Leading Global Payment Service Provider chooses end-to-end KYB solution to support rapid growth across Latin America and beyond
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Thursday February 19th 2026 – OKTO PAYMENTS, the next-generation Payment Service Provider powering some of the world’s most influential digital commerce companies, today announced it has selected Detected as its global compliance platform. The partnership will strengthen OKTO PAYMENTS business verification processes across international markets while maintaining the seamless customer experience that has fueled the company’s rapid growth.
As the payment service provider scales across Latin America and continues expanding its operations beyond, the company required a compliance partner that could deliver comprehensive coverage without compromising on speed or user experience. Following a rigorous evaluation process, OKTO PAYMENTS selected Detected for its extensive global data coverage, and deep compliance expertise.
“Compliance done well while still delivering a brilliant customer experience is no longer a trade-off – both have to be exceptional,” said Edward Chandler, Group CEO of OKTO PAYMENTS. “Detected stood out not just for the breadth of capability available as standard and their truly global coverage, but for the knowledge and genuine partnership approach demonstrated by their team. As we accelerate growth in new markets, particularly Latin America, we need a compliance partner who understands both the regulatory complexity and the customer journey.”
Detected’s platform provides OKTO PAYMENTS with end-to-end Know Your Business (KYB) capabilities, including automated company verification, beneficial ownership identification, adverse media screening, and ongoing monitoring across more than 196 jurisdictions. The solution enhances further OKTO PAYMENTS onboarding workflows by enabling real-time verification while maintaining the precision and speed merchants expect.
Strategic drivers behind the partnership:
- Unified platform architecture– A single, integrated solution covering entity verification, UBO identification, document verification, adverse media screening, and ongoing monitoring, eliminating the need for multiple vendor integrations.
- Global coverage optimized for expansion – Comprehensive data coverage across Latin Americas and beyond.
- Embedded compliance expertise – Direct access to Detected’s compliance specialists for consultation on complex cases and evolving regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
“Okto represents exactly the type of forward-thinking payment and financial infrastructure company we built Detected to serve,” said Liam Chennells, CEO of Detected. “They understand that compliance is a competitive advantage, not just a cost centre. Companies winning in payments and financial services today are those who can move fast internationally while maintaining rigorous compliance standards. We’re excited to support OKTO PAYMENTS’ ambitious growth trajectory.”
The partnership comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny across the payments landscape, , with authorities in Latin America and beyond strengthening due diligence, transparency, and ongoing monitoring requirements. Detected’s platform enables OKTO PAYMENTS to stay ahead of these evolving requirements while maintaining operational efficiency and market agility
Detected serves a broad range of industries with it’s award winning platform, from marketplaces and payments to supply chain and banking – streamlining operations into a single solution across its global client base.
About Okto
OKTO PAYMENTS is the next-generation Payment Service Provider – AI-native, precision-engineered, and relentlessly merchant-obsessed.
Built for merchants operating in the most complex and demanding eCommerce sectors, our platform does far more than process transactions. We solve for scale, compliance, and performance — with one unshakable focus: delivering outcomes that power merchants’ growth.
From payments and banking to treasury and settlement, we engineer the financial infrastructure that gives our partners an edge. The result? Faster onboarding, smarter operations, and resilient, real-time performance.
We enable merchants to Play Differently, transforming payments from routine transactions into genuine differentiators that create personalized, frictionless payment experiences for their customers.
Our AI-native innovation harnesses data and insight to power every decision, while our proprietary, in-house engineering ensures precision and control. Combined with deep, trust-based relationships across the globe, we’re redefining what it means to build, scale, and win in complex and demanding digital commerce.
About Detected
Detected is the leading Know Your Business (KYB) compliance platform, providing end-to-end business verification, beneficial ownership identification, and ongoing monitoring for its global client base. The company serves a broad range of industries with it’s award winning platform, from marketplaces and payments to supply chain and banking – streamlining operations into a single solution. For more information, visit detected.co.
