The German
Face Biometrics
Company
Face recognition software
secured by industry-leading
liveness detection
Trusted by solution providers worldwide, the BioID Web Service offers proprietary liveness detection and facial recognition. Originating from Germany, we ensure GDPR compliance by delivering reliable identity verification SaaS.
Since 1998, BioID seamlessly connects real-world individuals with their digital personas.
Be recognized. Simply by the way you look.
BioID’s Leading Biometric Services
Liveness Detection
Patented Presentation Attack Detection (PAD)
Compliant with ISO 30107-3
Supports both active and passive
Deepfake Detection
Simple API integration
Reliable against AI-generated identity theft
Real-time evaluation
Trained with vast datasets
PhotoVerify
Enables KYC/AML components
ID ownership verification
Secured by PAD
Simple face + (ID) photo matching
Face Recognition
Highly accurate cloud-based authentication
As easy as taking a selfie
Pioneer since 1998
Secured by liveness detection
BioID – The Company
Over 25 Years of Trusted Biometrics
Test all our services on the BioID Playground
Who is BioID?
With its R&D based in Nuremberg, BioID is a pioneer in Biometrics as a Service and a trusted face biometrics company.
BioID has its origins in the renowned research institute Fraunhofer IIS in Germany – the innovation hub for ground-breaking technologies, such as MP3.
Today, the AI-powered BioID Web Service (BWS) is being used worldwide by solution providers as well as in the financial sector, telcos, military services, governments, and more.
World’s 1st Biometric SaaS
Biometrics Specialist since 1998
Compliant with Industry Standards
EU GDPR Compliant
Use Cases for Face Biometrics
KYC/AML
ID ownership verification as a part of KYC. Regulatory requirements to prevent identity theft, fraud, and money laundering.
Work from Home
Biometric authentication and presence detection for remote workers to ensure session integrity and prevent unauthorized access.
Healthcare
Fast and reliable multi-user access management in healthcare to ensure authorized system and patient record access.
Resources
The BioID Resources section is a rich library that contains comprehensive knowledge, information, videos,
as well as our Playground to test face biometrics, liveness detection, ID verification, and more.
In addition, it includes BioID’s popular face database used by researchers
to compare the quality of their face recognition algorithms with others.
Testimonials
Marcel Wendt, CTO of Digidentity
“We are proud to partner with BioID in supporting GOV.UK Verify during this unprecedented situation in completing critical remote identity verification. By working together with BioID, we can further automate this process (selfie check), providing a face-to-face level of assurance with liveness detection and making sure that the person on the other side is really who they say they are with facial recognition.”
Daniel Isaacs, Group CFO at Comcorp
“Comcorp has been partners with face biometrics company BioID for over 3 years now and we continue to choose BioID as our Trusted Biometric Partner. Partnering with BioID has allowed us to ensure that we are able to provide our customers with the required level of security and fraud prevention technology while also ensuring a smooth user experience.”
Mike Schwartz, Founder / CEO at GLUU
“BioID has been a longstanding partner of ours and we use BioID every single day to get into our GLUU-server.
It really knows who I am!”
News & More
BioID’s Liveness Detection Re-Certified with an Outstanding 99.7% Success Rate
BioID is proud to announce that its Liveness Detection technology, integral to its BioID Web Service (BWS), has once more successfully passed the stringent biometric Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) test conducted by TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH (TÜVIT). This achievement underscores BioID’s dedication to secure, privacy-preserving, and reliable biometric authentication.
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10 Reasons to Trust BioID
ISO, FIDO, PVID, ICAO, eIDAS… many abbreviations are thrown out there when it comes to standard biometric certifications. But what do they mean? What are the requirements to receive compliance authority?
Read on to find out how BioID is redefining biometric security with top (biometric) certifications!
Made in Germany
since 1998
Originating from the research institute Fraunhofer IIS in 1998, BioID is a German face biometrics company.
Our technology has a proven record since its inception and is trusted by countless enterprises, banks, and government organizations.