IDEX enters innovation agreement with global payment provider for future biometric card solutions

Oslo, Norway, 23 October 2017 - IDEX, a leading developer of advanced
fingerprint solutions for mass markets, has announced that the company has
signed an agreement with its major global payment partner to deliver advanced
biometric technologies for its payment card products. As part of the agreement,
IDEX will be paid against specific roadmap milestones over the next 6 months.

As part of IDEX's objective to re-inforce its leadership position in the
biometric card market, the company continues to aggressively develop new
technologies for advanced biometric solutions. IDEX is already offering system
solutions beyond physical sensors to include advanced power management, compact
matcher algorithms, seamless enrolment and sophisticated security features.
Through co-development with the biggest players in the card ecosystem, the
company is now able to offer leading-edge biometric solutions to major card
integrators world-wide.

"We are really pleased that a key partner has made this strong commitment to our
technology vision and product roadmap. This relationship is a real recognition
of the deep biometric expertise we have created at IDEX and that we can now
deliver this into the market as a sensor solution partner. We fully expect this
relationship to kick-start the monetisation of the technologies we have invested
in over the last 3 years" says Dr Hemant Mardia, CEO of IDEX.

IDEX uses its patented off-chip technology to develop sensor solutions that
deliver exceptional performance for a wide range of card applications. By having
a fully flexible large area sensor, a high-performance ASIC, compact recognition
algorithm and very low power consumption, IDEX has enabled ISO-compliant contact
and contact-less biometric payment cards which work without needing internal
batteries. IDEX's products can be manufactured in volume at low cost as the
company's technology enable the sensor solutions to be fully compatible with the
manufacturing processes used by card integrators today.

Contact:

Charlotte Knudsen, Director of IR and Communications, +47 9756 1959, ck@idex.no

Henrik Knudtzon, CFO, +47 9302 2827, hk@idex.no

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About IDEX ASA
IDEX is a leading developer of advanced fingerprint sensor technology and
products. The company's technology is used in a range of biometrically enabled
applications within three core markets: smart cards, mobile, and Internet of
Things (IoT). IDEX's addressable market represents a fast-growing multi-billion
unit opportunity.
IDEX's technology includes both the conventional silicon sensor and a unique
off-chip technology, which means that the company can offer its partners
solutions which are flexible and cost efficient.
IDEX ASA (ticker IDEX) is a Norwegian company, founded in 1996 and listed on the
Oslo stock exchange in 2010.
For more information, please visit www.idex.no

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.