Digital Identity Global Roundup

Ireland

Digital ID use is becoming mainstream in Ireland, with the Central Statistics Office reporting that 79 percent of online users used an electronic ID to log in to public or private online services in the past year.

Most users relied on MyGovID or Revenue’s myAccount, and 63 percent completed their tax returns digitally. Usage rose by five percentage points compared with 2023, while the data also suggests slightly higher uptake among women than men and strong usage among non-nationals.

Awareness remains a barrier for non-users: 42 percent of internet users who did not use eID in the past 12 months said they had not heard of it, while a further 40 percent knew about eID but did not have one. Only one percent cited security concerns as a reason for avoiding online access.

United Kingdom

The Home Office is addressing an email distribution error that in some cases sent eVisa registration links to representatives rather than end users, creating friction for Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) holders attempting to complete the migration to digital status.

The UK is phasing out physical BRP cards in favour of digital eVisa records, which individuals must access to demonstrate rights such as work, rent and travel. The issue highlights how operational details can affect uptake and trust in high-visibility identity transitions.

Spain

Mitek Systems has enhanced its SEPBLAC-compliant digital onboarding capabilities in Spain, aiming to strengthen unassisted video verification against escalating AI-driven identity fraud.

The company says threats are shifting beyond document attacks towards screen replays, manipulation, synthetic identities and deepfake-enabled impersonation, with onboarding remaining a prime target. Mitek is positioning the upgrades as helping regulated entities maintain SEPBLAC compliance while adapting to a rapidly changing fraud landscape.

Spain

Elsewhere, Telefónica Tech is working with TIREA on a shared digital identity model for the Spanish insurance sector, intended to help external partners such as brokers and agents access multiple insurers’ services under a common, more secure approach.

The planned platform aims to reduce fragmentation by enabling a single interoperable identity across participating organisations, incorporating security, governance and continuous operation practices. The work is framed as supporting regulatory compliance and strengthening authentication in an environment increasingly shaped by AI-era identity risks.

United Kingdom

Legal Brokers has launched iDWallet.com, a digital identity verification app using facial biometrics and liveness detection to verify individuals and businesses, initially in the UK with plans to expand.

The company is positioning the app for use cases including property transactions, account opening and age verification, citing increasing compliance workloads and reported levels of ID fraud. The tool compares a live capture to the identity document photo and applies liveness detection to help mitigate impersonation and replay attacks.

Malaysia

MyDigital ID has signed agreements with 15 banks and fintech firms to strengthen identity verification in Malaysia’s financial sector.

Participants include major banks, digital banks and payment providers, who will test and implement MyDigital ID’s e-verification within onboarding and transaction verification workflows. The system verifies identities in real time against the National Registration Department database, positioned as a “single source of truth” intended to reduce impersonation, account takeover and other fraud risks.

India

WSO2 has announced a collaboration with IIIT Bangalore and MOSIP to modernise eSignet, the open-source authentication and authorisation module used to enable secure, consent-based identity data sharing via OpenID Connect.

The work builds on MOSIP specifications, including QR code support for offline authentication, and complements MOSIP tools for verifiable credential issuance. The partnership is positioned as strengthening deployment readiness, interoperability and scalability for countries adopting MOSIP-based digital identity programmes.

Global

Veriff has partnered with Data Zoo to add an authoritative data layer to its AI-native identity verification platform, supporting a more layered approach to verification in complex regulated markets.

The integration will allow Veriff customers to draw on Data Zoo’s global data assets via a single API, aiming to improve match rates, strengthen decisioning and support evolving regulatory requirements as organisations respond to increasingly sophisticated AI-driven fraud.

United Kingdom

The Department for Business and Trade is exploring a unified cross-departmental system that would let businesses verify credentials and access state services through a single platform.

A newly published contract notice shows the department has commissioned a 10-week discovery exercise with Deloitte. The ambition is framed as “one platform, one log in, digital business ID”, alongside a potential “business entity directory” to support consistent business verification across government.

Africa

Identy.io has announced expansion plans focused on Africa, positioning its mobile-first biometric identity approach as relevant to governments building national digital identity systems and digital public infrastructure.

The company says its software-first model relies on standard smartphones rather than specialised biometric hardware, supporting biometric capture, document processing, identity issuance for those lacking formal identification, and large-scale verification and deduplication. It identifies markets such as Kenya and Nigeria as priorities amid broader public sector digitisation and financial inclusion efforts.

Spain

Spain’s digital version of the Documento Nacional de Identidad will carry the same legal weight as the physical card from 1 April 2026, requiring public bodies and private organisations that need identification to accept the digital format for the same purposes.

The transition is grounded in Real Decreto 255/2025 and follows the launch of the MiDNI mobile app, which uses real-time validated QR codes and supports selective disclosure by allowing different levels of information to be shown depending on context. The digital DNI is positioned as an extension rather than a replacement, with physical documents still required for some scenarios, including international travel.