Stead ID · Identity Infrastructure
Stead ID provides the pre-verified identity infrastructure that powers Stead's government portal product — eliminating manual KYC, reducing processing time, and creating a portable compliance record across every jurisdiction on the platform.
For Governments
Every inbound company or resident application requires manual identity verification, document collection, and KYC checking. Most government intake teams process applications slowly because the same verification work is repeated for every applicant, on every platform, for every program.
For Applicants
Companies and founders evaluating multiple jurisdictions re-submit the same documents — passport, proof of funds, corporate registration — to every government separately. The same KYC process, repeated from scratch, every time.
6–12 Weeks
Average KYC Timeline
4–8 Documents
Per Application
$2,000–8,000
Compliance Cost Per Applicant
Company or individual submits identity documents, completes biometric verification, and receives a Stead ID anchored on ICP. This happens once, not per-jurisdiction.
When the applicant queries a jurisdiction through Stead's platform, their verified identity package is available to that jurisdiction's intake workflow immediately — no re-submission.
Every application that comes through a Stead government portal integration arrives with a confirmed Stead ID — reducing intake processing time from weeks to days.
What Governments Get
Integration Specs
Companies and founders using Stead ID complete identity verification once. That verification is recognized across every Stead-partnered jurisdiction — no re-submission, no repeated KYC.
Your Stead ID works across every jurisdiction on the platform. Estonia, Latvia, Botswana, Próspera — one identity package, verified once.
Your verified identity lives on ICP — not on Stead's servers. You control it. You can prove it to any counterparty independently.
Pre-verified applicants move through government intake faster. Stead ID holders have documented faster approval timelines across every partnered jurisdiction.
Stead ID is built on the Internet Computer Protocol — a blockchain designed for hosting full applications and data on-chain, not just financial transactions. Identity verifications are stored as canisters on ICP, giving them the permanence and tamper-resistance of blockchain storage without the latency or cost of Ethereum-based approaches.
For Applicants
Verify once and access every Stead-partnered jurisdiction.