RegTech company iDenfy has integrated data from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) into its Know Your Customer (KYC) verification platform.
This enhancement enables businesses to verify U.S. citizens' driver's licenses more swiftly and accurately, optimizing the digital onboarding process while enhancing security against identity fraud.
Real-time AAMVA Database Access
The new U.S. Driver's License Check feature is designed for sectors such as transportation and sharing mobility, where verifying a user's age and driving capability is crucial.
iDenfy's solution provides real-time access to the AAMVA database, validating license details against official Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) records. The API-driven tool ensures that license information is authentic and state-authorized.
Innovative AAMVA Workflow
Fraudulent activities associated with driver's licenses remain an ongoing challenge for online platforms
iDenfy CEO Domantas Ciulde emphasizes the importance of AAMVA verification in conjunction with biometric checks to combat identity fraud: "AAMVA verification verifies that the user's document is valid, not expired, not forged and actually belongs to them when integrated next to biometric checks, which are standard practice and an effective way to prevent deepfakes and other forms of AI fraud, which, unfortunately, is now a big security challenge."
Fraudulent activities associated with driver's licenses remain an ongoing challenge for online platforms, as noted by the Federal Trade Commission with fraud losses hitting $12.4 billion in 2024.
Addressing Identity Theft
iDenfy’s collaboration with AAMVA tackles this widespread issue by facilitating the immediate detection of tampered or invalid licenses across states.
The AAMVA, encompassing 41 member states, standardizes data and policy to ensure secure information exchange. This integration enables verification of vital identity markers like name, date of birth, license number, and expiry date.
Applications in Various Industries
Sectors like car rentals and ride-sharing can now effortlessly validate driver's licenses
Sectors like car rentals and ride-sharing can now effortlessly validate driver's licenses. Insurance companies and background check services also utilize the technology to verify documentation during application evaluations.
Additionally, employers in logistics and delivery benefit from confirming drivers' legal compliance and safety credentials through this system.
Seamless Integration with AAMVA Verification
iDenfy provides straightforward integration options, including dashboard controls or API access, allowing automated checks during onboarding.
By cross-referencing data with AAMVA's databases, iDenfy ensures every detail, such as number format and expiration, is accurate. This quickens onboarding and strengthens fraud prevention by deterring the use of fake or outdated licenses.
Enhanced Fraud Detection Tools
iDenfy's AAMVA-linked service supports robust fraud detection, particularly for high-risk sectors
Apart from enhancing typical KYC methods, iDenfy's AAMVA-linked service supports robust fraud detection, particularly for high-risk sectors.
Its platform combines advanced AI facial recognition and liveness detection with checks for over 3,000 identity documents globally, ensuring traceability and compliance for audits.
Data-Driven Identity Verification
CEO Domantas Ciulde remarked on the importance of trust in digital onboarding: "Trust and accuracy are the foundation of secure digital onboarding. By integrating AAMVA checks, we’re enabling our partners in the U.S. to validate identities using one of the most reliable sources available directly from motor vehicle agencies."
CMO Viktor Vostrikov added, "This integration connects directly to authoritative data sources, meaning our clients don’t just verify, they confirm identity with official accuracy."
iDenfy, a RegTech provider of identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, announced its latest software solution that connects to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) data source into its Know Your Customer (KYC) verification platform.
Combined with other KYC tools, such as an additional license check option, companies will now have a new workflow option that instantly verifies any U.S. citizen's driver’s license faster. This will help ensure a higher level of accuracy while verifying new users in the U.S. market during the digital onboarding process.
Real-time access to the AAMVA database
The new U.S. Driver’s License Check from iDenfy is built to perform KYC verification in sectors like sharing mobility, transportation, and other similar industries that specifically require confirming the user’s age and ability to operate a vehicle.
That means iDenfy now offers real-time access to the AAMVA database that confirms a user's driving license validity through official DMV records. By automatically matching users' information in the official motor vehicle records, iDenfy’s easily implemented API solution confirms whether the submitted license is genuinely registered by a state authority.
New AAMVA workflow
When paired with a biometric check, the new AAMVA workflow is considered to be the most effective approach for U.S. driver’s license checks, as stated by Domantas Ciulde, the CEO of iDenfy: “AAMVA verification verifies that the user’s document is valid, not expired, not forged and actually belongs to them when integrated next to biometric checks, which are standard practice and an effective way to prevent deepfakes and other forms of AI fraud, which, unfortunately, is now a big security challenge.”
In the U.S., a driver’s license is not only a legal requirement for operating motor vehicles but also one of the most widely used identity documents. However, due to the different individual state-based issuance, fraudulent use, and document forgery have become a common challenge for online platforms.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft related to driver’s license fraud continues to rise and is affecting millions of Americans. In 2024, the number of losses to fraud accounted for $12.4 billion.
iDenfy’s integration with AAMVA
iDenfy’s integration with AAMVA directly addresses this issue by providing a secure onboarding system that helps businesses detect tampered or invalid licenses across multiple states instantly.
Currently, 41 states in North America are active members of AAMVA, which acts as a central authority for data standardization, policy alignment, as well as secure information exchange among motor vehicle agencies. iDenfy’s integrated solution can check and verify the most important KYC data points, such as name, date of birth, license number, and expiration status.
Background screening services
For example, car rental or ride-sharing companies are now able to instantly confirm if a driver holds a valid and current license before granting access to vehicles. Also, insurance providers and background screening services are able to check license authenticity during application processes.
The same verification logic can support employers in logistics or delivery sectors where driver license validation is mandatory for safety and legal compliance.
iDenfy’s AAMVA Verification
Additionally, iDenfy’s AAMVA Verification offers seamless integration via dashboard or API, which allows companies to run checks automatically as part of their onboarding flow.
iDenfy compares multiple data parameters against AAMVA’s records to make sure that all license details, including number format, state code, and validity, match official databases. In this way, every U.S. business is able to onboard real users faster and to prevent fraudsters from exploiting fake or expired credentials.
latest iDenfy’s AI-powered facial recognition
Beyond traditional KYC processes, iDenfy’s integration with AAMVA enhances fraud detection capabilities for any high-risk and regulated industries.
The onboarding system is combined with the latest iDenfy’s AI-powered facial recognition and liveness detection identity verification tools that, besides U.S. driving licenses, support over 3,000+ identity documents from more than 200 territories. Every verification is securely logged on the platform to ensure full traceability and audit readiness for internal compliance teams.
Data-driven identity tools
“Trust and accuracy are the foundation of secure digital onboarding. By integrating AAMVA checks, we’re enabling our partners in the U.S. to validate identities using one of the most reliable sources available directly from motor vehicle agencies,” commented Domantas Ciulde, the CEO of iDenfy.
Viktor Vostrikov, CMO of iDenfy, added: “AAMVA verification is another step forward in our mission to provide data-driven identity tools that go beyond document scanning. This integration connects directly to authoritative data sources, meaning our clients don’t just verify, they confirm identity with official accuracy.”
