Cyberneid

What Cyberneid does

Cyberneid srl is a Naples-headquartered Italian technology startup founded in 2020 that builds an integrated digital identity platform spanning identity proofing and KYC, biometric recognition, advanced electronic signature, biometric access control, biometric payments, and decentralized digital identity. The company sells primarily to enterprise and public-sector clients in financial services, energy and utilities, healthcare, hospitality, public administration, telecommunications, legal, and car rental, with disclosed customers including Zagrebacka Banka, Enega, AZPULMAT, Fondazione Don Gnocchi, ASL Roma 3, PagoPA, Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato Italiano, and Musa Formazione. Operating geographies extend across Italy, Croatia, Azerbaijan, France, Spain, the United States, and Singapore, supporting the claim of multi-market activity even as headcount stays in the 1–10 range.

The platform combines NFC chip reading of identity documents, convolutional-neural-network facial recognition, and anti-spoofing liveness detection compliant with ISO 30107 levels 1 and 2. Flagship products are Identikyc (KYC onboarding in under 40 seconds with reported sub-1% abandonment), Instasign (eIDAS-compliant electronic signature that uses deep learning to convert real identity documents into virtual electronic identities), Firmo con CIE (CIE-based advanced electronic signature), Wink&Go (wink-based biometric access), Wink&Pay (eye-blink biometric payment), youCheckin / nowCheckin (hospitality self check-in with automation to authority systems such as Alloggiati Web), eidWallet (blockchain-based decentralized identity on Algorand and Ethereum supporting Soulbound Tokens), Instavision (real-time computer vision), and Pago con CIE (CIE-based payment). All products are delivered as white-label apps or SDKs for embedding into client infrastructure, and the company is certified to ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 30107 levels 1 and 2, GDPR, and eIDAS.

Cyberneid monetizes primarily via enterprise SaaS subscriptions and SDK licensing on quote-based commercial terms with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales through dedicated business units per product line (KYC, Signature and Smart Card, Biometric Recognition, IDAI) with event-driven demand generation at RSA Conference, Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Web Summit Lisbon, Singapore FinTech Festival, SMAU, TuttoHotel, and Salone dei Pagamenti. Founder-Ugo Chirico-led (CEO and CTO), the company has reported lifetime scale signals of 1.5M+ electronic identities generated, 2.5M+ documents signed, and 2M+ app downloads, and has been funded to date by a €75,650 Campania regional grant and a 2021 equity crowdfunding / funding round of approximately $213,937.

Name

Cyberneid

Legal name

Cyberneid srl

Website

https://cyberneid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cyberneid srl is a Naples-based Italian digital identity startup providing AI-driven KYC, biometric authentication, eIDAS-compliant electronic signature, and biometric payments via white-label apps and SDKs to enterprise and public-sector clients across financial services, energy, healthcare, hospitality, and government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Identity Verification Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDADAAAF

Identity Verification & Proofing (IDV, KYC, Biometrics)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Cybersecurity/Identity & Access Management (IAM)

SECONDARYBPAMAEAE

Authentication (MFA/Passwordless/Biometrics) Platforms

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Digital Identity, Authentication & Access

SECONDARYHDADALAJ

Verification & Risk Signals (Device Fingerprinting, Behavioral Biometrics)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Cybersecurity/Fraud, Bot & Abuse Prevention

SECONDARYFSAPACAL

Compliance Identity & KYC/KYB for Wallets (on-chain identity, reusable KYC, travel rule tooling)

Financial & Insurance/Blockchain & Web3/Wallets, Identity & Access (custody/non-custody, DID, key management)

Keywords

• Digital identity verification
• Electronic signature software
• Biometric authentication
• KYC compliance platforms
• Identity proofing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Napoli

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS / Software Licensing: Products available as white-label apps and SDK formats for seamless integration into client infrastructure. Clients can integrate via SaaS or customizable white-label deployments.
2. SDK Licensing: Software Development Kit offered for clients to independently integrate Cyberneid functionality into their existing applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cyberneid develops and sells an integrated platform of digital identity and biometric software products — including identity proofing/KYC (Identikyc), advanced electronic signatures (Instasign, Firmo con CIE), biometric access/payments (Wink&Go, Wink&Pay), a hospitality self check-in solution (youCheckin), a blockchain-based identity wallet (eidWallet), and a visual-AI mobile app (Instavision) — delivered as white-label apps and SDKs to enterprises and public-sector organizations for secure onboarding and fraud prevention.

Product overview

Cyberneid offers an integrated platform of digital identity and biometric solutions. The portfolio consists of: Identikyc (identity proofing/KYC) and eidWallet (decentralized identity wallet) for identity management; Instasign and Firmo con CIE for electronic document signing; Wink&Go (biometric access) and Wink&Pay (biometric payments) for authentication transactions; youCheckin for hospitality self-check-in; InstaVision for visual AI analysis; and Pago con CIE for digital payments. Products are available as white-label apps and SDKs for integration. The platform addresses identity verification, document signing, physical access, payments, and hospitality check-in across financial, energy, telco, healthcare, hospitality, public administration, legal, and car rental sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Identikyc: AI-powered identity proofing and KYC solution for remote onboarding with NFC document reading and facial recognition.
• Instasign
• Firmo con CIE
• Pago con CIE
• Wink&Go
• Wink&Pay
• youCheckin
• Instavision
• eidWallet

Products and services

• Identikyc AI-powered identity proofing and KYC solution that verifies identity documents via NFC chip reading, matches faces using facial recognition, and performs liveness detection to prevent identity theft; for enterprises needing secure remote onboarding.
• Instasign Advanced electronic signature platform that generates a virtual electronic identity from a real identity document and signs PDF documents in PAdES format and other documents in CAdES p7m format, eIDAS-compliant; for organizations needing legally binding digital signatures.
• Firmo con CIE Electronic signature solution using the Italian Electronic Identity Card (CIE) to produce digitally signed documents compliant with Advanced Electronic Signature (FEA) requirements; for Italian public institutions, professionals and enterprises.
• Pago con CIE Digital payment platform leveraging the Italian Electronic Identity Card (CIE) for secure payments at POS terminals via NFC, supporting payment methods including PayPal, Amazon Pay and credit cards.
• eidWallet Digital identity wallet on blockchain (Algorand and Ethereum) that centralizes and protects a user's digital identity, enabling secure access to digital services, decentralized authentication and certified document storage via Soulbound Tokens.
• Wink&Go Biometric facial recognition access and recognition solution using facial recognition and liveness detection for keyless physical and digital access control without physical devices or codes.
• Wink&Pay Biometric payment solution using eye recognition to authorize and complete transactions securely, enabling hands-free payment online and offline without PIN codes, cards or physical devices.
• youCheckin (nowCheckin) Digital self check-in solution for hotels, B&Bs and vacation rentals that verifies guest identity via NFC and facial recognition, collects required guest data, and submits it automatically to authorities (including Italian Alloggiati Web); check-in completed in under 40 seconds.
• Instavision Mobile application powered by visual artificial intelligence that analyzes, recognizes, and classifies objects, environments and behaviors in real time using the smartphone camera; for use cases including inventory management, precision agriculture, security surveillance, and smart retail analytics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 1% abandonment rate during onboarding processes
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• XDomcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership announced at TuttoHotel 2025 for jointly transforming hospitality businesses with combined technological innovation. XDom and Cyberneid collaborated on showcasing solutions at Pavilion 10.
• Napoli BasketminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor network member (Club of 100) of Napoli Basket. Cyberneid participates in sponsor events including B2Basket tournament and Giovanni Borsa Memorial basketball event, promoting brand through sports sponsorship.
• Onda Azzurra BasketminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCyberneid supported the 3rd Giovanni Borsa Memorial basketball tournament organized by Onda Azzurra Basket at PalaBarbuto in Naples.
• Quelli di Medaglie & 4BallersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCyberneid was official sponsor of the 3vs3 Basketball Urban Sports Area at Comicon Napoli 2025, organized in collaboration with Quelli di Medaglie and 4Ballers.
• ELIS Innovation Hub / OpenItalyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected to participate in OPEN ITALY Demo Day 2021, an innovation initiative by ELIS connecting businesses, startups and innovation enablers for open innovation collaboration.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Veriff: Veriff is an identity verification platform offering AI-powered document and biometric verification for fintech, mobility, and online gaming. It is a direct competitor to Identikyc, with overlapping AI-driven liveness detection and KYC onboarding capabilities.
• Signaturit: Signaturit is a European provider of eIDAS-compliant electronic signatures, certified electronic delivery, and identity verification. It is a direct competitor to Cyberneid's e-signature and KYC offerings in the Southern European market, with a similar SMB-to-mid-market positioning.
• Jumio: Jumio is a global identity verification, KYC, and AML provider serving financial services, healthcare, and online platforms. It competes head-to-head with Cyberneid in AI-driven IDV, document verification, and biometric authentication, with a significantly larger customer base and funding.
• iDenfy: iDenfy is an identity verification and AML/KYC provider combining AI-based document checks, biometric verification, and liveness detection. It is a direct, similarly-sized European competitor to Cyberneid in the SMB-to-mid-market IDV segment.
• Regula: Regula is an identity verification and document authenticity technology provider specializing in NFC document reading, forensic analysis, and biometric verification. It is a direct competitor to Cyberneid's Identikyc with a comparable focus on government-issued ID document validation.
• Namirial: Namirial is an Italian trust services provider offering eIDAS-compliant digital signatures, digital identity, and KYC. It is named as a Cyberneid customer/partnership contact and competes directly with Instasign and Firmo con CIE in the Italian e-signature market.
• Onfido: Onfido is a leading AI-based identity verification and KYC platform serving banks, fintechs, and other regulated enterprises globally. It is a direct competitor to Cyberneid's Identikyc product, with similar NFC document reading, facial recognition, and liveness detection capabilities, and a comparable target customer base in financial services.

Broad incumbents

• DocuSign: DocuSign is the global leader in electronic signature and agreement management, with an expanding identity verification offering (DocuSign ID Verification). It is a broad incumbent competitor to Cyberneid's Instasign and Firmo con CIE products, particularly for international enterprise customers.
• Mitek Systems: Mitek Systems is a publicly listed identity verification incumbent offering mobile document capture, facial comparison, and biometric authentication to banks and enterprises worldwide. It overlaps with Cyberneid's NFC-based IDV but at much greater scale and with a broader product portfolio.

Regional players

• InfoCert: InfoCert is a major Italian and European eIDAS-certified trust service provider (part of Tinexta group) offering digital signatures, SPID identity, and certified email. It competes with Cyberneid in the Italian public-administration and enterprise e-signature / digital identity market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cyberneidsrl6615
• Facebookfacebook.com/cyberneid
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cyberneid
• Instagraminstagram.com/cyberneid
• Xx.com/cyberneid

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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