COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2026-- Experian^®, the global data and technology company, today announced it has acquired AtData, a leading data and intelligence company backed by the world’s most comprehensive email insights technology.

Verified, real-time email insights represent one of the most powerful digital identity signals. The acquisition expands Experian’s vast data and identity assets, adding over 10 billion email addresses worldwide. AtData’s real-time data signals, combined with Experian’s extensive consumer data, analytics, and decisioning platforms, means clients can more confidently identify, authenticate, and engage consumers across digital channels.

“Differentiated data and real-time identity signals are the ultimate advantage and increasingly important in the age of AI,” said Jeff Softley, CEO of Experian North America. “The acquisition of AtData is another step in our mission to build the most comprehensive and privacy-centric identity infrastructure. AtData brings deep email intelligence into our platform and further fuels our AI strategy. This isn’t just about adding capabilities, it’s about creating an integrated, durable identity solution that helps our clients deliver better experiences at every stage of the customer journey.”

For more than 25 years, many of America’s most notable brands and Fortune 500 Companies have trusted AtData to validate and verify their first party data – enabling them to develop actionable customer profiles and assess risk to ultimately increase customer engagement, sales, and retention.

“Our goal has always been to help our customers optimize their first party email data collection, accelerate their marketing performance, minimize the cost of fraud, and drive their data-oriented business strategies,” said Tom Burke, CEO of AtData. “Experian has consistently set the standard for using data to drive trusted outcomes for businesses and consumers. Joining Experian enables us to combine complementary strengths and deepen the intelligence capabilities that power confident, real-world decisions.”

Experian’s acquisition of AtData follows a highly collaborative partnership that has spanned more than 15 years.

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them to save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in talented people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and to innovate. A FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 25,200 people across 33 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

About AtData

AtData is the leader in email identity, helping organizations recognize, engage, and protect consumers across marketing, data operations, and fraud prevention. Anchored in email, the most persistent and behavior-rich identifier, AtData enables confident identity decisions at scale. Powered by a proprietary activity network processing more than 150 billion deterministic signals each month, AtData delivers accurate, current identity intelligence that improves match rates, increases efficiency, and lowers risk at scale. Solutions are delivered in real time via APIs and partner connectors, supporting privacy- and compliance-ready decisioning. Learn more at https://atdata.com/.

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Amanda Garofalo
Experian Public Relations
(714) 460 - 3739
amanda.garofalo@experian.com

Source: Experian