HID Global acquires Crossmatch
ID Global, a worldwide leader
in trusted identity solutions, has
acquired Crossmatch, a leader
in biometric identity management and
secure authentication solutions, from
Francisco Partners.
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Crossmatch’s portfolio of products
includes biometric identity management
hardware and software that complement
HID’s broad portfolio of trusted identity
products and services, making HID
Global one of the world’s major providers
of fingerprint biometric technologies.
“Our acquisition of Crossmatch
strengthens HID Global’s ability to
offer innovative biometric identity
solutions to hundreds of millions of
users worldwide,” said Stefan Widing,
President and CEO of HID Global.
“Adding Crossmatch to our company
will extend HID’s market leadership in
the trusted identity space and allow us
to fulfill the promise of biometrics in
critical identity applications.”
Founded in 1996 and based in Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida, Crossmatch
employs over 270 professionals across
a global network of development hubs
and strategic sales offices. With the
acquisition, HID Global gains industry-
leading biometric identity management
solutions for civil government, defence
and commercial applications, as well
as a secure multifactor authentication
software solution.
Crossmatch’s public-sector biometrics
business enhances HID’s reach into
the immigration and border control, law
enforcement and military and defe nce
markets with products and solutions
that include criminal booking, rapid
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mobile identification, background
checks, security clearance processing,
military base access, counter-terrorism
and mobile intelligence gathering, visa
processing and citizen services.
The Crossmatch commercial biometrics
business extends HID’s portfolio to
include a broad array of single finger
readers, modules, sensors and software
developer kits (SDKs) for multiple
vertical markets including retail,
financial, healthcare and OEM markets.
It is a global business supporting a
large volume of integrated partners.
Crossmatch is also a leading provider
of single fingerprint sensors to point-
of-sale (POS) terminal manufacturers
and is integrated with the major POS
software applications.
HID also gains a unique secure
authentication solution, DigitalPersona,
that goes beyond the traditional
multifactor approach to cybersecurity.
DigitalPersona adds an array of risk-
Our acquisition
of Crossmatch
strengthens HID
Global’s ability to offer
innovative biometric
identity solutions to
hundreds of millions of
users worldwide.
Stefan Widing,
President and CEO
of HID Global
based factors, including behavioural
biometrics for secure, frictionless access
to Windows and cloud, web, mobile and
traditional applications.
“I am very pleased that Crossmatch is
joining the HID family. Countering today’s
advanced security threats requires
innovative, comprehensive identity
management solutions incorporating
both biometric and non-biometric
components,” said Richard Agostinelli,
CEO of Crossmatch.
“Our market-leading biometric identity
management solutions and unique
composite authentication solution
perfectly complement HID’s already
robust offerings. This will enable us to
provide our global customers with an
even broader range of trusted identity
solutions and our employees with
increased opportunity for
professional growth.” u
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