SwiftConnect has confirmed the acquisition of HID’s Workforce Business Unit, including HID SAFE.
“Access should be invisible for users. They are easily credentialed, they walk in and nothing gets in their way,” commented Matt Kopel and Chip Kruger, Co-CEOs, SwiftConnect.
“The addition of HID SAFE enables governance that makes this possible. The policies, approvals and compliance requirements will now all live in the same platform as the experience.
“Every person will get exactly the access they are entitled to, and just tapping to access buildings, doors, floors and resources will be effortless.”
A single platform for physical access governance
When someone joins a company, changes roles or leaves, their physical access permissions should update automatically in real time.
In most organisations today, that process can often be manual, fragmented and unreliable.
SwiftConnect’s AccessCloud platform connects identity providers, mobile credentials and access control systems across buildings, campuses and portfolios.
HID SAFE manages the governance layer, automating access requests, approvals, policy enforcement and revocation based on changes in HR, IT and security systems.
Together, the combination is said to deliver a single platform for physical access governance that covers the full arc: who someone is, what they are authorised to access, how they access it and what happens when their role changes.
“SwiftConnect is the right partner”
“HID SAFE has earned the trust of the world’s most security-driven organisations for more than two decades,” added Björn Lidefelt, EVP and Head, HID.
“Great technology deserves the space to reach its full potential, and SwiftConnect is the right partner to take it there.”
For existing SwiftConnect customers, the acquisition delivers enterprise-grade physical access governance capabilities natively integrated with AccessCloud.
For existing HID SAFE customers, their governance platform is now backed by SwiftConnect’s cloud-first, connected access infrastructure that networks existing physical access systems with cloud, identity and mobile technologies.
“Two worlds will finally speak the same language”
Shane Butler, EVP of Identity, SwiftConnect has joined the company to lead the SAFE business and drive the evolution in physical access governance: “This acquisition accelerates the modernisation of SAFE by delivering it via our connected access network so organisations can manage physical and digital access through the same governance, risk and compliance lens.
“This is the moment when these two worlds will finally speak the same language, and being a part of this industry transformation is precisely why I joined SwiftConnect.”
The transaction builds on HID’s prior participation in SwiftConnect’s Series B funding round. HID will hold a minority, non-controlling interest in SwiftConnect following close. SwiftConnect is an independent company, controlled and managed by its existing leadership team.
