Stephen Ufford's guest appearances

Stephen Ufford

Tearsheet Podcast: The Business of Finance

Fintech5

HackToStart

Startup Canada

Michael Sacca

Aydin Mirzaee

Steve Beauchesne

Adrian Salamunovic

Victoria Lennox

Mike Williams

Aman Mann

Liz Wessel

Anthony Pompliano

Kevin Thau

Boris Wertz

Allison Esposito

Paul Jarvis

Josh Pigford

Shane Mac

OwlTail

Inequalities felt in developing nations aren’t always visible. With an estimated 2.5 billion people with unbanked identities, the creation of a digital footprint can make a world of difference for those without traditional documentation. Stephen Ufford knew his next venture would address the identity verification issues faced by over a quarter of the global population.  “My whole life was built around transacting online. That wouldn’t have been possible for me if I had simply lived in a [developing country]. I noticed there was a lot of opportunity lost for people in that part of the world… That was really the inspiration.”  Stephen is the CEO and founder of Trulioo, a global identity verification company. When it comes to data-driven business, he has founded and successfully sold several consumer data focused start-ups over the last decade. As a serial entrepreneur, Stephen likes to challenge the status quo and if it’s broken, he likes to fix it. In 2011, the identity veteran started his most recent startup, Trulioo, to help build a trust layer into the Internet, and fix the problem of broken identity that today affects so many online businesses.  In this week’s #StartupPodcast, host Rivers Corbett talks to Stephen about the story behind Trulioo’s creation, and about the awe-inspiring impact Trulioo is having across the globe. This podcast is brought to you by Quickbooks Online, Mastercard, Rogers, UPS, PayPal, Rebel.com and Scotiabank – your partners in growing your business. The post Verifying Global Identities with Stephen Ufford – May 30, 2017 appeared first on Startup Canada.

Inequalities felt in developing nations aren’t always visible. With an estimated 2.5 billion people with unbanked identities, the creation of a digital footprint can make a world of difference for those without traditional documentation. Stephen Ufford knew his next venture would address the identity verification issues faced by over a quarter of the global population.  “My whole life was built around transacting online. That wouldn’t have been possible for me if I had simply lived in a [developing country]. I noticed there was a lot of opportunity lost for people in that part of the world… That was really the inspiration.”  Stephen is the CEO and founder of Trulioo, a global identity verification company. When it comes to data-driven business, he has founded and successfully sold several consumer data focused start-ups over the last decade. As a serial entrepreneur, Stephen likes to challenge the status quo and if it’s broken, he likes to fix it. In 2011, the identity veteran started his most recent startup, Trulioo, to help build a trust layer into the Internet, and fix the problem of broken identity that today affects so many online businesses.  In this week’s #StartupPodcast, host Rivers Corbett talks to Stephen about the story behind Trulioo’s creation, and about the awe-inspiring impact Trulioo is having across the globe. This podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://quickbooks.intuit.ca/startright/index.jsp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quickbooks Online</a>, <a href="https://www.masteryourcard.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastercard</a>, <a href="http://www.rogers.com/consumer/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rogers</a>, <a href="https://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/bussol/browse/cat/small_bus.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UPS</a>, <a href="https://www.paypal.com/ca/webapps/mpp/merchant?&amp;PID1=stCVxiUYJ%7Cdc;72593487282;paypal%20canada;e;;eu84e2fpi0&amp;kw=paypal%20canada&amp;adgroup=PayPal_Canada&amp;creative=72593487282&amp;matchtype=e&amp;PID2=tCVxiUYJ&amp;network=g&amp;adposition=1t1&amp;target=&amp;devicemodel=&amp;campaign=CA_TSA_SMB_TM_Search_PayPal_General_EN&amp;adtype=&amp;geo_region=NA&amp;geo_country=CA&amp;ct=SMB&amp;obj=Acquisition&amp;ch=SEM&amp;tt=&amp;mv=google&amp;gclid=CPDxk6-S_tECFd61wAodCA4C8g&amp;mpch=ads&amp;rftp=4&amp;srce=cnvr&amp;ercc=27723-207315-2056-1&amp;spid=811003433433101599" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PayPal</a>, <a href="https://www.rebel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebel.com</a> and <a href="http://www.scotiabank.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scotiabank</a> – your partners in growing your business. The post <a href="https://www.startupcan.ca/2017/05/may-30-2017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Verifying Global Identities with Stephen Ufford – May 30, 2017</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.startupcan.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Startup Canada</a>.

Verifying Global Identities with Stephen Ufford – May 30, 2017

Trulioo

Stephen Ufford is the Founder &amp; CEO of Trulioo. Stephen decided to become an entrepreneur after high school in order to pursue his idea of enabling online credit reports - after seeing first hand how out-of-date the process was. He launched iQuiri in 2000 and within 3 years it was acquired. Following his mantra of creating impact, Stephen went on to create 2 more companies following his early success, both within very similar markets. These startups were also acquired. Today, Stephen is working on his 4th startup, Trulioo, which has raised over $25 million dollars to create the leading global identity verification service, provide instant electronic identity &amp; address verification for 4 billion people in 60+ countries. Stephen joins us to share his story, how he got into startups, what it’s been like building 4 startups in the fin-tech industry, his advice on how to approach fundraising, why he focuses not on product-market fit, but creating impact, what it’s like building a startup in Vancouver, and much more!

Stephen Ufford, Founder & CEO, Trulioo