Mitek Systems
Mitek Systems, Inc is a software company that specializes in digital identity verification and mobile image processing using artificial intelligence. The company's software is used for depositing checks and opening bank accounts via mobile devices.[1][2] It also verifies identity documents such as passports, ID cards, and driver's licenses by analyzing a selfie of an individual holding their ID, comparing their face to the photo on the document.[3]
Type | Public |
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Nasdaq: MITK Russell 2000 Component | |
Industry | Identity Verification Services |
Founded | 1986 |
Headquarters | San Diego California , USA |
Key people | Max Carnecchia (CEO); Frank Teruel (CFO); Stephen Ritter (CTO); Cindy White (CMO); Sanjay Gupta (SVP & Managing Director); Chris Briggs (SVP Identity) |
Website | www |
History
The company was founded in 1986, and is headquartered in San Diego, California.[4]
In 2011, it was announced that Mitek intended to expand into mobile imaging software for the health care and insurance industries, in addition to mobile banking.[5]
In 2014, USAA and Mitek Systems, Inc. settled a 2+1⁄2-year-old dispute over the invention of the technology used for mobile check deposits, with both companies' patents remaining intact and neither side paying the other.[6]
On May 26, 2015, the company acquired IDchecker, a provider of cloud-based identity document verification and facial recognition products.[7]
On October 16, 2017, the company acquired Icar Vision Systems, a Spanish company specializing in customer identity verification.[8]
References
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- CNBC.com, Elaine Pofeldt, Special to (2013-09-17). "It's simple 'apponomics': Cash is no longer king". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
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- "MITK Company Profile & Executives - Mitek Systems Inc. - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- "Mitek Extends Check Imaging Tech to Health Care, Insurance". PCWorld. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- "Mitek, USAA End Dispute Over Mobile Deposit Patents". American Banker. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- "Mitek acquires IDchecker for mobile identity services". www.mobilepaymentstoday.com. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- "Mitek Systems Acquires Spanish Company". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-03-21.