The Fintech Index
20 reviews 5 categories 1 research report Updated Sep 23, 2026
KYC / KYC, AML & identity

Alloy

An orchestration platform for identity and fraud. It serves banks and fintechs and reaches 270+ data providers via one integration and automates decisions on fraud, credit, AML and onboarding. Privately held. Head office in New York.

Headquarters
New York, New York
Founded
2015
Ownership
Private

Best for

Credit unions, banks and fintechs that combine several credit, identity and fraud data providers and want a single place to build and to test decisions.

Not ideal for

Buyers who seek published pricing, or small companies that need one low-cost ID check.

Verdict

Alloy lies between financial institutions and their data vendors. Staff reach 270+ third-party solutions that run from credit bureaus to checks on documents and devices, and build policies for fraud, onboarding, credit and AML in a visual editor. The testing suite is notable: backtesting against historical data, shadow testing, versioned rollbacks and champion-challenger tests capped at five versions.

Compliance is handled in that same place, including sanctions screening, perpetual monitoring, KYC and KYB, case management for AML, and SAR filing with FinCEN inside the product. Costs are more difficult to assess: Alloy publishes no prices, while the latest funding it announced dates from 2022. A large share of the data underneath comes from partners, and coverage follows which vendors each customer switches on.

Score breakdown

How Alloy is scored on criteria buyers in this category care about.

Buyer outcomes

Verification coverage8.6

According to Alloy, sanctions screening runs against 1,000+ watchlists via data partners, and one integration covers 270+ third-party data solutions across 195 markets.

Fraud and risk signals8.4

Combines partner behavioral, device and document signals with Fraud Attack Radar and a Fraud Signal score of its own, and in September 2026 it added consortium insights from Nasdaq Verafin.

Case management and workflow9.0

Backtesting, a visual policy editor, champion-challenger tests capped at five versions, shadow testing, case management for AML and an AI assistant that reviews cases.

Regulatory fit8.6

Covers perpetual KYC and KYB, KYC, KYB, sanctions screening, AML monitoring, and e-filing of SAR and CTR with FinCEN. SOC 2 Type 2 is listed, as is ISO 27001:2022.

Company and commercial

Product depth and roadmap8.6

A wide risk platform. In early 2026 it added perpetual KYB for the UK and for Europe, and an agentic AI assistant.

Onboarding and support7.4

Dashboard, help center and public status page provide support, but support tiers and response times are not published.

Pricing transparency4.6

Plans and prices are not published, and buyers reach sales by requesting a demo.

Contract terms6.0

Terms in the contract are not public. Sales negotiates them.

The field at a glance

Placement of Alloy by Overall Score among KYC, AML & identity companies reviewed by us.

Use-case fit

Use caseFitNotes
Coordinating several identity vendorsStrongOne decision engine and one integration cover 270+ data solutions.
Testing changes to policy before launchStrongBacktesting, shadow and champion-challenger modes are included.
SAR filing and AML case workStrongDirect e-filing with FinCEN and case queues.
Low-volume single ID checkPoorThe platform is meant for institutions that run many checks and vendors.

Who it's for

Good fit

  • Credit unions and banks that modernize onboarding
  • Sponsor banks and fintechs that manage several vendors of data
  • Risk teams that want safe tests of rule changes

Poor fit

  • Early-stage startups that need one verification product
  • Buyers that need published pricing
  • Teams with no risk staff to handle policies

Key facts

Data connections270+ third-party data solutions via a single integration Source
CustomersAccording to Alloy, over 900 fintechs and financial institutions Source
Compliance toolsSAR e-filing with FinCEN, sanctions screening, AML monitoring, KYC, KYB, and perpetual KYC and KYB Source
CertificationsISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 Source
PricingUnpublished, and sales-led Source

Sources

  1. Alloy homepage: https://www.alloy.com/ (As of September 23, 2026)
  2. Alloy orchestration and decisioning engine: https://www.alloy.com/orchestration-decisioning-engine (As of September 23, 2026)
  3. Alloy identity verification: https://www.alloy.com/identity-verification (As of September 23, 2026)
  4. Alloy compliance: https://www.alloy.com/compliance (As of September 23, 2026)
  5. Alloy transaction monitoring: https://www.alloy.com/aml-transaction-monitoring (As of September 23, 2026)
  6. Alloy security: https://www.alloy.com/security (As of September 23, 2026)
  7. Alloy trust center: https://trust.alloy.com/ (As of September 23, 2026)
  8. Alloy developer documentation: https://developer.alloy.com/public/docs/introduction (As of September 23, 2026)
  9. Alloy launches AI Assistant: https://www.alloy.com/about/press/alloy-launches-ai-assistant (As of September 23, 2026)
  10. Nasdaq Verafin and Alloy partnership: https://www.alloy.com/about/press/nasdaq-verafin-and-alloy-partner (As of September 23, 2026)
  11. Alloy AI info page: https://www.alloy.com/ai-info (As of September 23, 2026)
  12. Alloy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloy_(company) (As of September 23, 2026)

Methodology

This page sets out an independent evaluation of Alloy for companies choosing a provider in KYC, AML & identity. The Fintech Index accepts no payment for placement, sponsorship or advertising, and Alloy paid nothing for this review.

The Overall Score averages eight criteria, each given a score from 0 to 10. Four measure outcomes that matter to buyers in this category, and four address the company, including its commercial terms.

Scores are our editorial reading of public information: filings, compliance disclosures, product documentation, and pricing and legal pages. Lab tests were not run and accounts were not opened for this review. We checked the facts on September 23, 2026.