iDenfy adds Smart-ID to its identity verification platform for the Baltic countries market
Smart-ID’s mobile authentication and digital signature capabilities are now live on iDenfy’s eIDV system, covering the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
London, United Kingdom (June 05, 2026)
IDenfy, a globally recognized RegTech company providing identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, has recently incorporated Smart-ID into its electronic identity verification platform. By adding the primary mobile electronic identification service in the Baltic region, businesses will be able to verify customers from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia using their everyday identities (without asking the customer for physical documents during onboarding).
Smart-ID is the most popular mobile identity service in the Baltic States. In Estonia, there are approximately 730,000 active users, 1 million in Latvia, and 1.6 million users in Lithuania (a combined total of 3.75 million active users in its primary markets), and an additional 19 million people in Belgium and Finland, where its e-identity service also has an active scope of use. Authentication is done via 2-step PIN entry or biometrics, and hundreds of millions of qualified electronic signatures and ID checks are performed each year. The service of electronic ID is operated by banks and mobile network operators and uses eIDAS High level of assurance, which is equivalent to the e-identity level of government e-identities of EU countries.
In addition, Smart-ID is developed by using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocol, and it functions as a credential presentation layer that verifies an already created and proven identity. Each authentication transaction result provides verified attributes such as given name, family name, and nationality. Full name and birth date are optional as conditional attributes depending on configuration and consent. To maintain a high level of security and regulatory compliance, the application transmits and references specific structured data elements such as personal data, device & network, as well as verification codes, so businesses can avoid the burden of manual interpretation of attributes from photographed documents since attributes are directly delivered from the banking credentials.
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 obligate banks, payment institutions, and electronic money providers to accept wallet-based credentials as a valid method for Strong Customer Authentication. Smart-ID’s eIDAS High assurance certification places it within that framework at the highest recognized level. A business that operates across the Baltics and cannot process a Smart-ID credential is not simply behind on feature adoption. It is misaligned with how the majority of digitally active users in those markets already manage their identity.
“The Baltic countries are one of the most mature mobile authentication markets in Europe. Users in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are not new to mobile authentication; they have been doing it for many years. Our clients operating in those markets can now onboard those users in the way they expect to be onboarded, with no document photography required,” said Domantas Ciulde, CEO of iDenfy.
The Smart-ID integration sits within iDenfy’s broader non-document verification framework. 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 Smart-ID gives businesses that serve Baltic and broader Northern European users a complete verification toolkit that handles both document-based and mobile credential-based identity presentation within a single system. Cases that fall outside automated parameters are reviewed by iDenfy’s internal compliance team, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with no interruptions on the weekends or public holidays.
“Smart-ID handles hundreds of millions of identity verifications and qualified electronic signatures every year. By integrating it into our platform, our clients get full eIDAS High compliance and a seamless onboarding experience, with no additional setup required on their end,” added Domantas Ciulde, CEO of iDenfy.
Smart-ID 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/.
