AUID News & Events

authID announced that a U.S. point-of-sale lending and payment financing platform has selected authID to protect its merchant onboarding, consumer origination, and account access workflows from escalating identity fraud. The selection of authID underscores growing momentum for biometric identity assurance in consumer finance, as fintech platforms confront rising identity fraud, organized fraud rings, and account takeover attacks that traditional verification tools fail to stop. "This client represents the next generation of fintech platforms that recognize identity as the foundation of trust," said Rhon Daguro, CEO of authID. "By integrating biometric verification and authentication directly into their origination workflows, they are eliminating assumptions about who is behind the device, while delivering a fast, frictionless experience that works for every customer."

authID announced it has been selected to support the initial deployment of retail kiosks distributing age-restricted products within government-secured facilities and controlled contractor environments in the United States. The technology will be integrated with the Berify.me platform to enforce identity and age verification while securing user engagement and compliance workflows. A manufacturer client required a scalable method to comply with U.S. age-restricted product regulations, reduce liability exposure, and prevent unauthorized access to regulated products. "This implementation demonstrates a meaningful real-world application of biometric identity verification in retail," said Rhon Daguro, CEO of authID. "Automating age and identity validation promotes responsible access control while reducing operational risk for providers of regulated products."

authIDannounced the availability of its biometric security solution aligned with the Personal Identity Verification security framework for energy infrastructure companies and other utilities. authID's suite of biometric identity assurance solutions allows utility companies to secure US electrical, water, gas, and other critical infrastructures beyond standard homegrown defenses, with the highest grade safeguards."We cannot overstate the level of security needed for these locations," commented Rhon Daguro, CEO of authID. "Interruptions to gas, water, or electricity delivery can cause widespread chaos. Nuclear facilities are especially sensitive. Our biometric identity verification solution ensures only authorized access to these critical systems, by binding an identity to a live human, and defending against spoofs, deepfakes, and imposters. There is no other platform offering that out of the box. We provide a scalable path to higher trust without user friction, and on Day One our clients can operate with confidence and security without the vulnerability of legacy tools."

The company said, "authID announced that a major customer, one of the largest worldwide retailers, is preparing for an expanded rollout of authID's identity platform after reporting strong operational results. Global retailers face strong threats from deepfakes, AI hack attempts and advanced ransomware, with cyber criminals often infiltrating these victims through social engineering at the help desk. Many large retailers fell victim to such attacks in 2025, with devastating impacts to payment systems, supply chain, and other operations. According to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025, the global average cost of a data breach in the retail industry in 2025 was $3.54M. Following a recent quarterly review of authID's biometric identity verification performance on the customer's site, they reported substantial gains in their ability to onboard new users while denying bad actors. With authID in place, including its PrivacyKey solution for cryptographically verifying identity and protecting user privacy, the customer more than doubled its identity operations compared to the prior quarter, and saw a 112% growth in accounts from net new users. From Q3 to Q4 of 2025, the customer saw an enrollment increase of 472% for users attaching a biometric to their account, scaling more than 5x while delivering a 97.0% acceptance rate, along with very low abandonment rates. Most importantly, over 97.9% of users successfully completed biometric verification on the first attempt, minimizing retries and improving overall user experience."