, /PRNewswire/ - Keyo, a leader in palm-based identity for payments, check-in, ticketing, and ID, today announced the appointment of Rudy Dajie as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 26, 2025.

Badeka will join the biometric identity company to grow new & existing partnerships with enterprise customersSAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Keyo , the privacy-focused biometric identity company, today announced that it hired Sergei Badeka as VP, Business Development. In this role, Badeka will drive the adoption and expansion of Keyo's current and future partnerships with large enterprise customers across industries including in-store payments, ticketing, access control, time and attendance, and more."Keyo's vertically integrated hardware and software ecosystem has grown to power enterprises ranging from hospitals and banks to manufacturers and transportation companies," said Jaxon Klein, CEO, Keyo. "Sergei brings not only sales acumen but first-hand experience building and implementing palm biometric solutions and I am confident he'll help us massively accelerate the partnerships and growth we've been experiencing this year. We are thrilled to welcome him to the team!"In his prior role as CEO of Redrock Biometrics, Badeka pioneered the use of palm biometric technology for everything from checkout at convenience stores to enterprise solutions such as time and attendance. Prior to that, Badeka led a sales team for a subsidiary of Textron, Inc.."Keyo's approach of empowering customers to easily build biometric authentication into their products and services is completely unique within the biometric industry," said Sergei Badeka, VP, Business Development at Keyo. "I'm thrilled to join such an innovative team at such a critical time to help them accelerate the impressive growth trajectory they have created."Founded in 2015, Keyo's mission is to provide the convenience of biometrics without compromising consumer privacy