Zwipe
“Can a biometric authentication platform become the de facto fingerprint-card infrastructure layer licensed by card manufacturers and banks worldwide?”
Founded in 2009 as a biometric technology company, Zwipe pivoted toward becoming a B2B biometric payment card platform, licensing its Zwipe Pay technology to card manufacturers, banks, and regional distributors. Rather than issuing cards directly to consumers, Zwipe operates as an infrastructure enabler — its biometric fingerprint sensor and platform sit inside cards produced by partners such as TGS and ICPS and piloted by banks like Fidor. The company went public in 2019 on the Oslo Stock Exchange but remains small (9 employees, SEK 3M annual revenue), relying on a global partner network across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe.