT ID from a four-person startup to a team approaching 100 has been a very rewarding experience over the last eight years. We now work with more than 200 organisations, including some of the world’s largest names in tech, identity, finance, and e-commerce. The scale of our impact and the scale of the problem we’re helping to solve has exceeded anything we could have imagined at the outset.

Last year, global losses from fraud reached $1 trillion. The rise of AI and deep fakes has made the challenge even more complex, and all signs point to continued growth in both the scale and sophistication of fraud. Our mission is, and remains, to help organisations verify users and devices, detect risk, and protect customers.

What kept us moving forward is our culture: offering the best data, in the most markets, alongside great customer service and support. That commitment is as important today as it was on day one. We’ve learned a lot along the way, but three lessons stand out:

• Recruit well. The right people make all the difference. Our team’s expertise and dedication are what has got us to where we are today.
• Watch the costs. Discipline has been essential to achieving growth. We always knew we were on to something, but knew we wanted to do it sustainably.
• Find great customers to partner with. The organisations we work with are more than clients; they’re collaborators who help us build better solutions and push the boundaries of what’s possible.

BGF’s investment gives us the momentum to pursue ambitions that were previously out of reach. Their support will accelerate our expansion, especially in the US, and enable us to innovate faster as we tackle new markets and introduce new services. With BGF as a strategic partner, we’re positioned to set new benchmarks for trust and customer confidence in the digital economy.

Looking ahead, the challenges are real, but so are the opportunities. As fraudsters become smarter, so must we. Our advanced use of mobile network data globally and performing over 100 million checks each day gives us and our customers a powerful edge.

To all who have been on this journey with us, our team, our partners, and our customers, thank you. The next phase promises to be just as rewarding, and I look forward to what we’ll achieve together.

— John Wilkinson, CEO, TMT ID