Singapore – Sumsub has launched Workforce Verification, a solution designed to embed identity document checks, biometric liveness detection, and background screening directly into enterprise identity and access management (IAM) and human resources (HR) platforms, the company announced on 16 September 2026.
The Singapore-based announcement positions the offering as a response to a growing blind spot in enterprise security: standard IAM platforms confirm that a user holds valid credentials, such as a password or multi-factor authentication (MFA) token, but they do not verify the actual identity of the person presenting them.
According to Sumsub, this gap leaves organisations exposed to credential theft, deepfakes, and social engineering attacks.
The company said the launch is built for multinational organisations and is designed to provide continuous identity assurance across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment through to account recovery, in order to prevent unauthorised system access.
Sumsub pointed to Gartner research citing help-desk account recovery as the primary driver of enterprise interest in workforce verification. The same research reportedly projects that 30% of enterprises will distrust isolated face-biometric verification by 2026 due to advancing AI spoofing risks, Sumsub said.
The company also referenced a 2025 incident in which a Singapore-based finance director transferred S$670,000 of corporate funds after threat actors used real-time deepfakes to impersonate the firm’s chief executive and senior leadership during a Zoom call.
“IAM systems manage access, but a valid credential only proves possession, not identity,” said Andrew Novoselsky, Chief Product Officer at Sumsub.
“In an enterprise setting, a compromised employee account costs the keys to critical business operations. Workforce Verification plugs seamlessly into existing IAM and HR platforms to trigger live, deepfake-resistant checks at high-risk moments, stopping fraud without replacing existing infrastructure,” Novoselsky said.
Sumsub explained that Workforce Verification functions as an active policy layer sitting over an organisation’s existing IT architecture, rather than as a replacement system.
The process begins by verifying a new hire’s government-issued identification during onboarding to establish what the company calls a secure baseline.
From there, the solution is designed to provide continuous, ongoing protection throughout an employee’s tenure.
When an IAM system flags a high-risk trigger for an active employee, such as a password reset, privilege escalation, or a suspicious login attempt, Sumsub said the platform executes an immediate step-up check that combines biometric liveness detection with passive risk signals before granting access.
The company outlined four key benefits of the solution.
These include a reduction in manual IT workloads by closing account-recovery loopholes through the replacement of vulnerable security questions with live biometric checks, and proactive risk reduction by preventing fraudulent candidates or contractors from gaining unauthorised access to internal systems, sensitive data, or intellectual property.
Sumsub also cited continuous lifecycle protection, which dynamically re-verifies identity at high-risk operational moments rather than relying solely on a one-time onboarding check, alongside what it described as AI-resistant security, with up to 99.98% deepfake detection efficiency.
The solution is backed by what Sumsub describes as a fraud prevention network of more than 1.5 billion enriched identities, combining automated background screening with custom document verification to validate employment history and credentials.
