
Wink is a fintech company that connects commerce with identity through secure and flexible payment solutions powered by biometrics, AI-driven fraud prevention, and a scalable payment processing platform. Their offerings include a multi-factor biometric authentication system (face, voice, palm recognition) with patented anonymous encryption for privacy, and a Checkout CoPilot with Paze integration for simplified guest transactions and reduced cart abandonment. Wink's technology is device-agnostic, enabling seamless integration across various platforms like Shopify and Magento via a No Code/Low Code model. They aim to eliminate identity theft and payment fraud, enhancing user convenience and speed with a passwordless, omnichannel checkout experience. Wink has secured $3M in funding and has 5+ customers and partners positioned for pilot launches.

Wink is a fintech company that connects commerce with identity through secure and flexible payment solutions powered by biometrics, AI-driven fraud prevention, and a scalable payment processing platform. Their offerings include a multi-factor biometric authentication system (face, voice, palm recognition) with patented anonymous encryption for privacy, and a Checkout CoPilot with Paze integration for simplified guest transactions and reduced cart abandonment. Wink's technology is device-agnostic, enabling seamless integration across various platforms like Shopify and Magento via a No Code/Low Code model. They aim to eliminate identity theft and payment fraud, enhancing user convenience and speed with a passwordless, omnichannel checkout experience. Wink has secured $3M in funding and has 5+ customers and partners positioned for pilot launches.
What they do: Biometric-first, passwordless commerce platform combining biometric identity, AI fraud prevention, and payment orchestration
Founded: 2021 (Plano, Texas)
Founder / CEO: Deepak Jain
Funding: $3.0M seed extension announced Feb 2022; total funding reported as $8.71M (records vary)
Customers / scale claims: 220K+ merchants, 400M+ monthly transactions, $4.8B+ annual transactions (reported on company site)
Payments, identity verification, and fraud prevention for commerce
2021
Fintech / Payments / Identity
3,000,000.00
Seed extension announced Feb 1, 2022; joined by Flying Point Industries and family offices
Most recent round listed as Non-equity Assistance on funding records
“CerraCap Ventures led a $3M seed extension; participation from Flying Point Industries, Carneros Bay Capital, Tntra Ventures, and Visa Inclusive Fintech Accelerator (non-equity assistance)”