FinovateEurope 2026 / Candour Identity
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: Candour Identity is a Finnish deep-tech company founded in 2020, with roots in the academic research of the Machine Vision Group at the University of Oulu. The founding team possesses world-leading expertise, built over more than a decade of pioneering research in machine vision and machine learning. Our mission is to deliver secure, seamless, and instant identity verification to businesses globally, solving critical challenges in fraud prevention and regulatory compliance.
How they describe their product/innovation: Candour uses multimodality to identify customers and prevent fraud. As the only solution with FIDO Biometric Req. v.4 certification and passive liveness detection, it confirms real identity every time while blocking fraud and deepfakes with a simple selfie. Our user-friendly solution combines simplicity with uncompromising security – achieving 0% false positives in FIDO certification testing, meeting the stringent requirements of regulated digital identity frameworks adopted by enterprises and governments worldwide.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), Through financial institutions, Through other fintech companies and platforms, Licensed
Credit Union/Community Bank Fit: Credit unions and community banks
Contacts:
Bus. Dev. & Press: Jari-Pekka Sova (CCO), [email protected]
