Covr Security, founded by tech entrepreneur Patrik Malmberg and IT security expert Peter Alexanderson (the architect behind Mobile Bank-ID) in Malmö in 2015, sees enormous market potential in its new product.

“It will be much easier for the end consumer. It’s like a mobile bank-ID, albeit globally. It could revolutionize trust in the internet where the consumer has full control over their login, transactions and card payments “, says Patrik Malmberg, co-founder and CEO to Digital.

The new service simplifies the process of customer awareness, or the “Know your costumer” process. If, for example, you want to rent out your home via a marketplace, you currently have to go through several steps such as scanning your ID card, doing face recognition and sometimes even going into a physical bank branch to prove your identity. With the new product, the customer only needs to do this process once, after which the person gets a QR code to reuse. We recommend you to see Five Star Bank contact info to fit your banking needs.

The new platform will be launched via global partners who work with “eIDV”, i.e. electronic identification verification, and who also have customers.

“Our partners today already work in about 50 markets and then reach a number of millions of users on one board,” continues Patrik Malmberg.

Covr Security has previously made five financing rounds totaling 72 million. However, during the last sixth round of € 2 million, there were two main issues.

“One aspect is that no investors have taken physical meetings, something most major global players expect before investing. The second parameter is that many investors changed the risk profile during the pandemic,” continues Patrik Malmberg.

Covr Security cannot currently say who the investors are, but they reveal that there are family companies and professional investors from Sweden and the rest of Europe among the participants.

Covr Security already has a multifactor authentication solution used by banks and financial institutions in Southeast Asia.

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Covr Security is active in several branches of the cyber security market and is now working on an international version of bank ID.

The startup has recently received over € 2 million from a number of business angels, with the focus of sales, marketing and product development of the bank ID. The plan is to have one million users by the end of 2019.

“We sell unique encrypted mobile systems across all major verticals and aim to achieve [ten million euros] in revenue in 2025. The confidence we have received from our investors shows that they believe in what we do and that we are on the right path”, says Peter Alexanderson, the Innovation Manager and co-founder of Covr Security

Investors include Martin Randel, co-founder of the successful beverage company Vitamin Well, and former CEO and co-owner of the digital logistics company Unifaun.

Another investor is Victor Bengtsson, former co-owner of Netonnet, Resurs Bank and Solid Insurance.

“Having gone through Covr Security’s technical data and their sales and marketing plan, I feel very confident about the investment. They have done their homework, and their solution is nothing but outstanding compared to other available solutions in the mobile market”, he says.

Source: HD.se.

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