Aware and Trident3 Forge Strategic Biometrics Partnership

New Alliance Brings Faster, Safer Identity Verification to Digital Wallet Users

BURLINGTON, MASS. – May 6, 2025 – Today, Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE), a leading global authentication company, has announced it is engaging in a strategic technology partnership with Trident3, a pioneer in blockchain identity and business intelligence solutions. As part of the agreement, Trident3 will refer clients seeking biometric enrollment and authentication to Aware for fast, secure, and inclusive biometric capabilities at scale.

Specifically, Trident3 has integrated its peer-to-peer digital identity solution, T3id, with Aware’s biometric SDK. In a world where identity verification is becoming the norm, individuals can include biometric verification seamlessly into their digital wallets, enabling fast and convenient authentication processes.

“The rise in digital wallet and blockchain-related fraud highlights the urgent need for stronger identity verification,” said Todd Jarvis, Global Head of Partnerships at Aware. “T3id combats fraud by anchoring identity to a non-transferable NFT that ensures uniqueness across networks. Through this partnership, users gain a seamless and highly secure biometric option for blockchain-based authentication.”

T3id is a privacy-first identity aggregator, leveraging artificial intelligence and decentralized identity principles. It allows users to authenticate themselves globally—without passwords or lengthy Know-Your-Customer (KYC) steps—while preserving anonymity and privacy.

“The demand for greater transparency and trust in Web3 is rapidly growing,” said Steve Goldstein, Co-founder and CEO of Trident3. “Aware’s technology empowers organizations to securely collect, manage, and match biometric images and data for identification and authentication. By combining forces, we deliver secure biometric verification while giving users complete control over their identity and data. Our partnership with Aware brings the next generation of digital identity to life.”

This partnership marks a significant step forward in enabling privacy-preserving identity verification on Web3 platforms, helping organizations and individuals navigate the evolving digital landscape with confidence and security.

About Aware
Aware is a global biometric platform company that uses data science and machine learning to tackle everyday business and identity challenges through biometrics. For over 30 years we’ve been a trusted name in the field. Aware’s offerings address the growing challenges that government and commercial enterprises face in knowing, authenticating and securing individuals through frictionless and highly secure user experiences. Our algorithms are based on diverse operational data sets from around the world, and we prioritize making biometric technology in an ethical and responsible manner. Aware is a publicly held company (NASDAQ: AWRE) based in Burlington, Massachusetts. To learn more, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

About Trident3
Trident3 is shaping the future of digital identity with T3id™, a secure, user-controlled identity platform designed to work seamlessly across all blockchains and digital wallets. Through strategic partnerships with leading global identity providers and core infrastructure players, Trident3 delivers a scalable and interoperable identity layer to build immutable trust in Web3. Operating at the infrastructure level of the tech stack, T3id™ empowers users with full control over their digital identity and data. It unifies and aggregates all forms of digital identity, making it portable, reusable, and future-proof. To learn more, visit Trident3.io or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Safe Harbor Warning
Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as our expectations regarding our new product. Aware wishes to caution you that there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements, including the risks that i) a significant commercial market for biometrics technology may not develop, and if it does, we may not be successful in that market; ii) the biometrics market may not experience significant growth or our products may not achieve broad acceptance; iii) we face intense competition from other biometrics solution providers; iv) our business is subject to rapid technological change; v) our software products may have errors, defects or bugs which could harm our business; vi) part of our future business is dependent on market demand for, and acceptance of, the cloud-based model for the use of software; and vii) we derive a significant portion of our revenue from third party channel partners. . We refer you to the documents Aware files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and other reports and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CONTACT

Delaney Gembis
Aware, Inc.
781-687-0393
marketing@aware.com

CONTACT 

Tom Lammers
Trident3
917 406–8691
tlammers@trident3.io
Telegram: @TomLammers