Daon has introduced a workforce identity fraud prevention offering that brings mobile document checks, selfie biometrics, liveness detection, passkeys and device binding into hiring, onboarding and account recovery workflows. The company is pitching the system for employers that need to verify candidates, employees and contractors at multiple points, not just when a person first joins the organization.
The mobile flow starts with identity proofing. A user can scan an identity document and complete a face scan that is checked for liveness, spoofing and tampering. Daon says the system can also support mobile driver’s licenses through attestation, giving employers another way to verify a person from a phone when a compatible credential is available.
After enrollment, the same identity can be used for passwordless access and step-up authentication. Daon says the workflow supports passkeys, device binding and biometric reverification for high-risk events such as adding a new device, changing payroll details, resetting credentials or recovering an account. The company also says verified records can be stored as revocable verifiable credentials.
The product follows other mobile-first identity moves from Daon. The company previously formed a partnership with G+D on digital identity security, and mobile-native workforce screening has been expanding through services such as Checkr’s identity verification flow. Daon’s new offering applies similar phone-based verification tools to employee fraud, account takeover and fake-applicant risks.
The mobile angle is important because many workforce identity events now happen away from a managed office device. A candidate may onboard from a phone, an employee may approve a payroll change remotely, and a contractor may need to recover access without visiting a helpdesk. Daon’s system is designed to keep those checks tied to the person and device already verified during enrollment.
The approach also fits the broader shift toward reusable credentials on mobile devices. If a worker can prove identity once, bind that proof to a device and use biometrics for later approvals, employers can reduce repeated document checks while still asking for stronger proof when risk increases.
Sources: Daon, FinTech Global
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By the Mobile ID World Editorial Team
