By Maxine Most, CEO & Founder, Prism Project
Industry collaboration unites innovators across biometrics, AI, and digital identity to strengthen privacy-first ecosystems worldwide.
The Prism Project, a leading market research and education initiative powered by Acuity Market Intelligence, today recognises the sponsors whose vision and engagement shaped The Biometric Digital Identity Privacy and Compliance Prism Report.
“These organisations represent the most forward-thinking innovators in the global identity ecosystem—advancing secure, privacy-enhancing, and inclusive biometric digital-identity solutions,” said Maxine Most, Founder of The Prism Project and Acuity Market Intelligence. “Their leadership demonstrates that privacy and compliance are not just regulatory checkboxes—but strategic imperatives that define the future of digital identity.”
Recognising the 2025 Privacy & Compliance Paragons
At the heart of this year’s research are the Privacy and Compliance Paragons – organisations whose commitment to privacy-first innovation sets the benchmark for the entire industry.
Anonybit — Recognised for its ground-breaking decentralised biometrics architecture, this Privacy and Compliance Paragon is highlighted in the report as “the embodiment of privacy-by-design for the biometric age.” Redefining what it means to protect identity data, “Anonybit’s system decentralises trust itself,” the report notes. This privacy-first model exemplifies the future of compliant, human-centric digital identity.
FIDO Alliance — Celebrated as “the global standard-bearer for privacy-preserving authentication,” This Privacy and Compliance Paragon leads the charge toward a passwordless future. Its open standards framework and secure, decentralised authentication approach, which ensures “the user remains the ultimate authenticator,” has transformed the market landscape, enabling enterprises and governments worldwide to build digital ecosystems rooted in consent, control, and transparency.
“These two paragons exemplify the principles of trusted independence, innovation, and human-centric design that define The Prism Project,” Most said. “They prove that it’s possible to innovate boldly while keeping privacy at the core.”
Sponsor Spotlights
Below are the organisations with featured profiles in the Privacy and Compliance Prism Report.
Alcatraz AI
Described as “locking up identity elements to protect privacy and secure compliance,” this Solutions Provider Catalyst’s privacy-first design delivers frictionless physical access control through its Rock platform using non-identifying facial templates linked only to badge IDs.
Aware
This Identity Proofing and Verification Luminary’s adaptive authentication platform enables enterprises and governments to orchestrate secure, compliant user journeys that scale globally, embodying the principle that “privacy and performance are complementary, not competitive.”
Daon
This Proofing and Verification Luminary’s Identity continuity concept eliminates identity silos and weaves a persistent, privacy-protected credential through every customer touchpoint. “Daon’s luxury-class facial recognition demonstrates that accuracy is privacy,” the report observes – precision authentication reduces data exposure and bolsters user consent.
European Association for Biometrics (EAB)
Infrastructure Catalyst, EAB, operates at the intersection of policy and technology. The Association “mission-based identity leadership” unites public, private, and academic stakeholders to promote fairness, accessibility, and privacy in digital ID, ensuring “Europe remains the world capital of data privacy.”
ID Dataweb
Featured for enabling “trusted, compliant data exchange,” ID Dataweb’s Attribute Exchange Network powers real-time identity and risk verification. This Identity Proofing and Verification Luminary’s federated architecture minimises data sharing while satisfying KYC, AML, and GDPR obligations: “ID Dataweb proves compliance can accelerate, not impede, digital trust.”
iiDENTIFii
This Identity Proofing and Verification Luminary, leverages advanced facial biometrics, certified liveness detection, and document verification to serve Africa’s most diverse markets. “iiDENTIFii is closing the compliance gap in emerging economies by bringing world-class assurance to every user, everywhere.”
Kantara Initiative
Cited as “the conscience of the identity industry,” Kantara, an Infrastructure Catalyst, develops open standards and certification programs that unify privacy, interoperability, and assurance. Its Identity Assurance Framework and Privacy by Design credentials “translate regulation into implementation,” guiding governments and vendors toward measurable trust.
Keyless
Recognised for merging biometrics with zero-knowledge cryptography, this Passwordless Authentication Luminary delivers secure, reliable authentication that keeps biometric data encrypted and distributed proving that “zero knowledge can equal total assurance.”
Mitek
Featured for “bringing integrity to the digital onboarding frontier,” Mitek – an Identity Proofing and Verification Luminary – combines document verification and facial biometrics with AI-driven fraud detection to balance security with ease of use, embodying the report’s principle that “trusted verification is the first act of digital privacy.”
OVD Kinegram
“The optical backbone of global trust,” this Identity Proofing and Verification Luminary protects billions of credentials worldwide, merging aesthetic design with tamper-proof security. As digital and physical identity converge, OVD Kinegram’s privacy-preserving embedded NFC document security “ensures every identity starts with integrity.”
Secure Technology Alliance (STA)
Profiled as an Infrastructure Luminary, STA is “the forum where identity security meets policy and practice.” By convening financial, governmental, and enterprise stakeholders, the Alliance promotes privacy-preserving credentialing and interoperability across the U.S. market.
ZeroBiometrics
The report designates ZeroBiometrics as a Passwordless Catalyst for innovation in tokenised biometric identity. Its distributed architecture transforms biometric templates into anonymous, non-reversible tokens, ensuring that “no personal data ever leaves the user’s control.”
Each of these organisations spans multiple continents and disciplines – AI and fraud prevention, biometrics, identity verification, secure credentialing, and standards development – reflecting the truly global nature of the biometric digital-identity community.
Championing a Collaborative Future
The 2025 sponsors’ participation underscores the identity industry’s growing alignment around privacy, compliance, and ethical innovation.
“Industry progress depends on collective accountability,” Most said. “From AI-powered fraud detection to decentralized identity frameworks, these organizations are proving that privacy and innovation can – and must – evolve together.”
Report Availability
The Privacy and Compliance Prism Report is a practical reference for executives, policymakers, security leaders, and technology providers seeking to build human-centric, privacy-forward digital identity systems. All Prism Reports are available for free download after a brief registration here.
