About TrustLayer

We're building a safer internet for commerce

Founded in Amsterdam in 2019, TrustLayer Technologies helps online businesses verify user identity, detect fraud, and make smarter risk decisions — at scale.

Fraud costs businesses $485B a year. We're changing that.

Online fraud is the silent tax on digital commerce. Every chargeback, every stolen account, every fake registration costs businesses time, money, and trust.

TrustLayer was founded with a clear mission: give every online business — from a two-person startup to a Fortune 500 — access to the same fraud-fighting intelligence that financial institutions use.

We combine real-time GeoIP data, IP reputation signals, and behavioral analytics into a single API that integrates in minutes and scales without limits.

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Accuracy first

We update our databases daily and verify accuracy against ground-truth sources. We'd rather flag fewer false positives than block a real customer.

Speed at scale

Every millisecond matters at checkout. Our globally distributed infrastructure delivers sub-5ms responses, even at billions of lookups per month.

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Privacy by design

We are GDPR-compliant and process data exclusively within the EU. No user data is sold or shared with third parties — ever.

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Partnership, not just software

Our fraud experts work alongside customers to tune thresholds, investigate anomalies, and help build fraud strategies that actually work.

2019
Year founded
1,400+
Customers worldwide
38
Team members
60+
Countries served

The team behind TrustLayer

Built by a team with deep roots in cybersecurity, data engineering, and payments.

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Erik van der Berg

Co-founder & CEO

Former Head of Risk at ING Bank. 15 years in financial fraud prevention. Built TrustLayer to democratize enterprise-grade fraud tools.

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Anna Kowalski

Co-founder & CTO

Ex-Booking.com senior engineer. Specialist in distributed systems and real-time data pipelines. Leads all technical infrastructure at TrustLayer.

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Thomas Müller

VP of Product

Previously at Adyen and Mollie. Deep expertise in payment fraud and identity verification. Shapes TrustLayer's product roadmap and API design.

Want to work with us?

We're a remote-first team based in Amsterdam, always looking for talented people who care about making online businesses safer.

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