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HYPR Corp.
HYPR is the leader in decentralized authentication with millions of users secured across the Fortune 500. Named a “Cool Vendor” by Gartner in 2017, HYPR is trusted by major enterprises such as Mastercard and Samsung to prevent breaches, eliminate fraud, and accelerate transaction speeds.
The HYPR solution ensures that personal credentials always stay safely decentralized and encrypted on your users’ devices. By eliminating the need for a centralized credential store, HYPR removes the target and minimizes your risk of a data breach. With HYPR, enterprises are changing the way millions of users experience secure, password-less access to our connected world.
HYPR Corp. Biometrics News
Passwordless authentication providers unveil digital ID partnerships and progress
Passwordless authentication based on FIDO specifications, with and without biometrics, appears to be picking up steam. Nok Nok Labs has…
| Apr 20, 2021 | Hypr raises $35M to support passwordless MFA growth, plans to double headcountHypr has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate its go-to-market strategy and expand its global support… |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Passwordless authentication rising with FIDO and biometrics tackling security risks, report saysPasswordless authentication technologies, and particularly physical tokens, some of which are secured with biometrics, are on the rise, according to… |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Financial service companies sign up biometric authentication for secure remote accessHYPR, FacePhi, Entersekt and Access Softek have each signed up new partners in the financial sector for improved remote authentication… |
| Oct 26, 2020 | HYPR launches Velocity Partner Program to encourage spread of passwordless authenticationHYPR has announced the Velocity Partner Program, a new channel-based network aimed at the adoption of passwordless, decentralized authentication solutions…. |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Six biometrics companies included on 2020 CB Insights Fintech 250 ListCB Insights has just announced its third annual list for the top 250 leading fintechs that disrupt the industry with… |
| Apr 22, 2020 | Redrock Biometrics integrates PalmID print and vein recognition with HYPR platformRedrock Biometrics has entered a partnership with HYPR to deliver palm authentication with their PalmID solution for passwordless authentication, the… |
| Apr 20, 2020 | HYPR appoints VP Engineering to drive passwordless authentication adoptionHYPR has appointed cloud engineering industry veteran Adam Abrevaya as Vice President of Engineering to accelerate innovation and passwordless authentication… |
| Dec 10, 2019 | In 2019 users still write down passwords, weak IAM practices generate enterprise security riskIn the past three months, 78 percent of people reset passwords because they forgot them, despite 35 percent writing them… |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Dynamic device position key to usability of biometrics, HYPR and Mitre study findsBiometric fingerprints are easier for diverse populations to use than PINs, but PINs are easier to use than eye and… |
| Oct 1, 2019 | HYPR closes $18.3M funding round led by Comcast VenturesHYPR has closed a $18.3 Million Series B financing round led by Comcast Ventures. Additional investors in this round include… |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Facial recognition for travel and onboarding top this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsStories on biometrics use cases from flight boarding to onboarding, and surveillance to aid delivery made up the most-read news… |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Payments, travel, and facial recognition top this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsBiometrics, and in particular facial recognition, for payments and travel dominated the most-read stories on Biometric Update for the past… |
| Jul 9, 2019 | HYPR partnership brings no-shared secret authentication to ForgeRockHYPR Corp has announced a partnership with ForgeRock it says could enable enterprises to secure a billion identities by eliminating… |
| May 17, 2019 | HYPR Joins FIDO Alliance board, names CTO and co-founder delegateHYPR Corp. has been appointed to the FIDO Alliance Board of Directors and has named its cofounder and chief technology… |
| Dec 11, 2018 | HYPR rolls out passwordless employee access solution for MacOSHYPR today announced the launch of its Employee Access solution for MacOS. With this roll out, HYPR becomes the first… |
| Oct 8, 2018 | HYPR argues for decentralized biometric credentials in enterprise white paperHYPR has published a white paper co-authored with Alan Goode of Goode Intelligence to help enterprises distinguish between passwordless systems… |
| May 21, 2018 | New York-based HYPR expands to the UK and EUCiting demand driven by GDPR and PSD2 regulatory requirements, HYPR Corp. announced today its expansion to the UK and EU…. |
| Apr 16, 2018 | HYPR taps new chief revenue officer to lead global go-to-marketHYPR Corp. revealed that industry veteran Seth Robbins has joined the company in the new role of Chief Revenue Officer,… |
| Feb 28, 2018 | HYPR partners with Samsung Pass for enterprise decentralized biometric authenticationHYPR Corp has formed a partnership with identity management-as-a-service application Samsung Pass to provide biometric workstation log-in capabilities to enterprise… |
HYPR Corp. Industry Insights
Is Mastercard bridging the gap from passwords to biometrics?
This is a guest post by Thomas Yohannan, a mentor at Alchemist Accelerator. MasterCard rolled out an interesting initiative a…
