The initiatives with Singpass and NTU strengthen Singapore’s digital trust ecosystem with greater fraud-prevention.
Global verification platform Sumsub has unveiled two major digital-trust initiatives at its inaugural What The Fraud (WTF) Summit in Singapore, introducing Singpass integration services for seamless, document-free verification and launching a strategic deepfake-resilience research partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
Together, these initiatives advance Sumsub’s mission to deliver secure, inclusive, and compliant digital-identity infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region.
Document-Free Onboarding Through Singpass
Sumsub now enables its clients to integrate Singpass directly into its Non-Doc Identity Verification product, offering secure and regulator-approved onboarding for Singaporean citizens and residents. As an aggregator for Singpass integration, Sumsub allows businesses to authenticate users via Myinfo, accessing verified identity and address data in full compliance with MAS AML/CFT obligations and PDPA standards.
Users verify their identity simply by scanning a QR code and authenticating through biometrics or a passcode in the Singpass app, which reduces verification time to as little as 4.5 seconds. The service is available to Singapore-registered companies with a UEN, and Sumsub plans to expand support to additional Singpass features.
Deepfake-Resilience Research with NTU Singapore
Sumsub also signed a Research Collaboration Agreement with NTU Singapore under its AI Academic Program, focusing on developing human-imperceptible watermarks embedded in personal images to prevent or degrade deepfake generation, addressing one of the region’s fastest-growing fraud risks.
The joint project will explore watermarking techniques capable of deterring misuse of personal images across social media and digital platforms, bolstering identity protection at scale.
Professor Lam Kwok Yan of NTU highlighted the importance of proactive defence, stating: “Deepfake technologies are advancing rapidly… This research will contribute to Singapore’s broader efforts in building digital trust and ensuring a safer online ecosystem.”
The announcements were made during the two-day WTF Summit, which brought together over 500 leaders from finance, technology, regulation, and compliance to address the global surge in AI-driven fraud.
Andrew Sever, Co-founder and CEO of Sumsub, said: “Singapore stands out as one of the world’s most advanced digital ecosystems… Facilitating integration with Singpass and our research partnership with NTU reflects our commitment to supporting the country’s digital trust ecosystem.”
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