Online Identity Verification: A KYC Guide for Your Customers
Online identity verification: documents, selfie, liveness detection and compliance checks. Get notified when ID by Liafrik launches.
Fake accounts, forged ID documents, stolen photos, endless sign-up forms: verifying the identity of your customers has become essential for banks, fintechs, marketplaces and service providers.
Online identity verification lets you do it remotely, in minutes, without a branch visit.
Why verify identity online?
- Onboard real customers faster, with no travel.
- Limit fraud: fake accounts, identity theft, forged documents.
- Support your KYC and AML obligations, depending on your country's regulation.
- Offer a smooth journey from a phone.
The steps of a reliable identity verification
From the document to the face
- A photo of the ID document and automatic reading of its data.
- A selfie with liveness detection, to make sure a real person is present.
- A comparison between the selfie and the photo on the document.
- Fraud and compliance checks.
- Manual review of doubtful cases by your team.
Data security
An ID document is highly sensitive data. Ask where data is stored, who can access it and how it is kept apart from other customers on the platform.
How to choose an identity verification solution
- Check that ID documents from your target countries are supported.
- Test the journey on entry-level phones and slow connections.
- Plan a manual review queue for edge cases.
- Have your compliance obligations validated by your regulator or advisor.
ID by Liafrik: know who your users are
ID is planned as an identity verification and KYC platform: document verification, selfie with liveness detection, face matching, fraud and compliance screening, a review dashboard, API, SDK and webhooks. Each customer's data is strictly isolated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is KYC?
KYC stands for "know your customer": the checks a company performs to confirm the identity of its customers before opening an account or a service.
Is ID available yet?
Not yet. ID is in the works. Sign up on its page to be notified at launch.
Does online identity verification replace legal obligations?
No. It helps you meet them, but requirements depend on your country and sector: have them validated by your regulator or advisor.
