IDEX Biometrics ASA — Board/Management Information 2021

May 4, 2021

Senior Financial Services Executive Annika Olsson Nominated to IDEX Biometrics' Board

Senior Financial Services Executive Annika Olsson Nominated to IDEX Biometrics' Board

Oslo, Norway - 4 May 2021 - IDEX Biometrics ASA, is a leading provider of

advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions. The nomination

committee proposes to the annual general meeting on 12 May 2021 that Annika

Olsson is elected to the company's board.

Ms. Olsson is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Express Bank A/S. Express Bank is

a Nordic bank that is part of the BNP Paribas Group. BNP Paribas serves more

than 27 million clients in 30 countries.

During her 20-year career in the consumer financial services sector Ms. Olsson

has held various executive positions. She was Commercial Director at Resurs

Bank, a niche bank and leader in retail finance in the Nordic region before

joining Express Bank A/S in 2010 as Nordic Sales Director. She was promoted to

Deputy CEO at Express Bank A/S in 2017 and became CEO in March 2020. Ms. Olsson

is a proven banking professional with extensive European experience, including

Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Sweden, with a strong focus on leadership, payment

cards, consumer finance, and banking regulation.

Morten Opstad, chair at IDEX Biometrics, comments "We are incredibly pleased

that Annika has been nominated to the board. With her extensive knowledge of the

financial services industry Annika has the right background to guide the

strategic direction of IDEX. I look forward to working with her at the board."

"I'm pleased to be nominated to the board of IDEX Biometrics. The biometric

payment card proposition is innovative, and I feel I'm joining at the right

time, as biometric payment cards become part of the 'new normal'. I look forward

to working with the board and management, to help steer IDEX to achieve its

ambitions and deliver value to its shareholders." said Ms. Olsson.

The nomination committee's proposal to the annual general meeting is available

on the company's website www.idexbiometrics.com.

For further information contact:

Marianne Bøe, Investor Relations

E-mail: marianne.boe@idexbiometrics.com

Tel: + 47?9180 0186

Brett L Perry, U.S. Investor Relations

E-mail: bperry@sheltongroup.com (mailto:bperry@sheltongroup.com)

Tel: + 1 214 272 0070

About IDEX Biometrics

IDEX Biometrics ASA (OSE: IDEX and Nasdaq: IDBA) is a leading provider of

fingerprint identification technologies offering simple, secure, and personal

touch-free authentication for all.  We help people make payments, prove their

identity, gain access to information, unlock devices, or gain admittance to

buildings with the touch of a finger. We invent, engineer, and commercialize

these secure, yet incredibly user-friendly solutions. Our total addressable

market represents a fast growing multi-billion-unit opportunity.

For more information, visit www.idexbiometrics.com

(http://www.idexbiometrics.com) and follow on Twitter @IDEXBiometrics

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