iDenfy adds MitID to its identity verification platform for the Danish market
MitID’s single-credential authentication is now live on iDenfy’s eIDV system for the Danish customers
London, United Kingdom (May 29, 2026)
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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. For integration documentation and a full list of supported electronic identity methods, visit https://eid.idenfy.com/.
