Identity verification firm Regula and mobile security company V-Key have partnered to build document authentication, facial biometrics, and liveness detection directly into V-Key’s mobile digital identity platform. The integration, announced on May 20, is aimed at mobile onboarding and authentication for banking, telecom, government, and digital services across the Asia-Pacific region.
The partnership pairs the two halves of a mobile identity check. Regula contributes its Document Reader SDK and Face SDK, which authenticate an identity document, match the holder’s face against it, and apply liveness detection to confirm a real, present person rather than a photo, a recording, or an AI-generated image. V-Key contributes V-Key ID, its digital identity platform, which wraps those checks inside V-OS, the company’s Virtual Secure Element, along with multi-factor authentication and mobile app protection.
“Mobile platforms are now at the center of identity interactions, which makes them both a key growth channel and a primary target for fraud,” said Ihar Kliashchou, Chief Technology Officer at Regula. “Organizations want integrated platforms that can improve security while maintaining a seamless mobile user experience,” said Raymond Lee, Chief Operating Officer at V-Key.
The combined product is designed to keep the full verification flow on the handset. A user scans an identity document and completes a liveness-checked selfie, while V-OS holds cryptographic keys in a software-based secure element and shields the surrounding app from tampering. V-Key says V-OS is deployed in more than 600 million mobile installations worldwide and carries certifications including Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, Singapore’s IMDA accreditation, and SOC 2.
Regula brings a document template database it says exceeds 16,000 templates from 254 countries and territories, used to check whether a presented passport or ID card matches the genuine design for its claimed origin. The company has been aligning that stack with new standards, including an update bringing its Document Reader SDK into line with a new ISO facial data standard ahead of a 2026 compliance deadline.
For regulated institutions in Asia-Pacific, the integration offers a route to onboard and authenticate customers entirely through a mobile app, combining document and biometric verification with hardware-grade key protection. The integrated solution is available immediately to V-Key customers across the region.
Sources: GlobeNewswire, Regula
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By the Mobile ID World Editorial Team
