Laxton, a global leader in biometric identity solutions, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) through a majority investment by DNP. The announcement was made today at Identity Week in Amsterdam, marking a new era for Laxton as it becomes part of DNP’s Smart Communication segment.
Laxton’s management team will remain in place and continue to lead the business, now strengthened by DNP’s global scale, technological leadership, and 150-year legacy of innovation. Together, the two organizations will form the most vertically integrated identity management company in the world—delivering end-to-end solutions for citizen registration, identity verification, and secure credential issuance.
A Strategic Alliance for the Future of Identity
The collaboration between Laxton and DNP brings together highly complementary strengths. Laxton’s full-stack biometric enrollment and authentication technology is now combined with DNP’s industrial capabilities in secure printing, digital identity platforms, and data protection. The result: a vertically integrated organization uniquely positioned to serve governments, institutions, and billions of citizens around the globe.
This integration aligns with a shared vision of building secure, inclusive societies through identity infrastructure. In particular, Laxton’s mission to address the global issue of undocumented individuals in emerging nations—who often lack access to government services and voting rights—will be accelerated through this partnership.
“Laxton’s service of registering and authenticating individuals is a socially significant business that helps to resolve the major issue of people in emerging nations who lack legal identification and are therefore unable to receive social services. This acquisition occupies an extremely significant position in promoting the DNP global strategy, and we are confident that the combination of our two companies’ technological capabilities, customer service capabilities, and sales capabilities will create significant synergies in the future,” said Yoshiki Numano, Senior Corporate Officer at DNP.
Shared Values, Global Vision
At the heart of this partnership is a powerful cultural alignment. DNP’s philosophy of kaizen—continuous improvement—and its long-term commitment to social value creation mirror Laxton’s own ethos of agility, innovation, and purpose. Together, the two companies embrace the spirit of 未来のあたりまえをつくる (mirai no atarimae wo tsukuru) — creating the future standard.
“It is a great honor for Laxton to become a member of the distinguished DNP family,” said Lyle Charles Laxton, Founder and CEO of Laxton. “I have deep admiration for DNP’s 150-year legacy and its embrace of the Japanese principle of kaizen—a philosophy of continuous improvement that closely aligns with Laxton’s values. This partnership brings together Laxton’s energy and entrepreneurial spirit with DNP’s scale, technological leadership, and manufacturing excellence. Together, our deep vertical integration will power trusted solutions that strengthen national infrastructure and directly improve the lives of billions of citizens. My team and I are excited for the bright future ahead and feel privileged to work together to unlock new global opportunities and build the world’s leading identity management organization.”
A New Chapter Begins
As Laxton enters this new chapter, the combined entity is uniquely positioned to redefine the future of identity. From Voter ID and eKYC to border control and digital IDs, Laxton and DNP will deliver robust, secure, and scalable identity solutions tailored to the needs of governments, organizations and people everywhere. Enlightenment Capital will remain a partner to Laxton and support its efforts to expand in North America, in partnership with DNP.