World launches ID suite for banks, makes Zoom deepfake check generally available

World, the identity project behind Worldcoin and operated by Tools for Humanity, is taking its iris-scanning tech to the conference room. On October 16, 2026, the company announced that World ID for Zoom is generally available in the Zoom App Marketplace. It also rolled out a set of World ID tools built for banks and other regulated industries. The goal of both is the same: confirming that the person on your screen is a real human, and the right one. How the Zoom check works The Zoom integration had been in beta since April 2026. That testing period is now over, and any Zoom user can add the app from the marketplace. The tool performs what World calls real-time “Proof of Human” verification during a live meeting. Under the hood, it runs a three-way cryptographic match between three images. The first is a reference image captured when the user scanned their iris at one of World’s Orb devices. The second is a selfie taken on the user’s own device. The third is the live video frame streaming into the Zoom call. If all three line up, the participant gets a “Verified Human” badge in the meeting. The Zoom relationship itself is not brand new. The collaboration began in April 2026 through...