At Signicat, we are focused on providing world-leading verified digital identity and electronic signature solutions for regulated industries and public services.
Our vision is to be the preferred provider of electronic identity services to customers in regulated industries. Signicat specializes in cross-border, cloud-based electronic identity services and electronic signatures, ensuring organizations can connect and interact with their customers through verified digital identities. We deliver identity solutions to major players in the banking, finance, insurance, eCommerce and public service markets.
We help our clients adhere to and benefit from regulations such as GDPR, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist legislation and regulations, as well as Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB)requirements for onboarding of new users.
Signicat has 450+ clients, connects to more than 20 public and private digital identity schemes globally and verifies more than 20m identities per month.
Signicat is a member of the European Association for e-Identity & Security (EEMA), is an eIDAS Qualified Trust Service Provider and is compliant with the ISO 27001 information security standard.
Signicat recently secured phase two funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, to further develop Signicat’s IDAaaS toolbox for use across Europe helping to create a single digital identity market for Europe.
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Main office address
Gryta 2B
7010 Trondheim
Norway
Key Products / Services / Sectors (USPs)
Signicat is a pioneering, pan-European digital identity company with an unrivalled track record in the world’s most advanced digital identity markets. Its digital identity platform incorporates the most extensive suite of identity verification and authentication systems in the world, all accessible through a single integration point. The platform supports the full identity journey, from recognition and on-boarding, through login and consent, to making business agreements which stand the test of time. Signicat was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.
For further information about Signicat, please visit www.signicat.com.
Services
Supports eID
Yes
No
Area of focus
Consumers
Internal services (enterprise)
Identity provisioning (IdP)
As-a-Platform
API
As-a-Service
Wallet/SDK
Hub
On-board RPs
Offer translation of protocols
Handles federation
Integrate RPs/IDPs/Wallets
Can offer consent capture if required
Attribute brokerage
Can capture self-asserted
Can verify self-asserted
Can integrate with third parties (eg Open Banking)
Supports verified claims (VCs)
Verification services/support
Not supported
N/A
Yes – third party verifiers used (including Open Banking)
Yes – In-house verification service
Authentication
Password/username
Multiple factors (MFA)
Biometric
FIDO
Mobile device
Other
Data store functionality
Attribute storage
Attribute sharing
Configurable for specific sectors (e.g. health)
Use decentralised stores (eg Wallets or online)
Can offer consent capture/handling
Account management for users
Yes
No
On request
Account recovery
Self-service
Help desk
Key management required by user
Channel support
Omni-channel
Web
Mobile
Digital assistant
Wallet
Other
Protocol support
SAML 2.0
OIDC
Oauth
UMA
DID (decentralised identifiers)
Third party capability
External
Internal
Other
Other
Risk-based authentication
Anti-fraud support
Data minimisation support
Consent management
Variable registration (multi-user journey support)
Support for accessibility
Logging and audit
Billing system
User Journeys
Self-service
Offline options, incl. F2F
Upgrade paths to increase assurance levels over time
Creation of delegated accounts
Rules
To modify system behaviour
For risk-based authentication
To use events to drive transactions
To manage user journeys, including verification
To handle LOA upgrades/downgrades
API available
Yes
No
Wallet-based systems
Wallet available
SDK available
Decentralised
Handle payments
Handle identity document’s (eg drivers license)
Handle health information (eg vaccine certificates)
Other
Company insight
Testimonials
"Signicat is the best partner for secure ID."
Tonje Smith-Hansen, Delivery Manager, Telia Norway
“It’s not easy to find a partner that shares the same mindset, but Signicat was able to visualise the future in the same way.”
Daan van den Eshof, Product Manager, Rabo eBusiness
“Signicat has exceeded our expectations, particularly with the up-time of the authentication service and the communication between teams.”
Tuomas Kinnunen, Partner Manager, Svea Ekonomi Finland
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