BankID Norway
Verify identity with BankID, Norway’s national electronic ID.
Checking your own ID? Zenoo is a service for businesses and cannot check a personal ID. The authority that issued it can help.
The scheme at a glance
Overview
What is BankID Norway?
BankID is Norway's national electronic identity, created and issued by the country's banks and used across banking, government, and other online services. It has been in use since 2004 and is held by a large majority of the adult population, which makes it the primary way Norwegians log in and sign digitally. The domestic scheme is governed by Bits, the standards body for the Norwegian financial industry, and it is notified under the EU eIDAS framework at a high assurance level.
Verification is based on the person's national identity number (fødselsnummer) together with a personal PIN and a one-time code from the BankID app or a code device. When someone authenticates, the scheme confirms the identity linked to that number and can return verified details such as the person's name and date of birth. The customer proves who they are directly with their existing BankID credentials, so there is no document upload or selfie step.
- Issuing authority
- Norwegian banks, with the scheme governed by Bits
- Country
- Norway
- Identifier
- National identity number (fødselsnummer), 11 digits, where the first six are the date of birth
- Data returned
- Verified name, date of birth, and confirmation of the national identity number
- Coverage
- Widely held across the adult population and used for banking, government, and private services
- Official status
- Official national electronic ID, notified under eIDAS at a high assurance level
Three steps
How it works
How verification works
The check runs in your flow. The result arrives where your team works.
Person authenticates with BankID
The customer enters their national identity number, personal PIN, and a one-time code from the BankID app or code device to prove who they are.
Verified identity confirmed
The scheme confirms the identity linked to the national identity number and returns verified details such as name and date of birth.
Signals returned to your flow
A verified result, the confirmed identity details, and a full audit record flow straight into your Zenoo case.
Open the customer's case
What your team sees
The BankID Norway result, beside everything else.
Verification sits with screening and review on one case, so nobody checks a second tool to see the whole customer.
What you can build
- Open a bank account with a verified BankID login instead of a document upload.
- Onboard new customers for digital e-KYC with a trusted national credential.
- Confirm a lending applicant's identity before you extend credit.
- Sign agreements and mandates digitally with a legally recognised electronic signature.
- Give verified access to government and public online services.
About BankID Norway
FAQs
BankID Norway questions.
How do I verify a BankID Norway identity?
The person authenticates with BankID using their national identity number, personal PIN, and a one-time code from the BankID app or a code device. The scheme confirms the identity linked to that number and returns verified details such as name and date of birth to your service.
What data does BankID Norway return?
On a successful authentication the scheme can return the person's verified name and date of birth, along with confirmation of their national identity number. There is no document upload or selfie step, because the person proves identity with their existing BankID credentials.
Is BankID mandatory in Norway?
BankID is Norway's official national electronic ID and is held by a large majority of adults, but it is not compulsory to use it for every private-sector transaction. It is the most common way Norwegians log in and sign digitally.
Hands it to your team
Verification is the first step. Compliance Hub handles the rest.
Once a customer is verified, screening and review happen in Compliance Hub. A possible PEP match lands in your team inbox with the evidence and the full history beside it. Zenoo suggests, your team decides.
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