2025: The future trends and challenges of identity verification
Digidentity has outlined five digital trends that will dominate 2025. These developments highlight both the benefits of digitalisation for safeguarding and enhancing user experiences but also the need for robust security and control over personal data.
Digital IDs wallets: Becoming more accessible and secure
The use of digital wallets will expand further in 2025. In addition to payment information, digital IDs, driver’s licenses, and even health data will increasingly be securely stored in wallets. With the implementation of eIDAS 2.0 in Europe, the use of a European digital wallet for digital identity has been made possible. This creates more opportunities and encourages citizens, businesses, and governments to embrace this secure ecosystem. This makes processes more efficient while reducing reliance on physical documents. At the same time, it is essential that users can determine which data they share with which organisations based on the "need-to-know" principle.
Stricter regulations: A greater responsibility for businesses
New regulations, such as eIDAS 2.0 and the NIS2 directive, require organisations in all sectors to better secure their digital systems and enhance cyber resilience. For instance, by implementing advanced multi-factor authentication, such as biometrics. Additionally, organisations must manage risks better and report incidents within 24 hours. This shift not only demands greater attention to compliance but also offers opportunities to improve customer trust.
Zero-trust: The need to rethink security in a hybrid world
The traditional security model, which seeks to block cybercriminals, will be completely outdated in 2025. The zero-trust principle, where no entity is automatically trusted, aligns with a world of hybrid work and cloud infrastructures. This approach enables organisations to better address dynamic threats such as ransomware and supply chain attacks. Zero-trust sets a new standard for cybersecurity.
AI: The impact on identity verification
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an essential link in identity verification. AI helps organisations detect fraud more quickly and improve the user experience. This makes processes more efficient and secure. With biometric verification or pattern recognition in transactions, AI is transforming how identities are verified.
Digital signatures: A blueprint for secure business operations
Digital signing is becoming increasingly popular, especially among small and medium-sized enterprises. Innovations such as biometric verification and integration with business software make digital signing more efficient and secure. What many don’t realise is that there is a difference between standard electronic signatures and qualified electronic signatures, QES. QES means businesses and consumers know that they are protected and avoids the risk of identity fraud. This allows documents to be processed faster and fully legally online. The digital signature will be an integral part of modern business operations and there will be greater uptake of QES.
Marcel Wendt, Chief Technology Officer and founder of Digidentity says, "At Digidentity, we want people to take control over their own data. Everyone has a digital footprint online and it grows bigger and bigger every moment. This isn’t an issue, as long as the person is in control and gets the transparency and support from businesses and organisations they interact with to make sure they are sharing only what they want to share. New regulations for digital identity solutions are a good step toward greater digital security. Digidentity helps organisations improve their security and control over data with innovative technologies such as biometric verification and remote identity verification. The benefits go beyond better security. We make access to the digital world simpler and more efficient."
