Promon

http://www.promon.co
https://www.linkedin.com/company/promon-as/

Privately Owned Promon, headquartered in Norway, is an app security vendor. Founded in 2006, the company employs approximately 120 individuals and reported $20.8M in revenue as of 2024. Promon provides enterprise security solutions and maintains offices in APAC, the US, Germany, the UK, and India. The company's technology is research-based, developed in collaboration with SINTEF and the University of Oslo, and features patented deep protection technology known as Promon SHIELD, which safeguards applications across industries such as finance, health, and the public sector.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2006

Headcount

112

Headquarters

Norway

Primary Segment

Enterprise security

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

News Summary:

Promon recently published a guide on March 12, 2026, comparing on-premise versus cloud deployment for mobile app protection, framing it as an architectural and operational decision that impacts control, dependency, and release path friction. Previously, on March 3, 2026, the company detailed three reasons why mobile payment apps require EMVCo Software-Based Mobile Payment (SBMP) certification, explaining how app shielding assists in achieving the thorough security assessment mandated by major card brands. Earlier, on February 26, 2026, Promon addressed mobile app security during framework migration, focusing on preventing coverage gaps as code changes for reasons such as improved maintainability, performance, and cleaner releases. On February 19, 2026, it offered insights into revenue loss caused by attackers altering app behavior to rewrite monetization rules, outlining common attack routes and how small workarounds can scale quickly. This followed an earlier publication on February 12, 2026, which explored the business case for EMVCo SBMP certification, noting its strategic importance for mobile payment apps, wallets, and Tap-to-Mobile solutions due to global expansion and regulatory expectations, and detailing what labs test during the evaluation process.

Similar Companies

Subscribe for full access to Promon's profile

Promon offers products in the telecoms tech industry. Promon's product portfolio comprises of enterprise security.

Subscribe for full access to Promon's products in full detail

Promon's revenues were less than $25M in 2024. All the revenue comes from app shielding.

Subscribe for full access to Promon's revenue in full detail

Mar

19th

2026

12:14

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Top GuardSquare Alternatives, Competitors

Appdome Appdome operates in the field of mobile app security and fraud prevention within the cybersecurity domain. The company provides a platform that includes various defenses for mobile applications, APIs, and identity protection against threats such as fraud, cyber attacks, and malware.

CB Insights

Mar

19th

2026

11:30

Promon Shield for Mobile Reviews & Product Details - G2

Promon Shield for Mobile provides deep in-app protection against tampering, reverse engineering, and malware, earning strong G2 reviews for ease of implementation and feature richness like malware detection and code encryption. Users praise its minimal impact on user experience across diverse applications. Reviewers highlight comprehensive defenses suitable for enterprise needs. High ratings reflect reliable performance in real-world deployments. This validation strengthens Promon's market position for strategic app security partnerships.

Mar

19th

2026

11:26

Capital Investment, Emerging Tech

AGC Partners Advises Promon on Its Strategic Investment from GRO Capital, Kirk Kapital and Trifork

"To us, it was essential that our banker could fundamentally understand the Promon technology and offering. The AGC team quickly gained such understanding. By doing so, they could 'connect the dots' very rapidly; providing us with deep insight into which partnerships would long-term create the greatest return for all parties.

Agcpartners

Mar

19th

2026

11:15

B2B Tag

Promon Information

Promon is the leader in proactive mobile app security. We exist to make the world a little bit safer, one app at a time. Since 2006, some of the world’s most impactful companies have trusted Promon to secure their mobile apps.

RocketReach

Mar

19th

2026

00:00

B2B Tag

Compare Digital.ai Application Protection vs. Promon SHIELD in 2026

Digital.ai Application Protection safeguards apps against reverse engineering, tampering, API vulnerabilities, and other threats through source code obfuscation, honeypots, and misleading coding techniques. It activates defensive protocols like app shutdown, user isolation, or self-repair upon detecting suspicious behavior.

Slashdot

Mar

18th

2026

03:37

B2B Tag

Protection is not intelligence: Why blocking mobile threats is no longer enough

Your mobile app may refuse to run on a rooted device. An emulator-based attack gets stopped before it can execute. A jailbroken device is denied access to sensitive functionality. In each case, your security controls worked exactly as designed.

Promon

Mar

12th

2026

06:24

B2B Tag

On-prem vs cloud for mobile app protection: A guide to customer choice

Mobile app protection is not only a security decision. It is an architectural and operational decision that determines how much control, dependency, and friction you introduce into the release path. On-prem vs cloud deployment is such a decision.

Promon

Mar

3rd

2026

07:56

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Three reasons why your payment app needs to get EMVCo certified: How app shielding can help you get there

Abstract There are several reasons why mobile payment app providers need to get an EMVCo Software-Based Mobile Payment (SBMP) certification. The evaluation process for software-based payment solutions ensures a thorough security assessment and acceptance from several of the world’s largest card brands.

Promon

Feb

26th

2026

09:41

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Framework migration and mobile app security: Prevent coverage gaps as your code changes

When frameworks change, your security coverage can drift Framework migration is usually driven by practical engineering goals: long-term maintainability, better performance, and cleaner releases. From a mobile app security perspective, it comes with a predictable side effect.

Promon

Feb

19th

2026

10:23

The revenue leak you don’t see: When attackers rewrite your monetization rules

Most revenue loss doesn't look like fraud Most revenue loss does not look like fraud. It looks like normal usage because attackers change how the app behaves. This post explains their common attack routes using cross-industry examples to show how small workarounds scale quickly once they are packaged.

Promon

Feb

12th

2026

09:00

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Inside an EMVCo SBMP evaluation: What labs test and how to prepare

The business case for EMVCo SBMP certification Mobile payment providers are entering a phase where global expansion, regulatory expectations, and card-scheme alignment all hinge on one capability: demonstrating strong client-side protection. As a result, EMVCo Software-Based Mobile Payment (SBMP) evaluations have become a strategic milestone for mobile payment apps, wallets, payment SDKs, and Tap-to-Mobile solutions.

Promon

Feb

10th

2026

07:50

B2B Tag

Mobile game security in Unity and Unreal: Reducing cheat ROI at runtime

Mobile game security starts at runtime In most mobile games, cheating doesn't start with a spectacular breach or succeed due to a lack of application security. The truth is more mundane and damaging. Cheating becomes profitable for attackers when they gain reliable control over runtime logic and data.

Promon

Promon's customers primarily consist of banking and software Development companies. Examples of Promon's customers include Star Finanz, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Moneta Money Bank.