Sumsub has launched Workforce Verification, which embeds identity document checks, biometric liveness and background screening into enterprise IAM and HR platforms across the employee lifecycle, the company said on 15 September 2026.
After verifying a new hire’s government ID at onboarding, the service runs a step-up check combining biometric liveness and passive risk signals when an IAM system flags a high-risk event, such as a password reset, privilege escalation or suspicious login, before access is granted. Sumsub said it replaces security questions in account recovery with live biometric checks.
“IAM systems manage access, but a valid credential only proves possession, not identity,” said Andrew Novoselsky, Chief Product Officer at Sumsub.
Sumsub claims up to 99.98% deepfake detection efficiency and said the service draws on a fraud prevention network of over 1.5 billion enriched identities. It cited Gartner research naming help-desk account recovery as the main driver of enterprise interest in workforce verification.