Our history
2025
Launched GBG Go
Launch of GBG Go, GBG's new all-in-one global identity platform, which seamlessly connects customers to over 80 global identity fraud protection modules.’
2023
Stronger together
We completed the integration of our two US businesses with GBG IDology becoming our go-to-market brand in the Americas region.
2021
Building trust together
Acuant, the leading US specialist in AI-powered digital identity verification joins GBG, combining our powerful identity and fraud prevention technologies to create a safer digital world.
2020
Company of the Year
We win Company of the Year at the AIM Awards, the annual celebration of outstanding achievement on the world’s most successful growth market.
2019
Joining forces with IDology
We acquire IDology, an Atlanta-based business with a strong identity and fraud proposition, adding global identity verification and fraud prevention capability in a key growth market.
2018
Teaming up with VVG
We’re growing again with the acquisition of VIX Verify Group (VVG), scaling up our identity verification and location intelligence solutions in Australia and New Zealand.
2017
Coming together with PCA Predict
The acquisition of UK/US-based PCA Predict brings together PCA’s SaaS technology with GBG’s global address repository, creating the world’s leading location intelligence platform.
2015
We are GBG
We take aim at global growth as our GB Group business is re-branded to 'GBG' for ease of international recognition.
2014
Going international with DecTech
GB Group’s first international acquisition delivers expansion into Asia and a joint Identity and Fraud solution enabling our customers to operate securely on a global scale.
2010
AIM and growth
We take our growth ambitions up a gear, moving onto the AIM register for the London Stock Exchange, the world’s most successful growth market.
2006
Our global journey begins
We set out on a path to global identity verification with the launch of ID3 Check, our first international identity verification product, covering a total of 21 countries.
1998
Coming together on customer information
Phonelink acquires GB Mailing systems and Seaforths Travel to focus on customer information and database management, online business services and corporate travel.
1993
Joined the public equity markets
The business debuted on the London Stock Exchange’s unlisted stock market in June 1993 as Phonelink plc for smaller, growth companies (the precursor to AIM)
2024
Dev Dhiman appointed as CEO
Having joined GBG in 2020 as Managing Director, Asia Pacific. Dev's sector experience and years at GBG mean he is well-placed to lead GBG through the next phase of its evolution.
2022
Cloudcheck comes onboard
Verifi Identity Services, aka ‘Cloudcheck’, joins GBG – adding New Zealand’s leading digital identity verification and anti-money laundering solution to our global portfolio of trust-building tech.
2021
20,000+ customers worldwide
From start-ups to many of the world’s biggest and fastest growing brands, we reach a major milestone in customers served across 70+ countries in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
2019
1,000+ team members
We reach a milestone 1,000 team members, simultaneously celebrating three decades in business as our talent tally tops four figures for the first time.
2018
£100 million revenue milestone
We celebrate another financial first for the business as we reach the £100 million revenue mark, a major performance milestone for the company.
2017
Chris Clark joins as CEO
Chris joins the company bringing his extensive experience and expertise in steering and growing international technology businesses, both large and small.
2016
IDscan Biometrics comes onboard
We acquire IDscan Biometrics, adding automated identity verification and data capture capabilities to complement our global Know Your Customer expertise.
2015
Joining forces with Loqate
Loqate, based in Silicon Valley, brings its global location intelligence data and technology to our business helping us reach new markets and customers across the globe.
2012
Hello ID3global
We launch the next generation of identity verification with ID3global, a smarter, faster web service with more country coverage than any other identity verification provider.
2009
£1 million first for GB Group
Launch of GBG Go, GBG's new all-in-one global identity platform, which seamlessly connects customers to over 80 global identity fraud protection modules.’
2002
Richard Law joins as CEO
So begins a fifteen-year success story for the company as Richard Law joins as CEO and the business transformation toward the contemporary GBG gets started.
1995
Listed on the Main Market
The business moved onto the London Stock Exchange Main Market in August 1995 as Phonelink plc
1989
Phonelink and GB Mailing Systems
Starting out in the same year, Phonelink is founded as a phone number directory service in Birkenhead, just as GB Mailing Systems launches in Chester as an address look-up service.
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