Uniken Systems

About Uniken Systems

Uniken Systems provides a cybersecurity platform focused on digital identity and security, operating with the goal of eliminating fraud for its clients. Established in 2013 by founders including Sanjay Deshpande, Prakash Salvi, Nilesh Dhande, and Nanjundeashwar Ganapathy, the company was created to address the rising risks to corporate and personal data in an increasingly digital world. Sanjay Deshpande, who served as the initial CEO, brought a vision for creating a secure private digital ecosystem. The leadership has since transitioned, with Bimal Gandhi having served as CEO, scaling the company globally, and later succeeded by Gonzalo Alonso in late 2024. Gandhi's background includes extensive experience in management consulting, technology, and financial services, including roles at Ameriprise Financial and as a founding member of Mitchell Madison Group.

The company's core offering is the REL-ID security platform, which provides an integrated solution for identity verification, authentication, and channel security. Uniken's business model is centered on licensing this platform to client-centric organizations, particularly in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and government. The platform is designed to secure the entire customer journey, from device and application security to network connections, customer authentication, and transaction verification. Revenue is generated by providing this comprehensive security infrastructure that allows businesses to offer secure and frictionless digital experiences to their customers.

The REL-ID platform functions by creating a secure, private digital network where a company's digital assets are only visible to mutually authenticated and authorized users, apps, and devices. This approach is independent of DNS infrastructure, which mitigates threats like DNS hijacking. A key feature is its mutual multifactor authentication (MFA), which combines identity, authentication, and channel security to protect against various fraud vectors. The platform integrates into a client's existing mobile apps and IT environment via an SDK, supporting iOS, Android, and popular desktop browsers. It offers capabilities such as biometric authentication (including facial recognition and palm vein scanning), liveness detection, and automated document verification for over 12,000 document types across 247 countries, helping organizations comply with KYC and AML regulations. By embedding its technology within the client's ecosystem, Uniken ensures that sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) is not shared with third-party services.