iDenfy, a global firm in the RegTech space, has incorporated the use of MitID into its digital identity verification platform.
This integration introduces Denmark’s national digital identity system into iDenfy’s established non-document verification workflow, enabling businesses to authenticate Danish users using familiar credentials, eliminating the need for physical documents during onboarding.
High adoption of MitID
Denmark has seen significant adoption of digital identity systems, with 5.5 million unique MitID users across Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.
This figure surpasses the total population due to the use of multiple credentials or devices by individuals. MitID serves as the primary digital identity channel, centralising access to banking, government services, tax information, healthcare records, and various private sector platforms in Denmark. For many Danish users, the concept of identity verification does not typically involve photographing physical documents.
MitID’s assurance framework
Each verification includes the user’s full name, with date of birth revealed based on user consent
Developed to replace NemID, MitID was created under the Danish Agency for Digital Government’s guidelines, using OIDC standards and meeting eIDAS Level of Assurance High. It provides a secure verification method that is legally equivalent to in-person checks.
Each verification includes the user’s full name, with date of birth revealed based on user consent. MitID supports various authentication methods, including app-based, physical code display, and chip-based options, ensuring accessibility.
Compliance with EU regulations
The implications of MitID for businesses are significant, aligning with Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, which mandates that all EU countries offer a digital identity wallet by the end of 2026.
This regulation requires banks and financial institutions to accept wallet-based credentials for Strong Customer Authentication. The existing MitID framework already meets these high assurance requirements. Businesses that are unable to process MitID credentials face potential exclusion from efficient onboarding processes in a digitally advanced market.
Advancements in 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,” explained Domantas Ciulde, CEO of iDenfy.
Enhanced verification toolkit
The inclusion of MitID fits within iDenfy’s comprehensive non-document verification system
The inclusion of MitID fits within iDenfy’s comprehensive non-document verification system, offering a seamless path for electronic identity verification in situations where document capture fails. This functionality is available to all iDenfy clients without extra costs and can easily be activated in the dashboard settings.
iDenfy’s platform covers over 16,000 government-issued documents worldwide, extending its non-document capabilities with MitID to provide a unified solution for verifying both document-based and credential-based identities.
Domantas Ciulde further noted, “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.” The MitID support feature is now active across iDenfy’s identity verification platform.
iDenfy, a global RegTech company specialising 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.
