Intellicheck Report: 2.15% ID Failure Rate and 158% Password-Check Growth
Intellicheck’s 2026 threat report, based on 100 million 2025 ID verifications, detected over 200 invalid IDs per hour with a 2.15% failure rate, highlighting millions of potential fraud attempts and high-risk areas like alcohol retail at 15.1% failures. Demand for password-reset ID checks surged 158% year-over-year, underscoring service growth.
1. Report Overview and Detection Statistics
The inaugural 2026 Intellicheck North America Identity Verification Threat Report draws on 100 million anonymized identity verifications from 2025, revealing a 97.85% pass rate and 2.15% failure rate equivalent to over 200 invalid IDs detected per hour, signaling millions of potential fraud attempts.
2. Industry-Specific Failure Rates
Failure rates vary widely by sector, with alcohol retail at 15.1%, online-only banks at 5.5%, payday lenders at 2.8%, subprime lenders at 2.6%, traditional retail banks at 1.7% and auto sales at 1.6%, highlighting shifting fraud risks across industries.
3. Verification Demand Growth and AI Threats
Demand for identity checks in password-reset workflows surged 158% year-over-year, while AI-enabled counterfeit tools are making fraudulent IDs harder to detect, underscoring the need for advanced verification technologies to counter rising sophistication in fraud.
4. Intellicheck Performance and Solution Accuracy
Intellicheck’s SaaS-based service achieves 99.975% decision accuracy in under one second by analyzing DMV-issued IDs, positioning the company to capitalize on growing market demand for rapid, reliable fraud prevention solutions.