Authme
Founded 2019 · 10 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Authme provides an AI-powered identity verification and eKYC platform that includes ID document OCR across 192+ countries, ID fraud detection, NFC chip verification, face comparison, and liveness/deepfake detection. It serves businesses needing digital customer onboarding and KYC compliance, with particular support for Chinese-character IDs.
Also known as AuthMe · Authme Ltd
Founders & leadership
Authme was founded in 2019 by Andy and Dalton.
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Authme is a Taipei-based identity technology company offering AI-powered identity verification and zero-trust security products. Its identity verification line covers ID document verification, NFC chip/data reading from electronic documents such as ePassports, face recognition, liveness detection and a self-service configuration tool (Authme Studio), plus Auth Link; the products are delivered for SaaS and hybrid-cloud deployments and are positioned to shorten registration to under a minute and reduce manual review.
Alongside verification, Authme sells a zero-trust platform split into Identity Access and Identity Management. Identity Access covers enterprise single sign-on and universal login, adaptive and phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication using FIDO standards, passwordless biometric login, and OS login support for Windows, macOS and Linux. Identity Management covers access management/gateway, a universal directory supporting Active Directory, LDAP, ADFS and SAML, user lifecycle management, privilege management and audit reporting. A transaction authentication use case applies FIDO passkeys with device recognition and cryptographic verification, integrating with FaceID/TouchID, as an alternative to one-time password systems.
The company states compliance with local and industry regulations and holds ISO-27001 and ISO-27701 certifications. It markets across financial services, sharing economy, healthcare, travel, transportation and crypto, and publishes case studies covering digital finance, cryptocurrency businesses and dating platforms.
Founding story
Authme was founded in 2019 by two co-founders, Andy and Dalton, both described as white-hat hackers. While building a cryptocurrency exchange in 2016 they encountered pain points in identity verification, including complicated onboarding and low account security, which led them to start Authme. Press reporting identifies the exchange co-founders as Andy Lee (李紀廣) and Dalton Hsu (許迺赫), and states that Kuo Chan Tseng (曾國展) joined subsequently as a co-founder and COO; the shift coincided with the growth of deep learning from around 2017.
Business model
Authme sells identity verification and zero-trust identity software to enterprises, delivered as SaaS and hybrid-cloud platforms with integration into customer onboarding, login and transaction flows.
Business-to-business software sold to enterprises for identity verification and access management; specific pricing terms are not stated in the available material.
Traction
First major client LINE Bank, whose account opening flow uses Authme eKYC; other referenced deployments include Wistron and Taishin Bank's Richart. Published case studies cite a verification success rate reaching 90% at a financial institution, more than 1,000 verifications for a blockchain virtual-currency company, and more than 30,000 registrations on a dating platform. Headcount was about 30 as of September 2023.
Latest developments
In April 2024 Authme announced at CYBERSEC 2024 a zero-trust solution built with Silicon Valley-based Mammoth Cyber conforming to the NIST 800-207 framework. In November 2024 CEO Andy Lee discussed applying AI identity verification—OCR, NFC chip verification and facial recognition—to blockchain use cases in a Business Next interview. Content published in December 2024 and January 2025 covers Taiwan AML registration rules for virtual currency companies, deepfake fraud in Indonesia, and ePassport NFC verification trends.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Described in press coverage as a market-leading player in Taiwan for AI-based KYC following its work with LINE Bank, and selected in 2021 by Cathay Financial Holding as a "Future Unicorn" of AI identity verification from over 800 global startups.
Combines document OCR, NFC chip verification and facial recognition with AI liveness/deepfake detection in a single onboarding flow, holds ISO-27001 and ISO-27701 certifications, participates in FIDO standards, and pairs verification with a zero-trust access and identity management platform.
Technology
Computer vision and machine-learning based identity verification: ID document OCR and card security-feature detection, NFC chip data reading for electronic passports and IDs, face comparison/recognition, and AI liveness detection aimed at printed-photo, copy and deepfake attacks. The zero-trust stack implements FIDO-based passkeys and biometric MFA, SSO, directory integration (Active Directory, LDAP, ADFS, SAML), privileged access controls and audit logging, aligned with the NIST 800-207 framework in its Mammoth Cyber collaboration.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales via contact-based inquiry, supported by financial-institution reference deployments, case studies, participation in industry events such as CYBERSEC, the Taipei FinTech Expo, CEATEC and the ABA annual meeting, partnerships with banks and technology firms, and involvement in FIDO standards work.
Enterprises requiring customer onboarding, KYC compliance and workforce access control, including financial services (banks and digital finance), sharing economy, healthcare, travel, transportation and cryptocurrency/virtual asset businesses. Named customers and partners include LINE Bank, Wistron, and Taishin Bank's Richart.
Geography
Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with a stated focus on Taiwanese financial institutions and government engagement, and expansion efforts into international markets including Asian banking and markets such as Indonesia.
History
After founding in 2019, the team took part in digital identity policy discussions and worked with government counterparts on service loopholes, gaining recognition from government ministries and the trust of financial institutions. Authme spent roughly three years building its core customer verification product for its first major client, LINE Bank, and by 2023 had grown to about 30 employees and was exploring international markets. In 2021 it was selected by Cathay Financial Holding as the "Future Unicorn" of AI identity verification from more than 800 global startups. In 2023 it appeared at the Taipei FinTech Expo with Taishin Bank's Richart, spoke at the ABA annual meeting, and presented at CEATEC; in 2024 it announced a zero-trust solution with Mammoth Cyber at CYBERSEC 2024.
Risks & controversies
The company operates in a regulated area where KYC and AML requirements are tightening, and it identifies generative-AI deepfakes as an escalating threat to biometric verification.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsAuthme collaborated with Silicon Valley-based Mammoth Cyber to launch a zero-trust solution meeting the NIST 800-207 framework, presented at CYBERSEC 2024.
Authme partnered with Taishin Bank's Richart to exhibit AI liveness detection technology at the 2023 Taipei FinTech Expo.
Authme COO Tseng Kuo-Chan was the only speaker from a Taiwanese startup at the ABA Annual Meeting, addressing AI KYC systems to counter emerging fraud.
Authme presented an eKYC solution applicable to digital services that completes facial recognition verification in under a minute.
Authme was chosen from over 800 global startups by Cathay Financial Holding as the Future Unicorn in AI identity verification.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Authmeauthme.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Authme do?
- Taipei-based provider of AI identity verification, eKYC and zero-trust access solutions for banks and digital services.
- Who founded Authme?
- Authme was founded by Andy, Dalton in 2019.
- Who are Authme's investors?
- Authme's investors include AppWorks Ventures.