A passion for photography, especially anthropomorphic photography that depicts a person, led Helena Murka and Rado Stropnik to a new business idea.
Photko
Passion for photography, especially anthropomorphic photography that portrays humans, led Helena Murko and Rado Stropnik to a new business idea. Through years of practice, they realized that people rarely like their photos for personal documents. That’s why they wanted to create a solution that would help people be as satisfied as possible with their photos on personal documents.
While considering how people could have access to a greater number of
photos to choose from for their personal documents, Rado came to the realization that anyone could actually take a photo for a biometric ID document - anywhere and anytime. When he presented his idea to Helena, they were soon starting a new venture together.
They gathered a development team and created the Photko application,
which guides the user to take a likeable and high-quality photo for their biometric ID document. They soon discovered that their technology could be used for other purposes as well. The biggest potential was in the remote
biometric identification process for various services that require a high level
of trust and are currently done through personal identification at the service provider’s location.
This is the so-called KYC (know your customer) process, which Slovenian
users already know from various services such as opening a bank account
in foreign countries, trading accounts on exchanges, or electronic wallets for cryptocurrencies. Thus, the Verified by Photko service was created, which enables personal identification and recognition remotely, based on a biometric photo and biometric ID document.
ABOUT US
We are a team that believes in creativity, professionalism in every aspect, empathy, respect, friendship, and an attitude towards nature. These are our values that we live every day and also embed in our products.
We are dedicated to ensuring the utmost satisfaction of our customers and partners, and to maintaining excellent business operations for our company,
E-RASTA.
Director, Innovator, Photographer
A restless spirit who is constantly seeking new solutions and paths. The creative driving force of the company, a person of vision and decision-making.
Director, Business Leader, Photographer
The three pillars of the company.
She connects and motivates all
creators of success. She takes care
of realizing ideas.
Marketing and Sales Manager, Organizer, Designer
She takes care of the unforgettable
marketing communication, custom-
er relationships, and making sure
everything runs smoothly in the
background.
OUR WORK
We believe that digitalization must be secure and trustworthy, while also being simple and effective. Through biometric technologies, we provide secure and trustworthy digitalization of business operations and products that are user-friendly for both users and developers and providers of digital solutions and services.
We aim to become a leading provider of trust services based on biometric technologies and to rank among the most recognized providers.
We simplify the implementation of remote biometric recognition into our customers’ business applications, workflows, and digital services for the market. Our remote biometric recognition services are flexible in terms of capabilities and operation, compliant with legal requirements of each market, scalable, and quickly implemented.
Contact
That's why we are here!
We'll gladly answer any questions through our contact form or e-mail: info@photko.si, or we'll take your call at this number: +386 (0) 70 474 398. Let us know your expectations and desires – we'll set up a meeting to get to know you better.