Identity verification infrastructure: evidence and access
GridZen’s archived 2026-10-07 research snapshot covers 198 countries and territories, 230 service/access records and 97 source entries. It classifies observed verification mechanisms and access restrictions. These counts describe a research dataset, not GridZen coverage, active integrations or licensed data supply.
What the dataset distinguishes
The snapshot separately records official identity checks, commercial identity checks, consent-based electronic identity, bank account name matching, consent-based banking, cardholder-name checks and phone identity/association. It does not treat syntax checks, OTP, BIN/IBAN validation or phone line type as substitutes for identity matching.
Evidence groups
The archived grouping has 84 entries with evidence of a specific identity or authorized identity/account route; 7 with only partial Visa card-name evidence; 51 with foundational or historical evidence but unconfirmed enterprise access; and 56 without a confirmed ready-made route in that investigation. Groups are research classifications, not procurement approvals. The published CSV contains selected country-level public fields in the original Chinese.
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Sources and scope
Research cutoff: 2026-10-07. Public summary prepared 2026-10-09; no new country audit is implied.