SAN FRANCISCO, CA., October 16, 2014 – Ribbit.me™, the creator of RibbitRewards™, the world’s first global cash-back rewards program based on blockchain technology, today announced its partnership with Jumio, an industry leader that specializes in payments and ID scanning and validation products for mobile and web transactions. The companies will work together to establish a streamlined ID verification process for both consumers and retailers conducting business on the RibbitRewards marketplace.
“Our partnership with Jumio provides for an ID verification process that is an intuitive and satisfying user experience that takes about a minute to complete,” said Gregory Simon, Ribbit.me CFO. ” It literally turns a customer’s smart-phone or computer into an ID scanning terminal that makes it fast and easy to capture and verify their ID and other credentials to meet industry requirements and reduce fraud. “
“We’re delighted to be able to play a role in helping to create trust and safety in Ribbit.me’snew and innovative marketplace” said Marc Barach, Jumio CMO. “Our ID credentials validation service, Netverify, not only provides a great customer experience and helps identify cybercriminals, but it will also help Ribbit.me manage the cost and the logistics required to manually verify customer identity documents.
Ribbit.me plans to launch its Global Airdrop on November 1, where a pre-determined number of RibbitRewards are distributed at no cost. The Bonus Airdrop also begins November 1, allowing anyone to bid for additional RibbitRewards, auction-style. The Ribbit.me marketplace is set to open the first week of December.
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About Jumio
Jumio is a next-generation payments and ID software-as-a-service company that utilizes proprietary computer vision technology to reduce mobile/online payment and ID friction and fraud, while increasing revenue and customer satisfaction. The company’s mission is to provide its clients with intuitive, consumer-facing technologies that make it possible to conduct a wide range of mobile transactions without a single keystroke. Half of the top 10 consumer internet companies, along with hundreds of other retailers, financial institutions, marketplaces, gaming companies and more have adopted Jumio products and services so their customers may efficiently speed through sign-up and checkout processes with higher completion rates and satisfaction. Jumio has received numerous innovation awards from leading industry associations and is listed on The Sharepost 100 as one of the world’s most innovative and compelling private companies.
Jumio was founded in 2010 by CEO Daniel Mattes and is backed by top tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Citi Ventures and Facebook Co-Founder, Eduardo Saverin. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in the US and Europe and processes credentials issued by over 120 countries. For more information, visit
www.jumio.com.
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