Okta integrates with Singapore’s national digital ID system

This article originally appeared in Computer Weekly. The integration with Singpass will let Okta customers authenticate consumers using Singapore’s national digital ID system and is expected to expand the company’s reach in regulated industries. Okta has integrated its Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) service with Singpass, enabling organisations to provide consumers with access to digital services using Singapore’s national digital ID system. First launched in 2003 as an Identity service for users to access e-government services with a single set of credentials, Singpass has since expanded its capabilities to enable users to digitally sign documents, look up contributions to their Central Provident Fund accounts, and access digital equivalents of their driver’s licenses and identity cards, among other things. Leveraging APIs, the service is also being used by private-sector organisations such as banks and financial services firms to facilitate account applications and other transactions.With the integration between.