United States, Dec. 3 -- NEC Orchestrating Future Fund, an ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, has invested in PopID, Inc. (PopID), a U.S.-based provider of face authentication payment services. The investment strengthens NEC's position in next-generation digital transactions by combining its world-leading biometric authentication technology with PopID's rapidly growing payment platform.Together, NEC and PopID aim to establish a new global standard for secure, seamless, and privacy-centric digital transactions, delivering convenience for consumers and efficiency for businesses.Strategic Value of the InvestmentThe new funding builds on PopID's recent Series C round in May 2025, led by Verifone, a leader in North American in...