Karl MacGregor joins as OneID® CEO to Drive Next Phase of Growth

Karl, a seasoned fintech leader, brings three decades of expertise in payments, product strategy, and revenue strategy to accelerate OneID’s vision to build a trusted digital identity infrastructure.

London, UK — 01/09/2025 — OneID®, a pioneering digital identity technology company, today announced the appointment of Karl MacGregor as its new Chief Executive Officer.

With six years of innovation and momentum behind it, OneID® has built a strong foundation in the UK digital identity market. Karl joins to spearhead the company’s next phase of growth and expansion—both nationally and internationally—cementing OneID®’s position as the leading provider of secure, seamless and privacy-preserving verification.

Proven Fintech Leadership for Scaled Growth

MacGregor brings nearly 30 years of leadership experience across payments, fintech, and digital trust. Most recently, he co-founded Vyne, an Open Banking payments provider, and successfully guided it from startup to market leader in under five years, culminating in a strategic exit.

Previously, he held senior roles at Worldpay, where he was instrumental in shaping product strategy, driving commercial growth, and supporting global expansion. He also led payments and fraud prevention at Ladbrokes during its digital transformation, integrating customer-first innovation with robust security architecture.

“Karl’s deep fintech experience, particularly founding and scaling an Open Banking business to a successful exit, makes him an exceptional fit to lead OneID. He combines entrepreneurial drive with proven operational execution—qualities that will be instrumental as OneID continues to expand its impact across the UK and beyond.”

Richard Little, Chair of OneID®’s Board

Trust, Payments & Identity: A Powerful Convergence

OneID sits at the heart of a rapidly evolving digital economy, where the demand for safe, frictionless, and scalable identity solutions is growing. With regulatory pressures growing, fraudsters becoming more sophisticated, and a seamless customer experience becoming a must, OneID is uniquely positioned to meet these needs with ease and strengthen the UK's digital infrastructure. 

“I’m thrilled to join OneID at this pivotal moment. The business has built strong fundamentals in identity, with impressive technical capabilities and a talented team. By applying my experience in scaling trust-driven fintech platforms, I’m excited to accelerate our growth, meet evolving digital expectations, and unlock secure online opportunities for millions.”

Karl MacGregor, CEO of OneID®

About OneID®

OneID® is the only UK Identity Service that uses bank-verified data to create absolute certainty between a business and its customers in a fast, simple, secure and truly digital way.

Along with bank-verified data, we also offer businesses the flexibility to choose from trusted data sources, like mobile network operators, government identity documents, and our own digital identity wallet—depending on the business and compliance needs they have to meet.

OneID®’s real-time verification solutions balance digital ease with the strongest counter-fraud measures. It seamlessly blends into the digital habits of today’s customers, enabling businesses to verify 98% of UK adults with minimal friction and maximum confidence.

In addition to identity verification, OneID® simplifies age verification, Direct Debit setup and customer and employee onboarding. By streamlining these processes, OneID® partners with businesses to implement key regulations like the Online Safety Act, reduce operational costs, improve customer engagement, and drive growth.

OneID® is certified under the UK government's Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), FCA-regulated, and a B Corp business committed to making the digital world safer. Headquartered in the UK, we’ve brought together experts in Digital Identity, Payments, Banking, Technology, and Government to help businesses build trust and security at scale.