Leadership

• Nic Marius Balaceanu – CEO & Co-Founder

Short Introduction

Suntio is a Romanian digital-identity company that provides remote identity verification and reusable digital-identity capabilities for individuals and partner organisations. Its platform combines KYC, passwordless authentication, consent-based data sharing and support for Romania’s Electronic Identity Card (CEI).

About the Company

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Sinaia, Prahova, SUNTIO IDENTITY S.R.L. develops digital-identity infrastructure designed to simplify secure onboarding, authentication and the exchange of verified identity data. The company positions Suntio as an automated digital-identity service for consumers and organisations operating in regulated or trust-sensitive digital journeys.

Through the Suntio mobile application, users can verify their identity using a Romanian identity document and then reuse that verified identity with compatible third-party services. The platform supports passwordless authentication, explicit consent for data sharing and traceability, and is built on the OpenID Connect standard. The application also supports NFC-based use of Romania’s Electronic Identity Card (CEI), including electronic document signing and generation of signed address declarations.

Suntio also provides identity-verification capabilities for business partners. The company is listed by Romania’s Authority for the Digitalisation of Romania (ADR) as a third party authorised for remote identity verification using video means. Its public company profile states that its identity-verification and trust-service offering is designed to meet eIDAS Article 8 requirements for substantial or high assurance levels. Suntio Identity is also referenced by InfoCert as an accepted Romanian electronic-identification process for its VideoID identification method. 

Products & Services

• Digital identity / KYC – one-time identity verification using valid Romanian identity documents.
• Remote video identity verification – digital onboarding and identity-verification flows for partner organisations.
• Reusable digital identity – verified identity that can be reused to access compatible third-party services.
• Passwordless authentication – authentication with partner services without traditional usernames and passwords.
• Consent-based data sharing – users control which verified identity data is shared and with whom, with explicit consent and traceability.
• OpenID Connect integration – identity and authentication capabilities built on an open-standard protocol for integration with partner services.
• Electronic Identity Card (CEI) support – NFC-based interaction with Romania’s electronic identity document.
• Electronic document signing – signing of documents through the Suntio application using the CEI’s NFC capabilities.
• Signed address declarations – generation of electronically signed address declarations using the CEI.
• Partner identity infrastructure – identity-verification and digital-identity capabilities for organisations that need secure customer onboarding and authentication.  

Licences & Regulatory Status

Suntio’s regulatory and trust-services position includes the following:

• Remote identity verification: SUNTIO IDENTITY S.R.L. is included by Romania’s Authority for the Digitalisation of Romania (ADR) on the official list of third parties for remote identity verification using video means. The ADR listing identifies the company’s registered office in Sinaia and Barbu George-Cristian as legal representative.
• eIDAS assurance positioning: Suntio’s public company materials state that it provides identity-verification and qualified trust-service capabilities designed to meet the requirements of Article 8 of eIDAS for substantial or high assurance levels. This wording reflects the company’s public positioning and should not be read as a separate statement that Suntio itself is a qualified trust service provider for every service offered.
• Accepted electronic-identification process: InfoCert’s 2026 Certification Practice Statement addendum lists “SUNTIO Identity” as an accepted electronic-identification process for Romania in connection with its VideoID identification method, referencing the ADR remote-identification framework.
• Electronic Identity Card integration: the Suntio application supports NFC-based functions using Romania’s Electronic Identity Card (CEI), including electronic document signing and signed address declarations. These capabilities rely on the electronic identity document and its supported functionality.
• Based on the public materials reviewed, Suntio’s core regulatory distinction is its ADR-listed status for remote video identity verification. Public sources reviewed do not establish that SUNTIO IDENTITY S.R.L. is itself a bank, payment institution or electronic-money institution supervised by the National Bank of Romania.