Welcome to our 2026 Quarter 2 ID Verification newsletter. We are happy to review recent coverage changes, including new sources and upcoming countries, along with any new features
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Expanded Sources in Currently Supported Countries
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Melissa has expanded eIDV coverage to two new countries. If you would like to start testing in the new countries, please contact your sales representative.
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A new credit data source has been integrated to strengthen identity verification coverage in Argentina. This source supports verification of National ID, Full Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth and Address using data from RENAPER, AFIP, ANSES and one of Argentina’s major credit bureaus. As digital identity verification adoption continues to grow across banking, fintech and government services, this addition improves both the quality and freshness of verification data nationwide.
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- Type: Credit
- Coverage: 90% of adult population
- Verifiable Fields: Full Name, Address, National ID, Phone Number, Date of Birth
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Current Leading Source in Argentina:
- Government source at 99% adult population coverage.
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A new commercial data source has been integrated to enhance identity verification capabilities in Austria. This source supports verification of Full Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth and Address, improving both coverage and data depth across the country. As Austria continues expanding digital services and modernizing its identity infrastructure, this addition helps strengthen verification reliability for banking, fintech, telecommunications and other digital onboarding use cases.
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- Type: Commercial
- Coverage: 90% of adult population
- Verifiable Fields: Full Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth, Address
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Current Leading Source in Austria:
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- Commercial source at 90% adult population coverage.
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A new commercial data source has been integrated to expand identity verification capabilities in Japan. This source supports verification of National ID, Full Name, Phone Number, Email, Date of Birth and Address, improving coverage across digital verification workflows. As Japan continues modernizing its digital infrastructure and online services, this addition strengthens verification reliability while supporting both local-script (kanji) matching and expanding Latin-script verification support.
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- Type: Commercial
- Coverage: 81% of adult population
- Verifiable Fields: National ID, Full Name, Phone Number, Email, Date of Birth, Address
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Current Leading Source in Japan:
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- This is now the leading source for the country.
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A new telco data source has been integrated to expand identity verification capabilities in the Netherlands. This source supports verification of Full Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth and Address, strengthening mobile-linked identity verification and onboarding workflows. With strong digital infrastructure and widespread adoption of online services across banking, fintech and telecommunications, this addition improves the speed and reliability of identity verification across digital platforms.
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- Type: Commercial
- Coverage: 50% of adult population
- Verifiable Fields: Full Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth, Address
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Current Leading Source in Netherlands:
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- Telco source at 99% adult population coverage.
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Melissa is excited to announce the release of the Personator Identity Portal Pages (PI Portal).
The new portal features three new pages, including: Single Verification Form, Report Generation and Dashboard.
For more information, click here.
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Melissa has implemented PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) coverage in the Watchlist feature of Personator Identity.
The new PEP search identifies individuals who are actively serving in National, State or Local governments, enhancing the depth and reliability of identity verification for compliance and risk management.
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Melissa Data Corporation
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