SINGAPORE, 10 April 2026. Authsignal has joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Strategic Partnership Program, the global trade body representing the aviation industry and over 360 airlines. The partnership signals alignment with the governance and compliance standards aviation demands. For Authsignal, it marks a significant step in building digital identity infrastructure across airlines and travel use cases globally. The announcement follows IATA's World Data Symposium in Singapore, where industry leaders gathered to shape the future of data, technology, and cybersecurity in aviation. Digital identity is one of the key topics, and the current proof of concepts developed by the Data and Technology Proof of Concept SP area will be presented on stage.
"Travel and aviation are full of solutions looking for problems to solve, but digital identity is fundamental to a myriad of real use cases across the industry, from booking to boarding to immigration. Joining the IATA Strategic Partnership Program is a natural step for Authsignal as we focus on how open standards can create seamless, secure experiences for travelers worldwide. " Justin Soong, Founder & Director of Product, Authsignal
Why digital identity is central to travel
The travel experience is built on trust because it is inherently decentralized. A single trip touches airlines, airports, immigration authorities, payment networks, and third-party booking platforms, each relying on shared standards to verify who a passenger is. A passenger handing over a credit card, checking into an account, or boarding a flight is trusting that every party in that chain knows who they are and that nobody else can act as them. That trust has always mattered, but the environment it operates in is changing fast.
AI agents are beginning to book travel, manage itineraries, and interact with airline systems on behalf of real people. As that layer scales, the question of who is authorized to act, and how that is verified, becomes central to how travel distribution works. The airlines that build the right identity foundation now will be better placed as agentic commerce becomes the norm.
The passenger experience is the other side of this. IATA's One ID initiative is working toward a future where passengers move through check-in, security, boarding, and immigration using verified digital credentials stored in their phone, without presenting a physical document at any point. Delivering that vision requires identity infrastructure that works consistently from themoment someone books online through to arrival. That is exactly the problem Authsignal is built to solve.
“IATA's Strategic Partnerships Program enables its members to unlock opportunities to connect and collaborate with key aviation industry stakeholders. Welcoming Authsignal as an SPP member in the Data and Technology Proof of Concept SP area confirms the value-add the program provides and the impact it has on the aviation industry.” Kim Macaulay, SVP Information and Data and Chief Information and Data Officer, IATA
How Authsignal delivers it
Authsignal sits above existing identity infrastructure as an orchestration layer. Airlines can add passkeys, adaptive MFA, biometric step-up, and risk-based authentication without replacing what they already have. Non-technical teams can configure and update authentication policies through a no-code rules engine, removing the engineering dependency that typically slows down security and experience improvements. Authsignal has helped deploy the first passkey deployment by an Airline three years ago, and continues to build on our suite of digital identity solutions, including verifying digital credentials in digital wallets.
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About Authsignal
Authsignal is an authentication orchestration platform that adds sign-in flows, step-up authentication, fraud signals, and recovery to existing identity infrastructure. Deployed across web, mobile, call center, and beyond, Authsignal enables organizations to move faster without engineering dependencies and deliver consistent, secure experiences across every customer touchpoint. Authsignal is a KuppingerCole Rising Star in CIAM and Passwordless Authentication.
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