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Dfns

Dfns

Dfns is a Wallets-as-a-Service (WaaS) platform that enables fintechs, enterprises, and developers to securely manage digital assets. Utilizing advanced cryptography like multi-party computation (MPC), it offers services to streamline crypto operations and user onboarding. Dfns also operates Dfns Labs, a research team dedicated to enhancing digital asset security.
Paris, FRA

Description

Dfns provides a Wallets-as-a-Service (WaaS) platform designed for developers, fintechs, and enterprises to securely manage and trade digital assets. The platform's core security is built on advanced multiparty computation (MPC) and threshold signature schemes (TSS) to decentralize private keys and eliminate single points of failure. Dfns offers a suite of products including Wallet Entitlement Management (WEM) for governance logic and a flexible Key Deployment Service (KDS), with deployment models ranging from managed SaaS to on-premises solutions. The company emphasizes compliance, holding certifications such as SOC 2. Dfns also runs Dfns Labs, a dedicated research and innovation team of cryptographers and security engineers who collaborate with academic institutions, contribute to open-source projects, and work on advancing digital asset security through research in areas like post-quantum cryptography.

Grant Funding

VC Funding

None
2020
2025

$0

$17M

Technology & Skills

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DEBUGGING
FINTECH
UI
TYPESCRIPT
REACT
UX
ACCESSIBILITY
GIT
ANDROID
IOS
PROTOTYPING
CYBERSECURITY
ANGULAR
MOBILE DEVELOPMENT
REAL-TIME
SDK
VUE
AUTHENTICATION
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
FRONTEND TESTING
FLUTTER
CRYPTO WALLET
WEBAUTHN
AUDIT LOGGING
ERROR HANDLING
WALLET
API
CRYPTOGRAPHY
SMART CONTRACT
RUST
VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT
THREAT MODELING
PENETRATION TESTING
CLOUD SECURITY
GDPR
APPLICATION SECURITY
WEB SECURITY
ISO 27001
SDLC
STATIC ANALYSIS
DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY
ALGORITHM
AWS
MONITORING
SIEM
ENCRYPTION
INFRASTRUCTURE
GRAPHQL
CI/CD
FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING
POSTGRESQL
MICROSERVICE
DOMAIN DRIVEN DESIGN
OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
DATA STRUCTURE
NOSQL
RELIABILITY
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PUBLIC-KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY
LOGIC PROGRAMMING
TESTING
OBSERVABILITY
ALGORITHMS
REST
LAMBDA
CLOUDFORMATION
DYNAMODB
SECURE ENCLAVE