What Postcode Anywhere Holdings Ltd. does

Loqate, operated by Postcode Anywhere Holdings Ltd., is a UK-based provider of global address verification and identity data validation services. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Frodsham, the company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of GB Group plc (LSE:GBG), a publicly listed identity verification group. It serves more than 20,000 customers globally, processing over 3 billion address verifications per month across 250+ countries and territories in 78 languages. The customer base includes IBM, Oracle, Sephora, Kohls, JetBlue, Fanatics, and Rush Health, with primary vertical exposure to retail and e-commerce and secondary presence in fintech, travel/hospitality, gaming, and logistics.

The product portfolio is anchored by an Address Validation Solution that combines Address Capture (real-time type-ahead lookup with location biasing and fuzzy matching) and Address Verification (AI-powered parsing against what the company describes as the largest verified address database). Adjacent data-quality modules extend the platform into Email Validation, Phone Validation, Bank Validation, Store Finder, Geocode, and Datasets. The underlying technology uses machine-learning-based address parsing, fuzzy matching for imperfect inputs, transliteration across scripts and languages, and a proprietary verified address database spanning 250+ countries. Distribution is API-first, with pre-built marketplace integrations for Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, Commercetools, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Shopify Plus, and Salesforce, plus a JavaScript SDK and documented API reference.

Loqate monetizes through subscription and usage-based pricing, with a 45-day free trial (no credit card required) as the top-of-funnel entry point. The go-to-market combines API-first product-led growth (self-serve registration and developer onboarding) with enterprise field sales for large organizations, supplemented by marketplace distribution and OEM/API embedding. Marketing is multi-channel: developer hub, blog, eBooks, customer stories, webinars, and industry events. Independent revenue, detailed headcount, and management team information are not separately disclosed because the entity reports within GB Group plc's consolidated structure, which constrains outside-in financial visibility.

Name

Postcode Anywhere Holdings Ltd.

Legal name

Postcode Anywhere Holdings Ltd.

Website

https://pcapredict.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Loqate (Postcode Anywhere Holdings Ltd.) provides AI-powered global address verification and identity data validation APIs, serving over 20,000 customers including IBM, Sephora, and Oracle across retail, fintech, travel, and logistics sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Address Verification Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity Verification, Proofing & KYC (IDV) (HDAEAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data, Evidence & Document Verification (IDV) for KYC (FSAMAMAN), API Observability, Testing & Monitoring (BPAMAOAG)

Keywords

• Address verification software
• Address validation API
• Data quality services
• Identity verification platform
• Location intelligence solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Frodsham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Address Validation API: Per-verification or subscription-based pricing for address validation services accessed via API. Customers pay based on usage volume or tiered subscription plans.
2. Data Services: Revenue from data enrichment, cleansing, and maintenance services, as well as geocoding and store finder capabilities.
3. Validation Services: Phone validation, email validation, and bank account validation services offered as add-on capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Loqate provides global address verification, real-time address capture, and data quality solutions delivered primarily via APIs and pre-built marketplace integrations. Its combined Address Validation Solution helps businesses capture accurate addresses at point of entry, verify and enrich existing address databases, and run global batch cleansing across 250+ countries and 78 languages. Complementary modules cover email, phone, and bank account validation, geocoding, store finder, and curated address datasets for enterprise and mid-market customers.

Product overview

Loqate is a unified address verification and identity data platform offering a portfolio of integrated modules. The core Address Validation Solution combines Address Capture (real-time type-ahead address lookup with location biasing and fuzzy matching) with Address Verification (AI-powered parsing using the largest verified global database). Additional data quality modules include Email Validation, Phone Validation, Bank Validation, Data Maintenance (batch cleansing and enrichment), Store Finder, Geocode, and Datasets. All services are accessible via easily deployable APIs that scale globally, with coverage across 250 countries and territories in 78 languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Address Validation Solution Combined solution that enriches address data by capturing accurate addresses at point of entry and verifying/enriching existing address databases, for businesses needing accurate customer and shipping address data globally.
• Address Capture Real-time address lookup service providing a frictionless customer experience through precise global location data with type-ahead functionality, location biasing, and fuzzy matching, for businesses capturing customer addresses online.
• Address Verification Service that verifies and enriches the quality and accuracy of existing address data using AI-powered parsing and the largest verified address database, for businesses maintaining clean customer and shipping databases.
• Email Validation Service that improves email delivery rates and drives effective communications by validating customer email addresses, for businesses needing clean customer contact data.
• Phone Validation Service that validates customer phone numbers to avoid additional spending and strengthen account security, for businesses verifying contact data.
• Bank Validation Service that validates bank account details to ensure accurate payment processing, for businesses verifying financial account data.
• Data Maintenance Global batch cleansing and data enrichment service to maintain accurate customer records and achieve a single customer view, for businesses needing large-scale data quality operations.
• Store Finder Service that drives footfall and optimizes the returns process by helping customers locate physical stores easily, for retailers with physical store networks.
• Geocode Service that converts addresses to geographic coordinates to increase reliability of location data for downstream operations such as mapping, routing, and analytics, for businesses needing precise location intelligence.
• Datasets Access to curated address datasets for enrichment and validation across 250 countries and territories, for businesses needing bulk reference data.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 billion+ address verifications per month
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Adobe CommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationLoqate offers a pre-built integration with Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento), enabling e-commerce businesses to embed address validation directly into their online stores for improved checkout experience and reduced shipping errors.
• BigCommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership enabling BigCommerce merchants to add Loqate's address capture and verification capabilities to their online stores through pre-built marketplace extensions.
• CommercetoolscoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built integration with Commercetools platform allowing merchants to leverage Loqate's address validation services within their headless commerce implementations.
• Microsoft DynamicscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 enabling enterprise customers to incorporate address verification into their CRM and business operations workflows.
• Shopify PluscoreTechnology or IntegrationDedicated Shopify Plus integration allowing high-volume merchants to add address capture, verification, and validation directly into their Shopify checkout for improved delivery accuracy.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Salesforce CRM platform enabling businesses to verify and validate customer address data within their Salesforce instance for improved data quality and customer management.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Melissa Data (Melissa): Long-standing provider of address verification, data quality, and identity verification solutions. Competes head-on with Loqate in global address cleansing, verification, and contact data enrichment.
• Trulioo: Global identity verification platform serving KYC/AML and onboarding workflows. Overlaps with Loqate's fintech and customer-onboarding use cases, particularly around address-as-an-identity-signal.
• Smarty (formerly Smartystreets): US-based provider of address validation, geocoding, and identity data APIs. Direct competitor to Loqate's core address capture and verification offerings, targeting similar developer and enterprise customers with usage-based pricing.
• Verato: Identity resolution and master data management provider using referential and probabilistic matching. Comparable to Loqate's data quality and identity-enrichment capabilities for healthcare and enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Precisely: Enterprise data integrity vendor offering address verification, geocoding, and data quality at scale. Competes in the same address and location intelligence category as Loqate but at the large-enterprise end of the market.
• Pitney Bowes: Provides location intelligence, geocoding, and data quality services including address verification. Comparable to Loqate's address and geocoding offerings, particularly for logistics and shipping customers.
• Experian Data Quality: Data quality and address verification arm of Experian. Overlaps with Loqate in address cleansing, enrichment, and customer data management for financial services and enterprise buyers.
• Informatica: Enterprise data integration and data quality platform with address validation and master data management capabilities. Competes in the broader data-quality and customer-360 space that Loqate addresses via Data Maintenance.
• Google Address Validation API: Hyperscaler-provided address validation API bundled with Google Cloud and Maps. Represents the most significant commoditization threat, offering comparable verification capabilities inside an existing Google Cloud spend envelope.
• Twilio Lookup: Twilio's Lookup API offers phone number and contact data validation as part of its communications platform. Adjacent competitor in phone/email validation and identity signals used alongside Loqate's Phone/Email Validation modules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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