Jumio Liveness Premium Wins Gold in 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 31, 2026--

Jumio, leading provider of AI-powered identity intelligence, today announced that Jumio Liveness Premium has been named the Gold Award winner in the Biometrics category of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. The annual awards program honors companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in information security.

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The recognition highlights Jumio’s technical innovation and real-world impact in helping enterprises defend against increasingly sophisticated identity fraud, including deepfakes and injection attacks. Winners are selected by an independent panel of cybersecurity practitioners, analysts and CISOs from the Cybersecurity Insiders community.

“This award reflects the reality of today’s threat landscape, where AI is being weaponized to create highly convincing fake identities at scale,” said Bala Kumar, president and interim CEO at Jumio. “With Liveness Premium, we designed a biometric verification solution that gives enterprises superior protection against deepfakes and injection attacks, and the confidence to onboard users securely while maintaining the fast, seamless experiences customers expect. As fraud grows more sophisticated, identity verification must evolve just as quickly.”

Jumio’s premium liveness solution uses active illumination, a patented Jumio technique, to deliver enhanced protection against sophisticated fraud attempts. By analyzing contextual signals such as device positioning and dynamic lighting responses, the solution can identify deepfakes and camera injection attacks that bypass traditional verification methods. This advanced protection is delivered within the familiar ID-plus-selfie onboarding flow, allowing enterprises to strengthen security without sacrificing user experience.

Customers using Liveness Premium are already seeing measurable results. In one deployment, a leading Latin American fintech detected over 30% more sophisticated fraud attempts, including deepfakes and synthetic identity attacks. The solution is built on Jumio’s proven identity intelligence platform, which has processed more than 1 billion transactions across over 200 countries and territories and is backed by industry certifications including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and ISO/IEC 30107-3 Level 2 liveness detection compliance. Jumio has already processed more than 100 million authentication transactions since launching Liveness Premium in June 2025.

“We congratulate Jumio Liveness Premium on earning Gold Award recognition in the Biometrics category of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards,” said Holger Schulze, founder of Cybersecurity Insiders and organizer of the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. “Selected by an independent jury of cybersecurity practitioners, analysts, and CISOs, this recognition highlights the role of innovative security solutions in strengthening cybersecurity across organizations worldwide.”

This latest honor adds to Jumio’s growing list of industry recognitions for innovation in digital identity, biometrics and fraud prevention, reinforcing the company’s commitment to helping organizations establish trust online in an era of AI-driven cyber threats.

To learn more about Jumio and its award-winning, AI-powered solutions, visit www.jumio.com.

About Jumio

Jumio helps organizations to know and trust their customers online. From account opening to ongoing monitoring, the Jumio Platform provides AI-powered identity intelligence anchored in biometric authentication, automation and data-driven insights to accurately establish, maintain and reassert trust.

Leveraging powerful automated technology including biometric screening, AI/machine learning, liveness detection and no-code orchestration with hundreds of data sources, Jumio helps to fight fraud and financial crime, onboard customers faster and meet regulatory compliance including KYC and AML. Jumio has processed more than 1 billion transactions spanning over 200 countries and territories from real-time web and mobile transactions.

Based in Sunnyvale, California, Jumio operates globally with offices and representation in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, and has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation. Jumio is backed by Centana Growth Partners, Great Hill Partners and Millennium Technology Value Partners.

For more information, please visit www.jumio.com.

Jumio Liveness Premium Wins Gold in 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia has named its third prime minister in nine months as the ruling party tries to overcome internal power struggles at a time of mounting economic pressures and political infighting at home.

The hope is that Uchral Nyam-Osor can manage the divisions in the Mongolian People's Party that toppled his two predecessors and brought him to power. He called for unity after parliament confirmed his appointment Monday night.

“As others unite to confront crises, we cannot afford political infighting that weakens our economy,” he told lawmakers.

Uchral was elected as leader of the Mongolian People’s Party and speaker of the parliament last November. Before entering politics, he was a popular hip-hop artist known as “Timon.”

The 39-year-old lawmaker has positioned himself as a reform-minded leader focused on modernizing the country’s regulatory environment. He wants to end a Soviet-era system that gives officials the power to issue permits, creating fertile ground for corruption. Mongolia transitioned to democracy in 1990 after decades of Communist rule.

Ucrhal is a former minister of digital development and communications who promoted transparency reforms and digital governance initiatives. He has played a role in efforts to attract foreign investment to the resource-rich country, including a uranium-related agreement with France’s Orano Group in early 2025.

The Mongolian parliament has been paralyzed following a boycott earlier this month by the opposition Democratic Party and infighting in the ruling party. Together, that meant not enough members were showing up for the legislature to hold votes.

The previous prime minister, Zandanshatar Gombojav, who submitted his resignation Friday to resolve the crisis, had come under pressure because one of his senior ministers faced corruption allegations.

Uchral was seen as a compromise between factions in the Mongolian People's Party loyal to the president and the supporters of another former prime minister, Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai.

A total of 107 of the parliament’s 126 lawmakers voted Monday night, with 88 supporting Uchral — or 82% — clearing the way for him to take office.

Zandanshatar, who is close to the president, had replaced Oyun-Erdene, last June. All three prime ministers are from the Mongolian People’s Party.

Uchral warned Monday that Mongolia is entering a period of three overlapping crises: rising global fuel prices, volatile commodity markets and deepening domestic political divisions.

He highlighted the country’s heavy reliance on coal and copper exports, warning that price swings could erode government revenue and strain public finances. The government is also demanding a greater share of the financial benefits in talks with mining giant Rio Tinto over the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine.

Mongolia, a landlocked country that depends entirely on imported fuel, is vulnerable to supply disruptions and price hikes. The government has asked Russia to keep fuel prices stable, and Moscow has indicated it would respond favorably in the near term, Zandanshatar said at a ceremony to transfer power to Uchral.

Uchral's appointment comes amid renewed concern among foreign investors over Mongolia’s political instability, frequent policy changes and reputation for corruption and regulatory unpredictability.

FILE - Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 4, 2025. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Chairman of Mongolian People's Party and Chairman of the State Great Khural Nyam-Osoryn Uchral pose for a photo during their meeting at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow, on Feb. 10, 2026. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP, File)