Futurae

Futurae is a Swiss cybersecurity company founded in 2016 that provides an authentication and transaction confirmation platform for enterprises. The company is headquartered in Zurich and serves customers primarily across Europe, with users worldwide. Its platform is designed to balance security and usability in digital authentication workflows. The core platform supports a range of authentication methods including Push Notification, QR-Code, Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTP), Magic Link (URI), SMS, and FIDO2 tokens. Beyond standard authentication, the platform also covers transaction signing (transaction confirmation), fraud detection, and administrative management capabilities. The infrastructure is cloud-based, offering scalability and redundancy. Futurae's platform is particularly oriented toward financial services institutions, with notable customers including AXA, Zürcher Kantonalbank, and Euroclear. The company reports processing approximately 8 million transactions per month. It has been recognized in KuppingerCole's report on "Passwordless Authentication for Consumers." The company was co-founded by researchers with backgrounds at ETH Zurich, reflecting an academic and research-driven approach to security engineering. Leadership includes specialists in mobile security, AI, and scalable systems. Futurae is backed by investors including AXA Venture Partners (AVP) and EGS Beteiligungen AG.