Fime
Paris testing, consulting and certification group for payments, smart mobility and digital identity; acquirer of Red Alert Labs in September 2026.
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Fime, headquartered in Paris and described as founded in 1962, provides consulting, testing and certification services for payments, banking, smart mobility and digital identity, with more than 800 experts across multiple countries. It holds accreditations from payment networks, including Mastercard for biometrics testing.
In September 2026 it acquired Red Alert Labs, an accredited French IoT cybersecurity laboratory, to add cybersecurity evaluation, certification and compliance automation to its offering. Red Alert Labs continues as an independent accredited lab under Fime.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Expanding into cybersecurity evaluation by acquisition.
Testing and certification are required steps for payment and identity products.
800+ experts and payment-network accreditations show scale in its core markets.
Conventional testing and certification services.
Accreditations from payment networks are independently granted credentials.
Certification demand tracks continuing regulation of payments and identity.
Why CISOs Should Care
Fime evaluates and certifies the security of payment and identity products; the Red Alert Labs deal adds IoT and EU-regulation evaluation.
What Makes It Different
A testing-and-certification group extending into cybersecurity evaluation rather than a security product vendor.
The Matrix Verdict
50/100 — INCREMENTAL INNOVATOR
An established certification and testing group; this profile tracks its cybersecurity expansion through Red Alert Labs.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
The founding year, headcount and accreditation details come from company and third-party profiles and were not independently verified; ownership details were not confirmed.
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