Sumsub has rolled out a workforce verification solution as deepfakes and credential theft pose growing risks to companies.

The solution integrates identity document checks, biometric liveness detection and background screening into existing identity and access management and human resources platforms.

It can verify workers from recruitment and onboarding through to account recovery.

The risks were highlighted by a 2025 incident in Singapore in which a finance director transferred S$670,000 after fraudsters used real-time deepfakes to impersonate the company’s chief executive and other senior employees during a Zoom call.

Andrew Novoselsky, Chief Product Officer at Sumsub, said,

“IAM systems manage access, but a valid credential only proves possession, not identity. 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.”

The solution first verifies a new employee’s government-issued identity document during onboarding.

It can then trigger an immediate check when an existing system detects a password reset, privilege escalation or suspicious login.

These checks combine biometric liveness detection with passive risk signals before access is granted.

Live biometric checks can also replace security questions during account recovery.

The solution uses automated background screening and document verification to validate employment history and credentials.

This could also help prevent fraudulent candidates and contractors from accessing internal systems and sensitive information.

The company claims its technology can detect deepfakes with an effectiveness rate of up to 99.98%.

The solution draws on a fraud prevention network of more than 1.5 billion enriched identities.

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