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BIO-key Partners with Al Majlis Group to Expand Identity Security Across Arabian Gulf

Globe Newswire•29/09/2026•03:30 ET
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Key Highlights

  • ➤BIO-key (BKYI) partners with Al Majlis Group to expand IAM across UAE and Saudi Arabia
  • ➤First phase targets select priority government and private-sector organizations
  • ➤Partnership combines regional advisory relationships with BIO-key biometric IAM technology
  • ➤BIO-key says platform supports cloud and on-premises deployment across regulated environments

Expert Statements

H.E. Dherar Belhoul Al Falasi, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Al Majlis Group

“We are pleased to partner with BIO-key, a company with more than three decades of experience in securing digital identity. We look forward to helping organizations in the region benefit from technology of this caliber”

Nicholas Prinz, Regional Director of Middle East & Africa, BIO-key International

“Al Majlis Group brings a depth of regional understanding and trusted relationships that few firms in the Gulf can match. Together, we can help government and enterprise organizations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia move toward authentication that is tied to the individual, deployable on premises or in the cloud, and built for highly regulated environments”

Alex Rocha, Managing Director of BIO-key International

“Our partnership with Al Majlis Group strengthens BIO-key’s ability to support this strategy across key markets including Saudi Arabia and the UAE. These markets are investing heavily in digital government, critical infrastructure and connected services, creating an increasing need for trusted, resilient and locally relevant identity security.”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and HOLMDEL, N.J. , Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), an innovative provider of workforce and customer identity and access management (IAM) solutions featuring Identity-Bound Biometrics (IBB), today announced a strategic partnership with Al Majlis Group, the Dubai-based public affairs and advisory group founded by H.E. Dherar Belhoul Al Falasi.

Under the partnership, BIO-key and Al Majlis Group will work together to bring BIO-key's identity security platform to government and private sector organizations across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The collaboration pairs Al Majlis Group's advisory expertise and regional standing with BIO-key's biometric authentication and IAM technology. The first phase will focus on a joint approach to a select group of priority organizations in the region.

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