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INVESTOR UPDATE
14 May 2020
Disclaimer
This presentation includes forward-looking information and statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ. Such forward-looking information and statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about global economic
conditions, the economic conditions of the regions and industries that are major markets for IDEX Biometrics ASA (IDEX) and its subsidiaries.
These expectations, estimates and projections are generally identifiable by statements containing words such as "expects", "believes",
"estimates" or similar expressions. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include, among
others, economic and market conditions in the geographic areas and industries that are or will be major markets for the IDEX businesses,
market acceptance of new products and services, changes in governmental regulations, interest rates, fluctuations in currency exchange rates
and such other factors as may be discussed from time to time. Although IDEX believes that its expectations and the information in this
presentation were based upon reasonable assumptions at the time when they were made, it can give no assurance that those expectations will
be achieved or that the actual results will be as set out in this presentation. IDEX Biometrics ASA nor any other company within the IDEX Group
is making any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in the
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obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or statements in this presentation.
IDEX at a Glance
• The only biometric solution optimized for biometric payment cards, a $2 billion + market opportunity by 2024
• Total system solution including a low-cost sensor, biometric matching software and energy harvesting with > 200 patents granted or pending
• Certified by China UnionPay and a major US payment network
• EMVCoTM security certified
• Fabless manufacturing model with target operating margins above 30%
• ~110 staff with deep semiconductor and biometric expertise located in key geographies
• Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE:IDEX.OL) and the U.S. OTCQB (IDXAF)
IDEX provides fingerprint authentication
technologies for contactless biometric smartcard
applications
COVID-19 is accelerating a contactless society
Recent Highlights• IDEX became the only fingerprint company to achieve certification for its system solution with China UnionPay and
a second global payment network. These networks between them represent 70% of the global branded payment
cards
• IDEX launched TrustedBio™ - a new family of dual-interface products and solutions designed to dramatically
reduce biometric smartcard cost while improving performance, security, and manufacturability
• IDEX selected by Idemia, a leading global Tier 1 smartcard manufacturer to supply its TrustedBio™ sensor for use
in the card manufacturers next generation high volume biometric payment card platform
• IDEX has received its first production orders for fingerprint biometric sensors and software with shipments expecte
d to begin to increase in the second quarter of 2020
• Signed license agreements for its remote enrollment technology with leading smartcard manufacturers, IDEMIA,
and Chutian Dragon
• On 11 May 2020, the company completed a $10.3 million private placement of shares with existing and new
shareholders to fund expected growth
PAYMENT CARD MARKET
Payment Cards - a Very Large and Growing Market
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2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Sources: 1. Nilson Report, 2. Chart data from Goode Intelligence and IDEX estimates
22 billion payment cards in circulation and growing to over 29 billion by 20231
~5 billion new smartcards issued annually• Payment cards projected to
continue strong growth
• Contactless growing even faster
driven by:
‒ Covid-19
‒ Ease of use
‒ Fast authentication speeds
• Biometrics add security and
convenience
‒ Infrastructure already in place
‒ Removes contactless limits
Projected number of biometric payment card shipments
1 billion plus
Mass Adoption of Biometric Payment Cards Expected to Begin in 2021
ECOSYSTEM FORMATION
2018-19
Industrialisation of
manufacturing
Multi-vendor interoperability
Defining business models
First dual interface certifications
First commercial card launch
EMBRYONIC
2015-17
Tech development
Testing
Market acceptance
pilots
MASS ADOPTION
2021+
• Certifications
• Issuer pilots and
launches
• Yield improvements
and cost efficiencies
• Volume shipments
Biometric Payment Card Value ChainIDEX has formed partnerships with leaders in the ecosystem*
Card networks
Card issuersCard
manufacturers
Biometric Payment Card Certification Third-party certification provides a high barrier to entry
Biometric Performance• New & Specific to biometric cards
• Typically involves 3rd party validation
Card Physical Aspect • Flexion, Torsion, ISO compliance
• EMV + scheme complementary tests
• Chemical tests
• Typically involves 3rd party validation
Security certification• Resistance to logical attacks
• Code review
• Programming process review
• Typically involves 3rd party validation
PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
IDEX’s Optimized Sensor Technology: Decouples Die Size From
Sensing AreaThe only biometric solution optimized for biometric payment cards
• Decoupled approach enables smaller ASIC die size; smaller die size = lower cost
• IDEX’s design offers a fundamental cost and performance advantage
SENSING AREA~90mm2
ASIC AREA
~13mm2
ASIC AREA~70mm2
IDEX Off-chip Sensor Competitor Silicon Sensor
SENSING AREA~64mm2
Large Sensing
Area
Small ASIC
Large ASIC
Limited
Sensing Area
IDEX TrustedBioTM
Complete biometric solution including low cost sensor, matching algorithm and energy
harvesting
Low-cost Secure ElementStandard EMV Chip
IDEX TrustedBioTM SensorOff-chip Sensor
IDEX ASICBiometric System-on-Chip
includes discrete componentsthat were on the in-lay
(MCU and power management)
Passive In-LayNo additional discrete components
IDEX Off-chip Sensor & Biometric-SOC Technology enable reductions in biometric smartcard cost and manufacturing complexity
ASIC
OTHER LARGE AND GROWING
MARKETS
250
300
530
730
Other Large and Growing Markets for Biometric SmartcardsLeverages IDEX’s investment in payment card technology
Source: ABI Research Smart Card Technologies
Govt & healthcare
Access
Transport
Retail & other
Expected # of smartcards shipped in 2023 by market (millions)
• Information security
• Access
• Financial inclusion
• Secure identification
• Voting
• Public transport systems
• Increased mobility
• Loyalty cards
• Internet of Things (IoT)
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20
Payroll R&D and Other
P&L Profile: Strong Operating Leverage
Cash OpEx1 – U.S. (M)
• March 31, 2020 cash of $7 million and raised $10.3
million on May 11, 2020
• Fabless model provides for stable and predictable
operating expenses
• Operating Expenses at lowest level since 2017. Q1
2020 operating Expenses expected to be below Q4.
• Expense reduction actions taken in Q4; targeted
decrease of OPEX by ~30% and 50% improvement
in break-even unit levels
$6.4$6.7
$6.3 $6.4
1Cash Operating Expenses exclude stock compensation and development inventory and intangibles reserve related to a discontinued product
$7.0
Greater than 50% gross margins and stable OPEX profile
$5.4
Summary
Summary
• IDEX re-started the company in 2017 with complete focus on developing technology for biometric payment cards
• IDEX now has the only technical solution optimized for biometric payment cards
• IDEX addresses a huge and growing market:~22 bn cards in circulation; ~5 bn new cards / year
• IDEX has addressed the two main obstacles to market activation:
• Certification by the major global payment networks
• Biometric card pricing of $5 per card in volume
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