iDenfy, a global RegTech company known for its identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, has integrated MitID into its electronic identity verification platform.
This integration brings Denmark's national digital identity system into iDenfy’s existing non-document verification workflow, enabling businesses to verify Danish users through the credentials they utilize daily, bypassing the need for physical documents during onboarding.
Single trusted Credential
In Denmark, digital identity adoption is notably high compared to global standards, with 5.5 million active MitID users across Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. This figure highlights the country's predominant use of a singular, digital mode for identity verification.
Danish citizens and residents commonly use MitID to access a variety of services, including banking, government, tax, healthcare, and numerous private sector platforms through a single, trusted credential. This approach minimizes the reliance on physical document verification during onboarding, which is not the usual practice for many Danish users.
Identity Assurance Framework
MitID was established as a successor to NemID after an extensive national procurement overseen
MitID was established as a successor to NemID after an extensive national procurement overseen by the Danish Agency for Digital Government. Built on the OIDC standard, it operates at the eIDAS Level of Assurance High, underscoring the reliability and legality of MitID as comparable to face-to-face identity verification under European regulations.
For successful verifications, MitID can return a user’s full name and, conditionally, their date of birth, depending on configuration and consent. The system is versatile, supporting multiple types of authenticators, including app-based methods, physical displays, and chip-based options, ensuring comprehensive user coverage.
Wallet-Based Credentials
The implications for businesses are significant, particularly in the context of Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, which mandates EU Digital Identity Wallet availability by the end of 2026. This regulation requires financial entities to accept wallet-based credentials for Strong Customer Authentication.
Denmark's existing MitID infrastructure already meets these high assurance demands. Consequently, businesses unable to process a MitID credential may lose access to the standard onboarding procedure within one of Europe's most digitally proficient markets. Research from Fenergo indicates that businesses annually spend a considerable amount on AML and KYC compliance, emphasizing the need for streamlined onboarding processes.
Electronic ID Verification
iDenfy supports over 16,000 government-issued documents across more than 200 countries and territories
According to Domantas Ciulde, CEO of iDenfy, “Denmark has essentially completed the transition to digital-first identity. MitID is not a supplementary option for Danish users; it is the credential they reach for first. Our clients serving that market now have a direct path to meet users on those terms, without adding steps or asking for documents that most Danish users would not expect to provide.”
iDenfy’s platform facilitates seamless integration by automatically routing users to an electronic ID verification path whenever physical document capture is impractical or fails to meet quality standards, a common cause of onboarding session drop-offs.
Credential-Based Identity Presentation
iDenfy supports over 16,000 government-issued documents across more than 200 countries and territories. The addition of MitID expands iDenfy’s non-document verification capabilities, providing businesses with a complete toolkit that accommodates both document-based and credential-based identity verification within a single platform.
If an automated solution does not clear a case, iDenfy’s compliance team, which operates around the clock, manually verifies it to ensure compliance and customer satisfaction. Domantas Ciulde emphasizes, “MitID holds the eIDAS high level of assurance, meaning that this is the same legal standard as manual verification of an ID in person by European regulation. For our clients, adding MitID is not just an onboarding improvement, but more like a compliance-grade solution for one of the most digitally advanced markets on the continent.” Currently, MitID support is fully available across iDenfy’s identity verification platform.
iDenfy, a global RegTech company specializing in identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, has added MitID to its electronic identity verification platform.
The integration brings Denmark’s national digital identity system into iDenfy’s existing non-document verification workflow, allowing businesses to verify Danish users using the credentials they use daily, without requesting a physical document at onboarding.
Single trusted credential
There is a high uptake of digital identity in Denmark compared to the rest of the world. Currently, there are 5.5 million unique, active MitID users in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands (corresponding to 115% of the population that has adopted digital ID across configurations of devices, and not only unique users but unique individuals using multiple credentials at once), which indicates not only high uptake, but that Denmark doesn’t have multiple channels, but rather a ‘’digital” one. It is the primary one.
Danish citizens and residents use MitID to access banking, government services, tax filings, healthcare records, and a wide range of private sector platforms through a single trusted credential. Asking a Danish user to photograph a physical document during onboarding is not a friction point in the conventional sense. For a large portion of that population, it is simply not how identity works.
Identity assurance framework
MitID was developed as a direct successor to NemID following a national procurement process overseen by the Danish Agency for Digital Government. Issued directly by the government and built on the OIDC standard, it operates at eIDAS Level of Assurance High, the highest tier within the European identity assurance framework, meaning credentials issued under MitID carry the same legal weight as in-person identity verification for regulatory purposes.
For every successful verification, MitID returns the user’s full name as a deterministic attribute, with the date of birth available as a conditional attribute, depending on the configuration or user consent. The system supports multiple authenticator types, including app-based authentication, a physical code display device, and a chip-based option for users who require accessible alternatives, extending reliable coverage across the full scope of a business’s Danish user base.
Wallet-based credentials
For businesses, the compliance implications are direct. Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, the eIDAS 2.0 framework requires all 27 EU member states to make at least one EU Digital Identity Wallet available to citizens by December 31, 2026, and obliges banks, payment institutions, and electronic money providers to accept wallet-based credentials as a valid method for Strong Customer Authentication.
Denmark’s existing MitID infrastructure is already aligned with those requirements at the highest assurance level. A business that cannot process a MitID credential is not simply missing a convenience feature. It is locked out of the standard onboarding path for one of Europe’s most digitally mature markets. Research from Fenergo shows that businesses globally spend $72.9 million per year on AML and KYC compliance while simultaneously losing clients to slow or friction-heavy onboarding flows.
Electronic ID verification
“Denmark has essentially completed the transition to digital-first identity. MitID is not a supplementary option for Danish users; it is the credential they reach for first. Our clients serving that market now have a direct path to meet users on those terms, without adding steps or asking for documents that most Danish users would not expect to provide,” said Domantas Ciulde, CEO of iDenfy.
The MitID integration sits within iDenfy’s broader non-document verification framework, which was built to operate alongside the platform’s standard document-based KYC flow. Businesses can configure the platform to route users to an electronic ID verification path automatically when document capture is unavailable or fails due to image quality or lighting conditions, a scenario that iDenfy’s internal data identifies as a recurring source of session drop-off. The combined flow is available to all iDenfy clients at no additional cost and can be activated through dashboard settings without new integration work.
Credential-based identity presentation
iDenfy’s platform currently covers over 16,000+ government-issued documents across over 200+ countries and territories. The addition of MitID extends the non-document layer of that coverage, giving businesses serving Danish users a complete verification toolkit that handles both document-based and credential-based identity presentation within a single system. When a case is not passed by an automated solution, it is manually verified by iDenfy’s own compliance team that works 24 hours/7 days a week, without any breaks for weekends and holidays.
“MitID holds the eIDAS high level of assurance, meaning that this is the same legal standard as manual verification of an ID in person by European regulation. For our clients, adding MitID is not just an onboarding improvement, but more like a compliance-grade solution for one of the most digitally advanced markets on the continent,” added Domantas Ciulde, CEO of iDenfy. MitID support is available now across iDenfy’s identity verification platform.
