Certifications, Patents & Awards
IrisGuard have won many prestigious awards including the 2021 GSMA GLOMO Award, 2021 Technology Innovator Award from Corporate Vision Awards, International Innovator of the Year at the 2nd annual LendIt Fintech Industry Awards and were named as one of the World Food Programme’s “Top 10 Innovators”.
IrisGuard is ISO 9001-2015 and ISO 27001:2013 certified.
We are proud supporters of The Million Lives Collective (MLC), who have in December 20 welcomed IrisGuard as an official member of its Vanguard cohort. It consists of innovators and social entrepreneurs from around the world who are making a significant impact in addressing global development challenges and have served over 1 million people who live on less than $5 per day.
Supporting key industry membership networks
We are also members of the Biometrics Institute, the GSMA and the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) network of 80 members who collectively deliver the vast majority of CVA in humanitarian contexts worldwide. Their members include UN agencies, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, local and international NGOs, donors and private sector organisations.
Awards & Recognitions
IrisGuard’s ground-breaking innovation has been recognised with a number of awards within a range of industries including; technology and innovation, Fintech, business, humanitarian aid and mobile/payments
- Frost & Sullivan – 2009 – Entrepreneurial Company Of The Year
- Frost & Sullivan – 2010 – World Biometrics Product Quality Leadership
- Emerging Payments Association (EPA) – 2015 – Leading Emergency Payments Industry Contributor
- LendIt Fintech – 2018 – International Innovator of the Year Award
- Seamless Awards – 2018 – Best Technological Innovation in Payments B2B
- AI Global Excellence Awards – 2018 – Most Innovative Iris Recognition Technology Manufacturer
- Global Awards – 2018 – CEO Today
- Aid & Trade London – 2018 – Change Maker
- GSMA MWC Barcelona Glomo Awards – 2019 – Best Mobile Innovation Supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
- Business Awards – 2019 – SME MK & Buckinghamshire
- MWC Barcelona – GlOMO Awards – 2019 – Best Mobile Innovation Supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
- Silicon Review – 2019 – 50 Innovative Companies to Watch
- International Business & Leadership Awards – 2019 – Business Excellence / Innovation
- Technology Innovator Awards – 2020 – Most Advanced Iris Recognition Technology Company
- Seamless Awards – 2020 – Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Corporate Vision Awards – 2021 – Technology Innovator Award from
- GSMA MWC Barcelona – GLOMO Awards – 2021 – Best Mobile Innovation Supporting Humanitarian or Emergency Situations











