Identy.io expands digital identity operations in Africa

Identy.io has unveiled plans to expand its footprint across Africa, targeting key growth markets including Kenya and Nigeria

The move signals the company’s ambition to play a larger role in supporting digital identity ecosystems on the continent as demand for secure, scalable verification solutions accelerates.

As part of the expansion, Identy.io has established a dedicated regional leadership team tasked with engaging stakeholders across government institutions, financial services, telecommunications and other regulated industries. The company has also appointed Matus Kapusta as Product Director for its Automated Biometric Identification System product portfolio, strengthening oversight of its ABIS strategy and deployments.

Across Africa, governments are intensifying efforts to roll out national digital identity programmes aimed at enhancing service delivery, expanding financial inclusion and building resilient digital public infrastructure. According to World Bank ID4D data, roughly 80% of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa possess a basic form of identification. However, coverage varies widely, with many countries recording levels below 70%. These identification gaps continue to restrict access to essential services, limit participation in the formal economy and slow digital transformation efforts.

Countries such as Kenya and Nigeria are investing significantly in integrated public digital infrastructure. By linking identity systems to public services, financial platforms and mobile connectivity, they are advancing broader economic development strategies centred on inclusion and digital enablement.

“Identy.io is committed to being the leading long-term partner in digital public and private infrastructure for our African clients. We are transforming the traditional industry model, which often relies on expensive and inflexible digital infrastructure. Instead, Identy.io adopts a software-first approach, minimizing reliance on specialized biometric hardware. Our technology supports biometric capture using standard smartphones, processes identity documents, issues digital identities to individuals lacking formal identification, and facilitates large-scale biometric verification and deduplication. This innovative yet simplified approach allows our clients to reach underserved communities by providing individuals with multimodal access to secure their digital identities and explore new economic opportunities,” stated Antony Vendhan, Co-founder of Identy.io.

The company’s Africa strategy will initially concentrate on Kenya and Nigeria, with additional markets to follow under a phased regional growth plan. The newly appointed leadership team will work closely with public and private sector partners to implement identity solutions that align with national digital transformation priorities while ensuring scalability and responsible deployment.

As part of its broader industry validation efforts, Identy.io’s ABIS platform has successfully completed the partner compliance process of MOSIP and is now listed on the MOSIP Marketplace. The marketplace features compliant technologies that governments and ecosystem stakeholders can assess for MOSIP-aligned implementations. MOSIP supports governments in designing, building and managing foundational digital ID systems tailored to their specific national requirements.