The launch follows a significant regulatory shift. On September 8th, 2026, FinCEN, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, OCC and NCUA jointly issued FAQs confirming that an unexpired, government-issued verifiable digital credential can qualify as documentary evidence under the Customer Identification Program Rule. The guidance attaches a condition: the institution must have the technology or systems necessary to extract the required information. It also states that a digital credential is not automatically sufficient where there are indications of fraud, and that the institution must still form a reasonable belief that it knows the customer's true identity.