Canadian debit network Interac has acquired Ottawa-based 2Keys to strengthen its position in the digital identity market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The acquisition will see 2Keys and its approximately 100 employees join Interac as the payments specialist looks expand its remit and and secure a place in the future of digital ID and commerce by empowering Canadians to securely access and use their identity, data and money.
Founded more than 20 years ago, 2Keys provides digital identity and access technology used by governments, financial institutions and commercial clients. It currently supports over 40 million users performing four million identity verifications per day.
Mark O’Connell, CEO, Interac, says: “Acquiring the deep expertise of 2Keys gives Interac capabilities it can bring to the marketplace to support the development of digital ID solutions for Canadians’ increasingly digital lives.”