EngineeringFootprint is “AI Native”Footprint is the AI native programmable onboarding platform for compliance, risk, identity and safety.Alex Grinman·December 18, 2025
EngineeringFootprint is “AI Native”Footprint is the AI native programmable onboarding platform for compliance, risk, identity and safety.Alex Grinman·December 18, 2025
ProductAI-slop or Not?We’re not selling AI to cash in on the hype, we’re integrating agents that make us better at what we’re already best in class at: decreasing fraud and improving conversion.Peter Sweeney·December 16, 2025
ProductManual Review Ops PlatformA manual review platform built for ops and compliance teams.Eli Wachs & Alex GrinmanOctober 7, 2025
EngineeringApp Clip Improvements: How we built best-in-class Doc ScanningWe recently rolled out a redesigned App Clip onboarding experience—and the results are already exceeding expectations.Eli Wachs·July 6, 2025
ProductOnboarding in the Age of GenAI Fraud: Lessons from Our Latest WebinarThe fraud landscape is evolving faster than ever. The emergence of generative AI tools like deepfake generators and fraud-specific large language models (LLMs) has opened up new frontiers for bad actors. In fact, fraud losses tied to AI-enabled scams and synthetic identities are surging — with some estimates placing total losses for 2024 near $50 billion. At Footprint, we recently hosted a webinar, Optimizing Your Onboarding in the World of GenAI Fraud, where we dove into the challenges businesPeter Sweeney·November 21, 2024
ProductBoost Your Fintech Onboarding Conversion Without Compromising on SecurityFintechs are in constant competition to deliver seamless onboarding experiences but security is often challenged. At Footprint, we’ve developed a guide that shows fintech companies how to optimize their onboarding.Peter Sweeney·November 13, 2024
ProductFraud IndemnificationThe fraud tool that pays you back if you have fraud.Eli Wachs·October 11, 2024
ProductOn Layer, Nuance, and Portable IdentityThoughts on Plaid, Clear, and Portable Identity.Eli Wachs·July 8, 2024
ProductLaunching Footprint FraudFootprint Fraud is not just a single new fraud-fighting feature, but rather a collection of tools that work together seamlessly to power your product (and team) to fight fraud on a large scale and quickly and iteratively enable new defenses as new attacks arise.Alex Grinman·May 8, 2024
ProductOrchestration is DeadIt is magical each time we walk a tenant through setting up Footprint when they ask about how they orchestrate. We reply that there is no need. Footprint does it automatically. Eli Wachs·April 23, 2024
EngineeringOnboarding ComponentsOnboarding Components take all the magic that resides within the Footprint embedded onboarding and exposes them as individual web/React components you can embed, fully stylize, and control inside your product.Alex Grinman·March 18, 2024
ProductAuthenticate (and Know) Your CustomerFootprint’s 5-line-of-code integration lets businesses quickly authenticate a user using their Footprint Passkey — thereby providing a cryptographic “proof” that the user who’s identity was originally verified is the same user coming back into the product.Alex Grinman·February 15, 2024
EngineeringWhy Vaulting + Onboarding is better TogetherFootprint’s embedded onboarding experience integrates seamlessly with the Footprint Vault that simplifies and solves for the many problems our clients experienced in the past.Alex Grinman·January 16, 2024
ProductGenAI in an Age of Synthetic FraudGenAI creates a potential golden age for fraud. Footprint is here to prevent it.Eli Wachs·January 16, 2024
EngineeringThe Power of CustomizationProduct leaders turn to Footprint because of how our customizable interface empowers companies to boost conversion. Unlike most KYC/KYB onboarding products, Footprint doesn't just operate in the backend.Rafael Motta & Pedro MarquesSeptember 5, 2023
ProductPasskeys Prevent Fraud and PhishingOne-click KYC can only start with a very accurate first verification. However, the second verification only then works if you are very sure it is the same person. Passkeys give you this confidence.Alex Grinman·July 25, 2023
ProductApp-Clips Verify Real People Behind DevicesApp clips make sure we limit each device to one identity. Eli Wachs·June 21, 2023
ProductAnnouncing Footprint KYBFootprint is leveling up — we’re not just a product that does KYC — we help you onboard all of your customers. Our goal is to be the onboarding platform for fintechsEli Wachs·May 10, 2023
EngineeringOwn the data, disown the riskWe built our Vault Proxy to answer the gnarly problem of sharing data securely at scale. The Vault Proxy is built to send and receive data in a secure and auditable way -- own the data, but disown the risk.Alex Grinman·May 1, 2023
EngineeringInside the Enclave, Part 2Footprint aims to restore trust in the internet by prioritizing robust security and system design. This post delves into the workings of Nitro Enclaves, their assurances, and Footprint's practical application of them.Alex Grinman·March 27, 2023
ProductKYC Today = 19th Century BankingWe were able to solve the problem of lack of standardization in checks and money notes 150 years ago, yet we haven’t been able to solve this same exact problem with KYC.Eli Wachs·January 17, 2023
ProductA New Philosophy: Labeling Good ActorsThe best way to find the rotten apple—in a world where there are infinite rotten apples—may simply be to figure out who isn’t rotten.Eli Wachs·October 19, 2022
DesignDesign at FootprintWhen Eli and Alex co-founded Footprint they knew that to turn the category on its head code alone wouldn't suffice – it was clear from day 1 that design was just as important.Pedro Marques·October 12, 2022
EngineeringInside the EnclaveFootprint’s mission is to bring trust back to the internet, and the first step is building your trust in us and our core security architecture.Alex Grinman·September 26, 2022
ProductBoosting Conversion with User TrustIf you are running a consumer-facing company, your north star metric will likely be geared around conversion of sign-ups. Typically, the way to boost conversion has been by spending more on marketing.Eli Wachs·September 13, 2022
ProductStop Overly Customizing KYCI personally like the ability to customize my iPhone home screen. As a company, it is nice to insert fun emojis and create custom documents in our Notion. But I missed the memo when KYC became a fun, choose-your-own-adventure novel.Eli Wachs·August 17, 2022