Equifax says it has acquired Kount, which uses AI for digital ID and fraud prevention services, for $640M; Kount becomes part of Equifax's Luminate platform (Chris O'Brien/VentureBeat)

Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:
Equifax says it has acquired Kount, which uses AI for digital ID and fraud prevention services, for $640M; Kount becomes part of Equifax's Luminate platform  —  Equifax announced today that it would pay $640 million to acquire Kount, a company that uses artificial intelligence to drive …