NEW YORK, July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ID R&D , the award-willing biometric solutions provider offering proprietary AI-based behavioral, voice, and anti-spoofing user authentication capabilities today announced it has been selected by TechCrunch as a Top Pick in Fintech for Disrupt SF.

According to TechCrunch , “TC Top Picks is our latest way to shine a spotlight on amazing pre-Series A startup founders. We carefully reviewed and vetted each application and chose only five startups from each of these categories: AI, AR/VR, Blockchain, Biotech/Healthtech, Fintech, Gaming, Privacy/Security, Space, Mobility, Retail or Robotics/IoT/Hardware.”

“We are thrilled to be selected as a TechCrunch Top Pick for Fintech,” said ID R&D CEO Alexey Khitrov. “Long-time experts in the industry are excited about our groundbreaking biometrics solutions. We look forward to demonstrating them at Disrupt SF.”

The TechCrunch honor adds to growing industry recognition for ID R&D. In May, Samsung SDS added ID R&D to the Samsung SDS Digital Identity Platform and Google accepted ID R&D into Google Cloud for Startups program in June. Microsoft named ID R&D a Top 10 AI Startup in its AI Innovate global competition and Plug and Play FinTech Batch added ID R&D, both in March.

About TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 Disrupt is the world’s biggest and most impactful tech startup conference and has always been about game-changing founders, startups and technologies. Attendees can hear live, in conversation with TechCrunch editors, from the top players in the startup world. At Disrupt SF, attendees will be able to find programming across four stages, interactive workshops, networking and companies featured in Startup Alley from all aspects of tech.

About ID R&D ID R&D is an award-winning provider of multi-modal biometric security solutions based in New York, NY. With more than 25 years of experience in biometrics, the company’s management and development teams apply the latest scientific breakthroughs to significantly enhance authentication experiences. ID R&D combines a science-driven seamless authentication experience with the capabilities of a leading research and development team. ID R&D’s focus is on behavioral biometrics, voice biometrics, keystroke dynamics, and biometric fusion. In March 2018, the company was named a top-ten AI startup by Microsoft Ventures. Learn more at www.idrnd.net .

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