Identity Verification trends in 2025
As we enter 2025, the landscape of remote identity verification is undergoing a major transformation, driven by rapid technological advancements, increasing fraud threats, and a tightening regulatory framework. This profound shift aims to meet the growing security and compliance needs of businesses while ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience.
Here are the five key trends shaping remote identity verification in 2025.
Facing the growing threat of deepfakes, which affect one in two companies worldwide, identity verification experts in 2025 will need to integrate liveness detection solutions capable of countering the most sophisticated attacks. As such, facial biometrics will take center stage in remote identity verification, especially for companies operating in sensitive sectors.This article explores identity fraud via deepfakes and its implications.
One of the most significant developments is the rollout of Digital Identity Wallets, driven in Europe by the eIDAS 2.0 regulation. This initiative aims to fundamentally transform traditional authentication methods, providing European citizens with a secure and standardized way to prove their identity online. Businesses must adapt to this new reality by integrating these wallets into their identity verification processes.
The regulatory landscape continues to evolve, notably with the implementation of ETSI 119 461 in Europe, which will require key stakeholders (KYC, digital identity solutions, digital wallets, etc.) to strengthen their remote identity verification processes. including the use of liveness detection solutions certified ISO 30107 and CEN 18099 (such as Unissey).
In 2025, user-centered design will become a necessity for identity verification solutions. Companies will seek to offer fast, inclusive, personalized, and intuitive verification journeys while maintaining a high level of security. Given the ongoing economic crisis, this approach aims to reduce onboarding dropouts and lower customer acquisition costs.
2024 was the year of awareness of the dangers of exposing minors to inappropriate content. Regulations, particularly in Europe, have emerged to compel adult content websites to implement effective age verification solutions. 2025 marks a turning point, as several non-compliant websites are now blocked in France. On the technology front, facial biometrics-based age verification has established itself as the most powerful solution, combining security, user experience, and data protection. Learn more in this article about the Arcom guidelines for age verification.
Conclusion
In 2025, remote identity verification stands at the crossroads of technological innovation and regulatory compliance. Businesses will have to navigate skillfully in this complex environment, adopting flexible and scalable solutions capable of adapting quickly to new identity fraud threats.
In this context, collaboration among identity verification stakeholders (solution providers, regulators, and business users) will be crucial in developing common standards. Only then can remote identity verification fully play its role as a facilitator of digital trust, an essential element of the digital economy of tomorrow.
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