Intrepid Fox, a UK-based AI-powered Know Your Business (KYB) platform, today announces a technology partnership with Localpayment by Aleph, part of the Aleph group. Localpayment has embedded Intrepid Fox's onboarding platform directly into its merchant portal, enabling real-time AI-driven verification of complex global corporate structures.
Localpayment has long upheld a rigorous merchant onboarding process, driven by a dedicated compliance team that ensures every business we connect meets the standards required by our banking partners and the markets we serve. With Intrepid Fox now embedded in our merchant portal, much of that manual effort transitions to AI, not at the expense of quality, but with greater precision and an additional layer of security. The outcome is a meaningful step forward for both sides: merchants gain speed and agility, while Localpayment's compliance standards are reinforced.
“Agile and trustworthy merchant onboarding is one of the most critical factors in payments today. At Localpayment, compliance is not a checkpoint, it is a growth engine, a differentiator, and above all, a commitment to doing things right for our company, our clients and our partners. Intrepid Fox gives us the AI-powered infrastructure to deliver on that promise at global scale, without ever compromising on the rigour that sets us apart.”
Lucas Raldi, Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, Localpayment by Aleph
The partnership supports Localpayment's expansion following its acquisition by Aleph in 2024. Aleph is a global enabler of digital media and payments serving 26,000 clients across 130+ countries, with ambitions set firmly on the $1.4 trillion digital payments opportunity in emerging economies. Once focused primarily on Latin America, Localpayment is now accelerating merchant onboarding across global markets, requiring a KYB process capable of handling the full breadth of corporate structures and registry environments it encounters.
“Payment infrastructure at global scale demands onboarding that can handle real complexity: multi-entity structures, opaque registries, documents in a dozen languages. Localpayment is processing merchants across dozens of jurisdictions from day one. That is exactly the use case we built for.”
Roman Zilber, CEO and Co-Founder, Intrepid Fox
About Localpayment by Aleph
Localpayment by Aleph, part of the Aleph group, is a global payment infrastructure platform that connects international businesses with local payment ecosystems across Latin America and other emerging markets. Through a single integration, companies can collect, pay, and operate in multiple currencies with access to hundreds of payment methods, overcoming cross-border complexity with transparency, efficiency, and confidence.
About Intrepid Fox
Intrepid Fox is a UK-based AI-powered KYB platform for banks, fintechs, and payment institutions. It automates onboarding, UBO discovery, and compliance workflows using AI agents, helping regulated firms onboard businesses faster with full auditability and control. Intrepid Fox is a 2025 finalist for the National AI Awards (UK) and Fintech Futures “Best AI Solution.”
