Privado ID Unveils First Multi-Chain, Multi-Device Verification Protocol, Partners with Deutsche Bank and HSBC

Privado ID, the privacy-focused digital identity platform formerly known as Polygon ID, has launched a protocol that allows users to verify their identity across multiple blockchains and devices just once, enabling them to reuse those credentials seamlessly.

According to the announcement, this is the “industry-first — and currently only — multi-chain, device-agnostic identity attestation protocol” that enables individuals to verify their credentials across numerous EVM-compatible blockchains.

More precisely, the update introduces cross-chain compatibility, allowing users to verify their identity a single time. They can then reuse it across any EVM-compatible chain without needing to consider the specific chain they are interacting with.

The team argues that this capability streamlines user onboarding and enhances the end-user experience in the Web3 space by removing the obstacles posed by fragmented blockchain identities.

Notably, the team has already established strategic partnerships with institutional organizations. This includes proof-of-concepts (PoC) with several multinational banking and financial service companies, such as Deutsche Bank and HSBC.

NEW Product Launch: Unlocking Unified Identity!
Privado ID is proud to release the first chain-agnostic infrastructure to deliver multichain and multidevice unified identity.
Why Unified Identity?
The Internet was never built with an identity layer in mind.
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— Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID) (@PrivadoID) October 31, 2024

In addition to the new protocol, the team revealed the new Privado ID Mobile App and an upgraded Privado ID Web Wallet.

Users can utilize these tools to manage their blockchain identity across smartphones, tablets, and computers. The announcement states that this enables a unified identity management solution across all devices.

Actively Collaborating With Various Entities

The new protocol offers a technically resilient form of identity compatible with legacy institutions like banks and governments, according to the announcement.

At launch, Privado’s universal verifier has already been deployed by blockchain ecosystems Linea, Polygon PoS, Polygon zkEVM, and Ethereum.

The team plans to deploy the protocol on more EVM and non-EVM networks in the coming months.

“Privado ID is also actively collaborating with blockchain ecosystems, protocols, and enterprises and government entities to continue expanding the ecosystem of compatible platforms in the future,” the announcement stated.

Blockchains struggle with the identity of their end users
Most major organizations have some level of compliance requirements, which are preventing them from adopting blockchain products in more size
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— hiringdevs.eth (@GeorgePBeall) October 31, 2024

Meanwhile, Privado ID stated that it now provides a blockchain-agnostic identity layer infrastructure, a feature so far nonexistent in mainstream Web3 ecosystems.

The new protocol enables blockchain developers to build user-friendly decentralized apps (dApps) without needing to account for different identity systems on different networks.

Consequently, the reusability of credentials will lead to faster and smoother user onboarding to new applications, according to Privado ID.

Finally, blockchains can use this protocol to attract more developers, applications, and users. This approach will “foster more vibrant ecosystems to massively accelerate the mainstream adoption of blockchain technology,” the team concluded.

Next Update Incoming

This latest release, Release 8, represents a major step toward Privado ID’s goal of becoming “the identity protocol of the internet,” the team said.

However, the team will share additional updates toward this goal in the coming months. They are already working on the “next major update.”

The focus is on advancing the project’s multichain verification capabilities.

The upcoming release will additionally streamline the user experience and improve interoperability across blockchains.

More precisely, it will introduce “a synchronized registry system across all supported blockchains.” This will eliminate the need to repeatedly confirm user credentials on different chains.

This means that once a user verifies a credential on one supported blockchain, that verification will be automatically recognized across all integrated networks.

“Users will be able to interact with one blockchain ecosystem and immediately enjoy the benefits in another, without the need for additional verifications or transactions,” the team said.

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