GBC Group

NCC Group is a global cyber and software resilience business operating across multiple sectors, geographies, and technologies. Founded in 1999, the company has established itself as a trusted advisor to the world's leading companies and governments, helping them manage risk, strengthen resilience, and build lasting trust in an increasingly interconnected digital landscape. The organization operates through two distinct divisions: a people-powered, tech-enabled cyber security practice and Escode, a market-leading software escrow and verification business. With over 2,000 colleagues across the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, NCC Group delivers full-spectrum cyber resilience services, from incident response and threat intelligence to penetration testing and managed security solutions. The company's heritage is built on research and threat intelligence, uncovering thousands of risks annually while providing deep insights into vulnerabilities and adversary behaviors.

IMC Group builds comprehensive business infrastructure for global expansion. Since 1979, the firm has delivered end-to-end solutions spanning entity management, international expansion, due diligence, global mobility services, and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. The company serves multinational corporations, SMEs, startups, high-net-worth individuals, and family-owned businesses navigating the complexities of cross-border operations in India, the Middle East, and Africa. With offices in Dubai, India, and Singapore, IMC Group operates as an extended part of client teams, providing expert guidance in corporate secretarial services, CFO support, global capability center setup, and accounting outsourcing. The firm combines deep regional expertise with global reach, ensuring seamless market entry and ongoing compliance management for businesses scaling internationally. IMC's approach balances practical execution with strategic advisory, making international growth accessible and manageable for organizations of all sizes.

GBG processes over 62 billion identity transactions annually, running machine learning models against global data aggregates to separate legitimate users from fraudsters at scale. The threat model is customer onboarding - where financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce platforms face synthetic identity attacks, account takeover attempts, and document fraud. GBG's platform powers 800 million identity checks across 90 countries, using biometric verification, address validation, and real-time risk scoring to block bad actors while clearing genuine customers in seconds. Clients include HSBC, Visa, ASOS, and IBM. The technical stack centers on Python, C++, and deep learning frameworks - PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras - for training fraud detection models that adapt to evolving attack patterns. OpenCV handles document and biometric analysis; JAX accelerates model inference at transaction volume. Backend infrastructure runs on Microsoft Azure with PostgreSQL databases, processing identity verification requests that touch data sources spanning fifteen countries of operation. The platform maintains a single authoritative record for identity and address data, enabling deterministic verification decisions under regulatory constraints like KYC and AML requirements. Founded in 1989 and now a FTSE 250 constituent, GBG employs over 1,100 people and serves 20,000+ organizations. The operational focus is global data orchestration - aggregating identity signals from disparate sources, normalizing formats, and running inference pipelines that must handle both high-assurance scenarios (opening bank accounts) and lower-friction use cases (e-commerce checkout). The company's longevity reflects the sticky nature of identity infrastructure: once embedded in a bank's onboarding flow or a retailer's fraud stack, these systems become difficult to replace.

We are a dynamic conglomerate that has been part of the UAE's business landscape for over four decades. Since our establishment in 1981, we have grown into one of the region's premier privately-owned business conglomerates, operating across eight diverse sectors. Today, our diverse team of 3,000+ professionals brings extensive regional experience, strong financial backing, and unrivalled operational capabilities to everything we do. Our approach is simple but effective: we nurture and develop the most rewarding opportunities both intuitively and systematically. Operating in Technology, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare, Chemicals, Real Estate, Hospitality, Education, and Investments, our subsidiary companies stand at the forefront of innovation. We remain firmly committed to supporting the UAE's progressive vision and the wider region's economic and social development, guided by our philosophy of 'Growth for Good' that pushes us to always strive for more.

UBDS Group operates as a leading technology services incubator dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs who are setting new standards through innovative technology solutions. The group delivers comprehensive digital transformation services across cloud services, cybersecurity, data and AI, helping organisations navigate complex technological challenges with robust, secure, and cyber-resilient solutions. With a team of approximately 195 professionals and revenue reaching £21m, UBDS Group has established itself as one of the fastest-growing channel partners in the UK. The group comprises multiple specialist brands including UBDS Digital and Rayo, serving both public and private sector clients. Their portfolio encompasses digital consulting, cloud platforms, managed services, and security operations, backed by strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Microsoft, AWS, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, and Zscaler.

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's largest retail and commercial financial services provider, serving 26 million customers across the nation. With a heritage stretching back over 325 years, the Group was formed in its current structure in 2009 through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB. Today, the Group operates iconic brands including Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax, and Scottish Widows, employing thousands of colleagues who are united by a clear purpose: Helping Britain Prosper. The Group is transforming to become the UK's best bank for customers, backed by significant investment in digital platforms, data capabilities, and colleague development. As the UK's biggest digital bank with over 20 million active online customers, Lloyds Banking Group combines its scale and expertise with a commitment to creating a more sustainable and inclusive future. The Group focuses on supporting people, businesses, and communities to succeed financially, while also advancing its ambitious ESG commitments and digital transformation agenda to shape finance as a force for good.