VerifyNowVerification for recruiters, HR and payroll teams
Confirm a candidate is who they say they are, decode their driver's licence where the role requires it, screen for PEP and sanctions on regulated hires and verify the payroll bank account before the first pay run — all under POPIA.
The checks that belong in your hiring stack
Not every role needs every check. Use what matches the role: identity for everyone, face match for remote, AML/PEP for regulated, licence for drivers, AVS for payroll.
SA ID Verification
Confirm a candidate's SA ID against Home Affairs before an offer letter is issued or a payroll record is created.
View serviceFace Match
Match a live selfie to the Home Affairs photo so remote hires prove they are the person on the ID they submitted.
View serviceConsumer Trace
Confirm the address, contact details and prior-address history a candidate has supplied on their application.
View serviceAML / PEP / Sanctions
Screen shortlisted candidates for leadership, finance or regulated-industry roles against PEP and sanctions lists.
View serviceDriver's Licence Decode
Decode the SA driver's licence barcode to confirm class, expiry and identity for drivers, couriers and field staff.
View serviceBank Account Verification (AVS)
Verify that the payroll bank account a new hire provided actually belongs to them before the first pay run.
View serviceFour hiring moments that deserve real verification
Short playbooks your recruiters, hiring managers and payroll team can follow without stitching together three tools.
Remote candidate onboarding
- Send the candidate a verification link at application or offer stage.
- Run SA ID Verification against Home Affairs and Face Match from a live selfie.
- Store the verification receipt with the candidate file so recruiters and HR share a single record.
Pre-employment screening for regulated roles
- Capture ID and run ID verification for finance, compliance or leadership hires.
- Run AML/PEP/sanctions screening for roles that sit inside an accountable institution or regulated industry.
- Re-run screening on promotion, role change or at a frequency your internal policy defines.
Driver and field-role hiring
- Ask the candidate for their SA driver's licence card.
- Run Driver's Licence Decode to confirm class (e.g. B, C1, EC1) and expiry.
- Pair the licence decode with ID verification so you know the licence belongs to the applicant.
Payroll account onboarding
- At contract sign-off, capture the nominated bank account details.
- Run Bank Account Verification (AVS) to confirm account, ID number, name and bank match.
- Only release the first payroll run after the AVS receipt is on file.
Where recruitment and HR sit in South African law
POPIA. Candidate CVs, ID numbers, photos, licences and bank details are all personal information. POPIA requires a lawful basis for processing (consent, contract, legal obligation, legitimate interest), a clear privacy notice at the point of capture and retention that does not outlast the reason you collected the data.
FICA (employer-side only). FICA applies to the employer where the employer itself is an accountable institution under Schedule 1 (for example a bank, insurer, legal practice or motor vehicle dealer). In that case, employee screening (PEP, sanctions, identity) sits inside the Risk Management and Compliance Programme. For employers that are not accountable institutions, FICA does not oblige HR to run AML checks — but risk-based screening for finance or leadership roles is still common practice.
What we do not provide. We do not issue criminal-record clearances or Police Clearance Certificates — those come from SAPS. We also do not offer credit bureau employment checks. VerifyNow is focused on the identity, AML, bank, licence, consumer-trace and company-verification layer of your hiring process.
Questions recruiters and HR ask first
Do you offer criminal-record checks?
No. VerifyNow provides identity, face match, AML/PEP/sanctions, consumer trace, driver's licence decode, bank account verification, vehicle lookup and company verification services. A South African criminal record clearance (Police Clearance Certificate) is issued by the SAPS Criminal Record Centre and is not something we can produce on your behalf.
How do I verify a candidate remotely?
Send the candidate a verification link that captures their SA ID and a live selfie. ID Verification confirms the ID exists at Home Affairs and Face Match confirms the selfie matches the Home Affairs photo. That combination gives you reasonable identity assurance without the candidate visiting an office.
Is POPIA consent required before I run these checks?
POPIA requires a lawful basis for processing personal information, not always consent. For pre-employment screening the usual lawful bases are consent (captured in the application or offer pack), the performance of an employment contract and compliance with a legal obligation (for example FICA, where the employer itself is an accountable institution). Your privacy notice should make the purpose and retention period clear.
Is FICA relevant to our HR function?
FICA applies to the employer if the employer itself is a FICA accountable institution (for example a bank, insurer, legal practice or motor vehicle dealer). In that case, employees in roles that sit inside the RMCP (for example compliance officers, finance staff, anyone who handles customer funds) are commonly screened for PEP and sanctions exposure at hire and at periodic intervals.
Can I re-verify existing staff for a promotion or role change?
Yes. The same services work for re-verification. Recruitment agencies and HR teams commonly re-run ID verification, AML/PEP screening and driver's licence decodes when staff move into more sensitive roles, take on signing authority or move into a driving position.
Give every hire a verified start
Create a free account, load credits and run ID, face match, AML/PEP, licence, AVS and consumer-trace checks from a single dashboard.