NEC New Zealand said it has become the first organization accredited under New Zealand’s Digital Identity Services Trust Framework (DISTF). The Department of Internal Affairs Trust Framework Register lists NEC New Zealand Limited as an accredited provider with four approved identity verification services. The Trust Framework Register is the public listing of accredited providers under the framework. The accreditation date is listed as 20 January 2026, with an expiry of 19 January 2029.
The register identifies NEC as provider number P0001 and lists three high-assurance services and one medium-assurance service. High Assurance Information and Binding Service 01 is limited to New Zealand passports held by persons born in New Zealand. High Assurance Information and Binding Service 02 accepts a passport, and High Assurance Information and Binding Service 03 is limited to New Zealand driver licences held by persons born in New Zealand.
The Medium Assurance Verification Service 1 is listed as accepting New Zealand driver licences. Together, the services define the document types and assurance levels NEC is accredited to provide under the framework.
NEC said the accredited services are delivered through a cloud-based digital identity platform that supports enrollment, identity and document verification, biometric matching, and creation of reusable digital identity credentials. The company said the platform can connect to authoritative sources to meet required assurance levels and support anti-money laundering compliance.
NEC New Zealand’s head of identity cloud establishment for ANZ, Steven Graham, said the company is proud to be among the early adopters of the DISTF accreditation process. Acting director of the Digital Trust Framework, James Little, said accreditation is a rigorous and continuous process to demonstrate that services meet robust standards for business customers and end users.
The DISTF is intended to provide a trust marker for digital identity services in New Zealand. NEC’s first-mover accreditation signals early market readiness for regulated identity verification services under the framework. The register lists four approved services in total. The accreditation covers high and medium assurance services tied to specific passport and driver licence checks.
Sources: NEC, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
