— Global Market Trends and the Rise of AI-Driven Security Technologies

UNION biometrics has been selected for the 2025 Security 50, the annual global ranking published by A&S Magazine that evaluates security companies worldwide based on revenue performance and growth momentum. As a leading biometric access control company from Korea, this recognition reinforces UNION biometrics’ growing global competitiveness and technical expertise.

More importantly, the Security 50 and the accompanying Tech Trends Survey provide a comprehensive view of the technologies and market forces shaping the global security industry in 2025—insights that directly align with UNION biometrics’ long-term AI-driven product strategy.

Security 50 Market Analysis: The Shifting Market Landscape

🔹 1. Overall Ranking: Shifting Power in the Global Market

The 2025 ranking reveals a market in steady transition:

• Hikvision, Dahua, and Motorola Solutions maintain their lead at the top with video-centric portfolios.
• At the same time, ASSA ABLOY, Allegion, Suprema, and UNION biometrics—representing the access control and biometrics segment—are experiencing accelerated growth and an expanding global presence.

This reflects a notable shift in market momentum:

The long-standing dominance of AI-enhanced video surveillance is now being complemented by the rapid rise of AI-driven biometric authentication and access control.

The industry is moving beyond “event monitoring” toward identity assurance and intelligent, AI-powered access management.

🔹 2. Regional Ranking: Rapid Expansion in APAC

A&S’ regional analysis highlights the rising influence of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region:

• APAC companies recorded the highest revenue growth rates, ahead of North America and Europe—led by Hikvision, Dahua, Tiandy, Hanwha Vision, ZKTeco, Suprema, and UNION biometrics.
• Adoption of biometric authentication, mobile credentials, and digital identity technologies is expanding rapidly across the region.
• Korean companies such as Hanwha Vision, Suprema, and UNION biometrics continue to demonstrate strong performance through technology-driven global market strategies.

🔹 3. Product Group Ranking: Rising Demand for Access Control & Biometrics

The product-category breakdown of the Security 50 provides additional insight into where global demand is concentrating.

① Multiple (Integrated Security Platforms)

Hikvision, Dahua, Motorola Solutions, Axis Communications, TKH Group, and Intelbras dominate this category.

Their integrated portfolios—covering video, access control, cloud, and IoT—highlight a market shift toward unified security platforms over traditional standalone products.

② Video Surveillance

This remains the largest category, with global players Tiandy, Hanwha Vision, Milestone, VIVOTEK, IDIS, and Mobotix.

Innovation is accelerating here, driven by AI video analytics, multi-sensor technologies, and cloud-native VMS solutions.

③ Access Control (Biometrics & Credentialing)

ASSA ABLOY, Allegion, ZKTeco, Gallagher, Suprema, and UNION biometrics are showing strong and steady growth.

A significant concentration of these companies is based in Korea and China, positioning APAC as a global hub for biometric authentication innovation.

UNION biometrics operates within one of the highest-potential growth sectors, where demand for biometric verification, mobile credentials, multimodal authentication, and AI-enhanced access control continues to rise.

Product Group Summary

Product Group	Trend in Number of Companies	Major Companies	Key Characteristics
Multiple	Largest group	Hikvision, Dahua, Motorola Solutions, Axis Communications, TKH Group, Intelbras	Integrated platforms combining video, access, and cloud
Video Surveillance	Very large	Tiandy, Hanwha Vision, Milestone, VIVOTEK, IDIS, Mobotix	Fastest innovation driven by AI and cloud
Access Control	Relatively small group	ASSA ABLOY, Allegion, Gallagher, ZKTeco, Suprema, UNION Biometrics	Growing demand for biometrics and mobile credentials
Intrusion Alarm & Others	Fragmented	AIPHONE, ALARM.com, Arlo, Optex, etc.	Stable and traditional market with steady demand

AI Technologies as the Core Engine of Security Modernization

The 2025 Tech Trends Survey reinforces AI as the defining force behind next-generation security technologies.

● AI-accelerated Biometrics

Deep-learning–based facial and fingerprint recognition, real-time anti-spoofing, and edge AI optimization are setting new performance standards, particularly in high-security environments.

● AI Analytics for Business Intelligence

AI-driven analysis of access logs, sensor data, and video events is becoming essential for enhancing security posture, improving operational efficiency, and enabling automated risk response across data centers, banking, manufacturing, and other mission-critical environments.

● AI Agents

AI-powered agents—capable of analyzing conditions, making decisions, and triggering actions autonomously—represent one of the most promising developments for intelligent security operations.

A&S identifies AI Agents as among the highest-potential technologies for the coming years.

Collectively, these trends indicate that the security industry is moving toward a fully AI-orchestrated ecosystem, where authentication, monitoring, and operational decisions become increasingly automated and intelligent.

UNION biometrics’ Strategic Direction

In line with global market trends, UNION biometrics is advancing a comprehensive AI-driven roadmap built on three core components:

• Advanced AI biometric algorithms and anti-spoofing technologiesImproving accuracy, resilience across environments, and protection against emerging spoofing threats.
• Data-driven intelligence and operational analyticsLeveraging access, attendance, and sensor data to provide actionable insights, anomaly detection, and policy optimization.
• Next-generation AI-assisted control software (Alpeta-X direction)Exploring AI Assistant and AI Agent capabilities to support automated, intelligence-led security operations.

These components reflect the global technological shifts from

AI-accelerated biometrics → AI-driven insights → AI-powered autonomous operations,

positioning UNION biometrics and its partners at the forefront of the industry’s evolution.

Conclusion

2025 marks a pivotal year in which the global security market accelerates its transition toward AI-driven identity, data-centric intelligence, and multimodal authentication.

UNION Biometrics’ inclusion in the Security 50 affirms both its technological strength and strategic position amid this transformation.

Moving forward, UNION biometrics will continue collaborating closely with partners worldwide to deliver innovative, AI-ready security solutions and lead the next wave of biometric and intelligent access control technologies.

Source: A&S Magazine, “2025 Security 50” and “2025 Tech Trends Survey”.