iDenfy, an identity verification and fraud prevention provider, has added BankID Norway to its electronic identity verification (eIDV) platform, giving businesses a method for verifying Norwegian citizens using existing bank login credentials rather than a physical identity document.
Extending non-document verification for the Norwegian market
BankID Norway is the country's electronic identification system, used for authentication across Norwegian banking, government services, and other online services. According to iDenfy, the system serves approximately 4.6 million users and processes close to 1 billion logins and electronic signatures annually. BankID Norway operates on the OIDC protocol through a bank delegation model, meaning identity verification is confirmed directly by the user's bank rather than through a separate identity document. The scheme carries a High level of assurance under eIDAS and is recognised as an eIDAS-notified credential.
Integration with existing verification workflows
iDenfy's non-document verification platform is designed to operate alongside its existing document-based know-your-customer (KYC) process. Businesses can configure the platform to automatically route users to BankID Norway when document capture is unavailable or produces insufficient image quality, a scenario iDenfy said is a recurring cause of session drop-off during onboarding. The combined verification flow is available to all iDenfy clients at no additional cost and can be activated through dashboard settings without requiring further integration work.
Depending on configuration and user consent, BankID Norway can also return conditional attributes automatically, including date of birth and address details such as address line, city, postal code, and country, following a successful verification. Because this data is sourced directly from the bank network rather than extracted from a scanned document, iDenfy said the resulting output remains consistent regardless of image quality or document condition.
Regulatory and fraud context
Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, EU member states are required to implement the EU Digital Identity Wallet for citizens and residents by the end of 2026, with banks, payment institutions, and electronic money institutions required to support wallet-based credentials as part of Strong Customer Authentication measures.
According to the OSAC Norway Country Security Report, financial fraud and identity theft in Norway increased by 47% in 2025, affecting close to one in five residents. iDenfy said fraud attempts of this kind typically rely on stolen or fabricated documents to bypass onboarding checks, whereas verification methods drawing identity data directly from a trusted source, such as a bank network, offer an alternative line of defence against this type of fraud.
Company commentary
A company official at iDenfy said BankID Norway has become one of the more widely used digital identity credentials in the country, and that clients serving the Norwegian market can now offer a verification method that aligns with local user expectations without requiring physical document capture during onboarding. The official said the addition connects iDenfy's clients directly to one of the more established digital identity networks in the Nordic region.
Platform scope
According to iDenfy, its KYC software currently supports more than 16,000 government-issued documents across more than 200 countries and territories. Cases that are not resolved automatically are reviewed by iDenfy's internal compliance team, which operates continuously to address onboarding issues.
BankID Norway support is available immediately across iDenfy's identity verification platform.
