Mobai and Partisia Partnered on Reusable Biometric IDs
The companies aim to integrate biometric verification with cryptographic wallets for the upcoming EU digital identity framework.
Updated on Oct. 10, 2026 in Cybersecurity
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Mobai and Partisia have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the use of reusable biometric identity credentials. This research collaboration seeks to align identity services with the European Digital Identity Wallet infrastructure.
Why it matters
As EU member states prepare to offer digital identity wallets by the end of 2026, this partnership aims to standardize how biometric verification is tethered to secure, privacy-preserving digital assets.
Mobai received a 12.3 million Norwegian kroner (~$1.2 million) grant from the Research Council of Norway to support a three-year project. The work focuses on linking Mobai's document verification and liveness detection with Partisia’s cryptographic holder binding protocols.
The players
Mobai
A developer of identity verification software specializing in document matching, face recognition, and liveness detection.
Partisia
A provider of secure infrastructure for digital identity credentials that utilizes cryptographic techniques to ensure data integrity.
Research Council of Norway
A national agency that funds research and development projects across various scientific and technical sectors.
The details
Mobai performs identity verification through document analysis and liveness detection, which checks for proof that the biometric subject is currently present. Partisia employs cryptographic holder binding—a security process that cryptographically proves a digital wallet controls its specific private key. By combining these methods, the companies intend to create reusable credentials that can be verified across multiple European digital services.
Timeline
2025: Mobai received research funding from the Research Council of Norway.
End of 2026: EU member states plan to offer European Digital Identity Wallets to the public.
The Tech Race
This collaboration follows a broader trend of aligning commercial identity tech with the European Digital Identity Wallet framework. The companies must now navigate the competitive landscape of decentralized identity providers to ensure their biometric verification process gains widespread adoption.
European residents should expect to see the initial rollouts of digital identity wallets starting at the end of 2026. This technology will eventually allow users to present verified credentials across multiple online services without repeating the identity documentation process.
The takeaway
This partnership marks a shift toward integrating biometric liveness proofs into the infrastructure of sovereign digital identities. Readers should track the progress of the EU wallet rollouts scheduled for late 2026 to see which authentication standards become the default for regional services.
Further reading
For more on the development of secure identity verification, visit Cybersecurity.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Biometric Update.
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