Apata
Apata is a fintech company in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 2021. It has raised $5.0M across 1 round, most recently a $5.0M Seed in May 2023.
3DS As It Should Be
- Headquarters
- Dublin
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2021
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- apata.com
- Total Funding
- $5.0M
- Last Round
- $5.0M SeedMay 2023
- Rounds
- 1
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About
Apata is a Dublin-based fintech company specializing in 3D Secure (3DS) authentication as a service for multi-issuer platforms, banks, digital banks, and fintechs. Founded in 2021 by serial entrepreneurs Niall Hogan and Shekinah Adewumi — who previously co-founded Touchtech Payments, acquired by Stripe in 2019 — Apata helps payment issuers reduce fraud and increase approval rates through adaptive, real-time authentication designed to minimize checkout friction. The platform supports multi-scheme authentication, real-time decisioning, high-visibility analytics dashboards, and a Card Details Backup feature for resilience during outages. Apata has raised approximately €5.5 million in funding, employs around 30 people, and counts customers such as Enfuce among its clients. The company participates in prominent fintech events including Money20/20 Europe and is recognized as one of Ireland's fastest-scaling fintech companies.
Summary
It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $5.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $5.0M Seed round in May 2023. Investors include Global Founders Capital, Firebolt Ventures and Rocket Internet.
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Funding History
May 2023
Investors
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