Prove said the roles would be across product, software engineering, research and development, and data science, supporting global product development and growth.

Digital identity verification platform Prove is to create 50 Irish jobs with a $5m investment in its Ireland-based operations.

The company said it sees Ireland as a central hub for the company’s product development, culture and international growth, having set up in the country in 2022 and increased Dublin headcount by 50pc in the past six months.

Prove said the new “high-value” roles would be across product, software engineering, research and development, and data science – with “many” to be available this year – and would support global product development and growth.

It credited its existing Irish operations with playing “a critical role in the rapid acceleration of innovation” over the past year across several product and feature launches.

“The growth of our Ireland team has been an important chapter in Prove’s journey,” said Laura Brittingham, its senior vice-president of people.

“The talent we’ve found there brings deep technical expertise and a collaborative, innovative and dependable spirit that has led to an outsized impact at Prove. There is no version of Prove’s future that doesn’t include Ireland at its centre.”

Prove’s identity verification and authentication tools aim to “streamline onboarding, prevent fraud and deliver seamless customer experiences across channels”, according to the company, by “verifying real people, businesses and agents in real time without friction or guesswork”.

Its customers are in areas such as banking, fintech, crypto, gaming, commerce, insurance and healthcare, and include Visa, Starbucks, Uber and DocuSign.

Prove’s expansion in Ireland is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

Its CEO Michael Lohan said: “Prove’s decision to expand its R&D and innovation footprint here highlights Ireland’s strength as a global hub for advanced digital identity, data, and technology development.

“This expansion underscores Ireland’s ability to support companies as they scale internationally, innovate at pace and serve global markets.”

Prove was founded in 2008 as Payfone and rebranded in 2020. It employs more than 400 people globally – across hubs in the US, UK, Ireland and Brazil – and claims to verify 30bn transactions annually and own more than 200 patents in areas around identity and authentication.

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, TD said: “This significant investment and the creation of 50 new high-value roles reflect great confidence in Ireland’s talented workforce and in our strong environment for RD&I.

“Ireland is well-positioned to support companies like Prove at the forefront of digital transformation.”

The identity verification space is evolving in the age of AI. European competitors include Ireland’s ID-Pal and Dutch-German start-up Duna.

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