World upgrades World ID; partners with Tinder, Zoom, DocuSign
World upgraded World ID to account-based proof-of-human verification, launched a standalone app and announced integrations with Tinder (U.S.), Zoom for deepfake detection and DocuSign.
On Friday, World, the identity company co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched an account-based upgrade to its World ID protocol and released a standalone World ID app. The company announced integrations with Tinder in the United States, Zoom for deepfake detection and DocuSign for signer identity checks.
The new account-based architecture separates World ID from the company’s prior wallet-integrated approach. World expanded verification beyond its iris-scanning Orb device to include additional methods of proving a person is human. World reported 18 million verified users across 160 countries.
Match Group is extending its existing World ID partnership to allow Tinder users in the U.S. to access the verification feature.
Zoom will add World’s deepfake detection technology to its video meetings to help identify synthetic faces. Investment manager VanEck is among firms trialing the tool.
DocuSign will offer support for World ID so that digital signatures can be matched to verified individuals.
World introduced Concert Kit, a ticketing product that reserves seats for people verified with World ID to limit bot-driven scalping. Musician Anderson .Paak appeared at the product reveal.
For developers and enterprises, World and Vercel plan to integrate human-in-the-loop checks into Vercel’s open-source Workflow SDK. Identity provider Okta announced plans for a product called Human Principal to let API builders verify whether requests originate from people rather than automated agents.
World originally grew around the Orb device and used the Worldcoin (WLD) token to incentivize adoption. On the day of the announcement, WLD fell about 10 percent to roughly $0.286 while the broader crypto market showed gains.
Tom Lee, chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies and a board member of Eightco, called proof of human and verified human identity “a critical priority for social networks and banking and financial systems” after recent advances in AI and agentic-AI.
World stated the upgrade is intended to make human verification a shared layer that service providers can adopt across online transactions, meetings and social interactions.
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