1Kosmos highly commended in FinTech Futures’ 2025 PayTech Awards
1Kosmos has been named Highly Commended in the Best Digital Trust Solution – ID Verification & Authentication category at the 2025 PayTech Awards USA, organized by FinTech Futures (Informa Connect).
The nomination recognizes 1Kosmos’ approach to unifying identity proofing and passwordless authentication, placing the company among the leading providers addressing the critical security challenges facing financial services and payment ecosystems.
authID took the win in the category with their PrivacyKey solution, a privacy-preserving biometric platform that performs verification without storing facial data. The recognition of both 1Kosmos and authID signals where the market is heading: toward solutions that balance frictionless user experiences with uncompromising security.
As payment systems become faster and more distributed, the identity layer has become a critical control point for preventing fraud, account takeover, and synthetic identity attacks. Identity verification and authentication are no longer optional features but foundational requirements, as seen with the threat of AI deepfake scams (UNESCO) and, most recently, the DoorDash refund scam (the use of AI tools and Photoshop to make DoorDash deliveries look spoiled or undercooked for free food via fraudulent refunds).
About the PayTech Awards USA
The PayTech Awards USA, organized by Fintech Futures, celebrate innovation and excellence across the payments technology landscape.
Now in its 2025 edition, the awards program evaluates solutions across multiple categories, from AI-powered fraud detection to embedded payments and real-time transaction processing. Winners and highly commended nominees are generally chosen based on their demonstrated impact on security, user experience, and technological advancement in the payments sector.
Continued momentum into 2026
This latest recognition joins a series of significant achievements for 1Kosmos over the past year. FedRAMP High Authorization was secured in June 2025, making 1Kosmos the only Kantara-certified, FedRAMP High-authorized identity platform specifically designed for high-security federal applications.
1Kosmos was also ranked Highest for Workforce Use Cases in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Identity Verification report, and named an Overall Leader by KuppingerCole in their Leadership Compass Report for Passwordless Authentication for Consumers. Finally, the company was recognized as a Sample Vendor in five 2024 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ reports.
This latest recognition rounds out a year of validation across sectors, from government and enterprise to financial services and more — proving the 1Kosmos platform scales and adapts without compromise.
