Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification and ongoing monitoring provider, announced that it has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification for its Identity Verification product’s technological excellence and multiple innovative features. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analysed the company’s overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

Sumsub’s full-cycle platform offers advanced AI-powered solutions in Identity Verification (KYC), Business Verification (KYB), Transaction Monitoring and Fraud Prevention solutions among other useful features. Sumsub’s platform is capable of processing 14,000+ ID document templates, including handwritten documents in rare languages, from 220+ countries and territories. Among the company’s flagship products are an advanced Deepfake Detection tool for facial biometrics and video checks, as well as a Non-Doc Identity Verification solution available for verifying over 2.9 billion people without scanning any documents in just 4.5 seconds. Sumsub’s Non-Doc solution offers the widest geo coverage on the market spanning four continents – Africa, Eurasia, North and South America.

“We appreciate this new recognition from Gartner, and we feel that being positioned as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification reflects our ongoing commitment to innovation and our mission to make the digital world fraud-free and accessible to all. After launching our comprehensive Fraud Detection and Prevention solution earlier this year, Sumsub has become the only full-platform solution provider who can effectively stop any kind of digital fraud at every stage of the customer journey,” Vyacheslav Zholudev, co-founder and CTO at Sumsub, said.

This is the first time Gartner has released the Magic Quadrant report in Identity Verification. Among Leaders, Sumsub is positioned highest on the Ability to Execute axis.

Magic Quadrant reports are a culmination of rigorous, fact-based research in specific markets, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of providers in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct. Providers are positioned into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players. The research enables readers to get the most from market analysis in alignment with their unique business and technology needs.

WH Partners announced the opening of a new office in Rome, Italy. WH Partners Italy will operate under the leadership of Quirino Mancini and Andrea Marchetti.

Quirino Mancini is one of the leading Italian sports, media and gambling lawyers, having over 20 years of partner level experience. He acts for many online and land-based companies operating in Italy and internationally, advising them on legal, licensing, regulatory compliance and other operational matters. Andrea Marchetti is a seasoned corporate and M&A attorney with extensive experience across a wide range of industries including new technologies, energy and manufacturing. He has successfully advised clients on complex mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, specialising in cross-border transactions.

This expansion marks the firm’s latest step in strengthening its European footprint.

“We are excited to launch WH Partners Italy and welcome Quirino, Andrea and the rest of the team to our firm. Our partnership is built on a long-standing professional relationship with them. We have worked with both Quirino and Andrea for many years and have been consistently impressed by their commitment to deliver outstanding results for clients. Recognizing that our clients need an evermore multi-jurisdictional approach, we believe this is a significant step forward in growing our firm’s international reach in a manner which strategically benefits our clients,” James Scicluna, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at WH Partners, said.

Quirino Mancini, Partner & Director of WH Partners Italy, said: “It is a true pleasure to join WH Partners, a firm known for its global outlook, forward thinking approach, and commitment to clients. The Italian legal market is complex and full of opportunities at the same time. I have worked closely with the WH Partners team for years; thus, our partnership is a natural fit, and we are excited to be able to service clients across multiple jurisdictions.”

Andrea Marchetti, Partner & Director of WH Partners Italy, added: “We’ve built a practice in Italy that’s adept at navigating the intricacies of both local and international legal landscapes, and now we have the opportunity to leverage WH Partners’ resources and experience to better serve our clients. We join a dynamic organization that values innovation to offer globally informed legal services. My partners and I look forward to establishing the Italy office as one key part of the firm’s international network.”

At the onset, WH Partners Italy team includes 3 partners: Quirino Mancini, Andrea Marchetti and Pietro Rossi, although the firm plans to progressively and organically grow its team in the coming months. The Rome office will provide a full range of legal services across corporate/M&A, commercial litigation, gaming and gambling, technology, insurance, real estate, banking & finance, intellectual property, insolvency & restructuring and corporate services. WH Partners Italy’s lawyers will work closely with WH Partners’ lawyers in other jurisdictions, as part of WH Partners’ multi-territory practice groups, servicing both domestic and international businesses.

WH Partners is a law firm with a strong focus on assisting businesses fuelling the digital economy and not only in the territories it operates in. It has offices in Malta, Italy, Romania and it operates Czech, Polish and UAE desks, as well as having a worldwide network of correspondent firms. The firm has a well-established practice advising clients on (in no particular order) fintech, gaming & gambling, corporate, M&A, tax, dispute resolution, corporate finance, intellectual property, data privacy and personal data processing, consumer protection & advertising, real estate, employment & immigration matters, sports, technology & media, competition & state aid.

Kindred Group plc (Kindred) has reported a slight increase in its share of revenue from high-risk players for the third quarter 2024 at 3.2% (Q2 2024 3.0%). The percentage of detected customers who exhibited improved behaviour after interventions showed an improvement at 87.3% (compared to 86.8% in Q2 2024 and 87.1% in Q1 2024). The improvement underscores Kindred’s ongoing commitment to not only identifying risk behaviour but also continuously refining the interventions applied to foster safer gambling habits.

“The rise in high-risk revenue presents a challenge in the third quarter, which reinforces the need for further advancements in our behavioral harm detection and automated intervention systems. Looking ahead, we recognise this need as well as to broaden our focus to ensure comprehensive coverage across more areas related to safer gambling. A key aspect of this future strategy is to build on the strengths, insights and knowledge gained from our proprietary detection system over the years,” said Esther Scheepers, Head of Responsible Gambling at Kindred Group.

“The general awareness and knowledge around gambling disorder is increasing rapidly, as is the sophistication of technological support tools. By combining our own knowledge with new and improved technology, we can enhance detection capabilities further. We are currently upgrading our detection system with a new improved system, which will enable us to integrate more robust compliance features and optimise our overall approach to safer gambling. Additionally, we are exploring opportunities to expand and refine our research initiatives, particularly in areas shaped by current trends and emerging issues in consumer protection,” Esther Scheepers added.