Askesis Technology
One card. Every credential.
Askesis is designing a secure smart-card platform that consolidates the cards and credentials people carry today — payments, identity, access, transit and connectivity — into a single, authenticated physical surface.
The idea
Complexity inside. Simplicity outside.
Most people carry a wallet full of single-purpose plastic. Our approach compresses many engineered layers into one card-like object, so a single interface can present whichever credential you have selected and authenticated — with the security handled on the card itself.
What one card can hold
Many credentials, one authenticated surface.
Payments
A payment credential presented from a single contactless surface, authenticated before it is ever used.
Identity
A verifiable identity credential with multi-factor authentication, designed to reduce reliance on scattered documents.
Access
Building, workplace and device access, gated by device-trust and on-card verification.
Transit & travel
Transit and travel credentials that present on card presence, replacing separate passes.
Membership
Loyalty and membership credentials consolidated alongside everything else you carry.
Connectivity
Network and connectivity credentials, so one object can carry your connected identity.
Engineered as one object
A lot of engineering, in a card-like profile.
Status & confidentiality
Early-stage, and careful about what we claim.
This technology is under active research and development. Descriptions on this page indicate design intent, not finished or certified products. Nothing here should be read as a claim of certification, or of a completed integration with any bank, payment network, telecom operator or government identity programme — any such capability is described as intended future capability.
Intellectual property
All designs, architectures, credential concepts and technical descriptions presented in this Technology section are the exclusive intellectual property of Askesis Private Limited, and may not be copied, reproduced, distributed or otherwise used, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Askesis.
Any unauthorised use may be pursued through appropriate legal action. Detailed specifications are disclosed only under a written agreement.