The Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance
Acronym: FIDO Alliance
General Information
Identification Code: 792681931475-97
Website: https://fidoalliance.org/
Entity Form: Non-profit standards development organization
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 5/7/2018
Last Update: 8/11/2023
Mission & Interests
Goals: The mission of the FIDO Alliance is to change the nature of online authentication by:
-Developing technical specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce the reliance on passwords to authenticate users.
-Operating industry programs to help ensure successful worldwide adoption of the Specifications.
-Submitting mature technical Specification(s) to recognized standards development organization(s) for formal standardization.
The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance is a non-profit organization nominally formed in July 2012 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication devices as well as the problems users face with creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. The FIDO Alliance is changing the nature of authentication by developing specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that supplant reliance on passwords to securely authenticate users of online (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Banking and financial services
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Fraud prevention
- International co-operation and development
- Research and innovation
- Single market
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) and its subsequent revisions (PSD2 and PSR), eIDAS and EU ID/digital wallets
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 600
Post Code: 01880
City: Wakefield MA
Country: UNITED STATES
Phone:
Indic Phone: 1
Phone Number: 4086573436
EU Office
Address: 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 600
Post Code: 01880
City: Wakefield MA
Country: UNITED STATES
Phone:
Indic Phone: 1
Phone Number: 4086573436
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Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 1
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: A list of FIDO Alliance members is at https://fidoalliance.org/members/
Current Job Opportunities
Graduate Intern - Trade and business associations at The Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance
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Posted: 10/16/2025
Research Intern - FIDO Alliance (Brussels, Belgium)
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Posted: 10/12/2025
Trainee in EU Policy - FIDO Alliance
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