Incode 2026 Predictions. Ricardo Amper on Deepfakes, the Future of Digital Trust

Incode Technologies CEO Ricardo Amper shared predictions for the identity and fraud landscape in 2026 across several media placements and analyst publications, forecasting significant shifts driven by generative AI, the expansion of AI agent deployments, and rising regulatory pressure on digital identity infrastructure.

The predictions were covered by VMblog as part of its annual 2026 Modern Data Center Technology Predictions series.

Among the key themes:

Identity becomes continuous, not event-driven

Amper predicted that identity verification will increasingly shift from discrete checkpoints to continuous monitoring throughout user sessions, particularly in regulated industries where the risk of compromised sessions has grown with AI-enabled session hijacking and deepfake video calls.

AI agents require their own identity infrastructure

As AI agents increasingly execute actions on behalf of humans, Amper argued that the agent economy will require cryptographic identity infrastructure that ties agents to verified principals and enables accountability. Without it, the rapid expansion of agent deployments will create significant liability exposure for enterprises and individuals alike.

Trust as a strategic differentiator

Amper predicted that organizations that invest in verifiable trust signals will gain competitive advantage as AI-generated content makes it harder for consumers to assess the legitimacy of online interactions. Companies that can demonstrate identity assurance to their customers will differentiate on trust in the same way they currently differentiate on user experience.

The predictions were made in the context of Incode’s position as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification and reflect the company’s view of where the most significant shifts in the identity and fraud landscape will occur over the next 12 months.