Omnisient Achieves ISO27001 Certification to Keep Customers’ Data Even Safer
South African fintech start-up earns global recognition for safeguarding sensitive consumer data and enabling privacy-preserving collaboration.
Cape Town, South Africa – 21 November 2024: Omnisient, a global leader in privacy-preserving data collaboration, has achieved certification under the internationally recognised ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard.
Omnisient enables enterprises to unlock insights from sensitive consumer data without exposing personal information. Its platform supports secure data collaboration and analysis for diverse use cases, including financial inclusion, fraud prevention, and precision marketing, while adhering to global privacy laws like GDPR and POPIA.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is the global standard for information security management, with UKAS accreditation ensuring the certification was rigorously assessed by a globally recognised authority. For security and IT professionals, this certification demonstrates verified security standards, regulatory compliance, and an added layer of trust, all critical for enterprise partnerships. Omnisient has proven its ability to protect data for over 100 enterprise clients and over 160 million consumers through robust risk management and advanced technical controls.
The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification underscores Omnisient’s commitment to safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining the highest standards of information security for its enterprise clients.
“The risk of data breaches has long been one of the biggest barriers to data collaboration,” said Jon Jacobson, CEO of Omnisient. “We believe that data collaboration drives good things for society, consumers, and businesses. Our certification is a reflection of how seriously we take security for our clients and their customers, giving them peace of mind that they are fully protected and compliant with global privacy regulations. This achievement allows them to collaborate with confidence, unlocking valuable insights while safeguarding trust.”
Established in South Africa in 2019, Omnisient has been recognised by the World Economic Forum, Fast Company, TechCrunch, and Finovate for the impact its privacy-enhancing technology is having on growing financial inclusion through the fast and secure access to new sources of alternative data by banks and insurers.
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About Omnisient
Data collaboration enables creates significant opportunities for businesses and communities. One of those is increasing financial inclusion, with the widespread benefits of that.
Financial Services providers can derive substantial value from high quality consumer data but are constrained by privacy regulations, the risk of data breaches and IP leakage, the depreciating value of data, and the time required to obtain access to new data.
Omnisient is an award-winning privacy preserving data collaboration platform that is enabling financial services businesses to access high value consumer data in a regulatory compliant manner, using advanced cryptography and AI.
Omnisient is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneer Community, a TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 participant, a member of the United Nations Privacy Enhancing Technologies committee, and a Fast Company “Next Big Things in Tech” startup.
Established in 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa, Omnisient protects over 160 million consumer profiles for over 100 large businesses
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About the Author
Jon Jacobson is CEO of privacy-preserving data collaboration platform business Omnisient. Read more about Jon's background here.