Company Research Report: Aware, Inc.

Company Overview

• Name: Aware, Inc.

• Mission: To be the invisible force that protects organizations in the digital world, empowering users to control their identities through biometric solutions that enhance security and user experiences.

• Founded: 1986

• Founders: No information is available

• Key People:

• Ajay K. Amlani, President and Chief Executive Officer

• David Traverse, Chief Financial Officer

• Mohamed Lazzouni, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer

• Lindsey Savarino, SHRM-CP, Vice President of Human Resources

• Sarah Eckert, Esq., Corporate Counsel

• Angela Diaco, Sr. Director of Marketing

• Mario Cesar Santos, Vice President, Global Solutions

• Todd Jarvis, Global Head of Partnerships

• Headquarters: Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

• Number of Employees: Approximately 85

• Revenue: No information is available

• Known for: Aware is a leading global provider of biometric identity verification solutions, known for its expertise in adaptive biometrics ensuring secure and seamless user experiences across various industries.

Products

Aware offers a variety of biometrics software products and solutions tailored to identification and authentication needs:

1. User Onboarding

• Description: A platform for enrolling users' biometric markers into databases, integrating seamlessly with existing systems.

• Key Features: Simple and secure onboarding process.

2. Authentication/Validation

• Description: Precision authentication processes for user and document validation available both on-premise and in the cloud.

• Key Features: Consistent validation ensuring high security and reliability.

3. Liveness Detection

• Description: Recognized for preventing deepfake and injection attacks by leveraging advanced passive liveness detection methods.

• Key Features: Top-rated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for superior performance.

4. Knomi®

• Description: Mobile biometric authentication framework providing face and voice recognition capabilities.

• Key Features: Award-winning technology, resistant to fraud, enhances remote customer onboarding.

5. AwareABIS™

• Description: Automated biometric identification system used by law enforcement for accurate and expedited investigations.

• Key Features: Improves case resolution speed and accuracy for crime labs.

Recent Developments

• New CEO Appointment: February 4, 2025 - Ajay Amlani was appointed as the new CEO to lead the company’s growth and innovation.

• Partnerships:

• December 4, 2024 - Partnership with NeoCheck to enhance compliance tools.

• November 13, 2024 - Collaboration with Finema to promote digital identity solutions in Asia-Pacific.

• March 28, 2023 - Partnership with Anyline to introduce eKYC technology in a leading Pakistani bank.

• March 14, 2023 - New strategic partnership with Uqoud for contract management biometrics.

• Product Launches:

• October 22, 2024 - Launch of AwareID WordPress Plugin for biometric authentication.

• May 8, 2024 - Launch of AwareID Plugin offering for WooCommerce on WordPress.

• Technological Achievements:

• October 11, 2023 - Aware ranked as a top performer in NIST benchmark tests optimizing demographic parity in facial recognition.

No other specific information on new additional features or other recent developments was found.