Keyless has been recognized as a Luminary in the Passwordless Authentication category of the latest Deepfake and Synthetic Identity Prism Report published by Acuity Market Intelligence. The distinction highlights the company’s advanced liveness detection technology and innovative approach to privacy-preserving biometric authentication.
Recognition Amid Growing Identity Threats
The Prism Project report evaluates more than 130 vendors and categorizes leading players as Luminaries, Catalysts, or Pulsars based on innovation, market impact, and readiness to address real-world threats. The deepfake-focused edition was developed in response to the rapid rise of AI-driven identity fraud, mapping controls and solutions for synthetic identities across financial services, government, and digital platforms.
Acuity cited Keyless for its ability to detect advanced presentation attacks and defend against synthetic identity threats through a multi-layered liveness detection system. The company’s privacy-first architecture – which relies on Zero-Knowledge Biometrics using secure multiparty computation (MPC) and Shamir’s Secret Sharing – ensures that no biometric templates are ever stored or exposed. ZKB keeps every ‘shard’ mathematically useless in isolation, so even a full server breach can’t reconstruct a face template.
Track Record of Global Engagement and Innovation
This is the second consecutive year Keyless has received a Luminary designation from the Prism Project, following its 2024 recognition in the Financial Services category. The company has consistently demonstrated leadership through certified biometric authentication technologies and active participation in global digital identity ecosystems.
In recent months, Keyless has broadened its market reach through integration with the Temenos Exchange, making its solutions more accessible to financial institutions. It also joined the Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) to support standards for privacy-first identity infrastructure across borders.
Keyless’ recognition comes at a time when synthetic identity fraud is escalating. According to industry analysts, annual global spending on deepfake countermeasures could surpass $12 billion by 2028. Against that backdrop, Acuity’s latest report calls for increased adoption of privacy-preserving, human-verification technologies like those pioneered by Keyless.
Acuity Market Intelligence is a recognized authority in the digital identity and biometrics sector. Its Prism Project reports have earned a reputation for identifying key market trends and surfacing the innovators driving them. Keyless’ inclusion as a Luminary reflects both technological leadership and a clear response to today’s most pressing identity threats.
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
