GhostPass, a Korean startup, announced on the 21st that it won the Top Innovation Award in the Fintech category at CES 2025 for its “on-device biometric authentication payment solution”. This technology maximizes the security and convenience of biometric information, setting a new standard in the biometric payment market.

The award-winning solution at CES 2025 safely stores users’ biometric information on smartphones, supporting remote authentication and payment through a groundbreaking technology. By implementing a 1:1 authentication method that completely blocks mass data breach risks, the solution enhances security while providing a convenient user experience. This technology is leading the paradigm of future authentication and payment, meeting the demands of the global biometric authentication and fintech industries.

GhostPass, an innovative company leading on-device AI-based biometric authentication technology, has gained global recognition by winning the CES 2024 Smart City Innovation Award and the CES 2025 Fintech Top Innovation Award. The company provides solutions applicable in various fields, including biometric door locks, speed gates, physical security solutions, kiosks, table order payments, and attendance management. With over 75 global patents, they are strengthening their technological competitiveness and are currently developing dedicated hardware and expanding into the global market to create new biometric technology standards.

Sun-gwan Lee, CEO of GhostPass, stated, “Winning the CES 2025 Top Innovation Award is a valuable achievement that demonstrates the crucial role our technology can play in the global market. On-device biometric authentication technology simultaneously satisfies security and convenience and will become an essential solution in the future fintech market. Moving forward, we will strive to build a sustainable technology ecosystem by launching dedicated hardware and collaborating with more partners in global fintech and smart city sectors.”