Verification Services

Comprehensive identity verification, background screening, and compliance solutions for South African businesses.

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Instant Verification Services— Available via API & Dashboard

Identity Verification

Verify South African IDs against official records

ID Verification

Instant

Real-time verification using Home Affairs data with photo matching.

Information Provided:

Date of Issue, Registered Names, Date of Birth, Age, Gender, Citizenship, Deceased Status, Marital Status.

Check Marital Status

Instant

Check marital status as part of the Home Affairs ID with Photo report.

Information Provided:

Marital Status, Registered Names, ID Number, Date of Birth, Deceased Status, ID Photo.

Driver's Licence Decode

Instant

South African Driver's License Decoder and ID Number Verification.

Information Provided:

License number, expiry date, license codes, categories, restrictions, PrDP details.

Enhanced KYC Verification

Instant

Complete Know Your Customer verification for African markets with comprehensive identity checks.

Information Provided:

Identity verification, document validation, regulatory compliance (FIC/FICA), risk assessment.

Face Match & Biometrics

Advanced facial recognition and liveness detection

Face Match (Home Affairs)

Instant

Compare a user selfie against the official Home Affairs ID photo on record.

Information Provided:

Face match status, confidence score (0-100), detected age/gender.

Face Match (Standard)

Instant

Compare a user selfie against any reference photo you provide.

Information Provided:

Face match status, confidence score (0-100), detected age/gender.

Face Match + ID Verification

Instant

Compare selfie to reference photo AND verify ID number with Home Affairs.

Information Provided:

Face match status, ID verification status, personal details (Name, DOB, Gender, Citizenship).

Document Authentication

Advanced document fraud detection and data extraction

Identity Document Authentication

Instant

Advanced document fraud detection with risk signals, authenticity validation, and comprehensive data extraction. Global coverage.

Information Provided:

MRZ validation, tampering detection, expiry checks, document type recognition, barcode decoding, risk signals, personal data extraction.View supported documents

Compliance & Risk

Anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance

AML/PEP Screening

Instant

Checks for criminal records, sanction lists, and PEP status across 190+ countries.

Information Provided:

Criminal Record, Sanction Lists (OFAC, EU, UN), PEP Status, Adverse Media.

People Search & Trace

Locate individuals for fraud detection & prevention (NCA Reg 18(4)(b) / POPIA s11(1)(f))

Consumer Trace

Instant

Locate people by SA ID number for fraud detection & prevention. Authorised under NCA Reg 18(4)(b) / POPIA s11(1)(f).

Information Provided:

Identity (ID, full name, title, gender, DOB, marital status, deceased), addresses, contact numbers, and employers — sourced from official data sources.Learn more about Consumer Trace

Phone Number Trace

Instant

Reverse-lookup a SA mobile number for fraud detection & prevention. Authorised under NCA Reg 18(4)(b) / POPIA s11(1)(f).

Information Provided:

Subscriber ID number, surname, first name, and up to two recorded numbers — sourced from official data sources.Learn more about Phone Number Trace

Business Verification

CIPC company and director verification

CIPC Company Verification

Instant

Verify company registration details from CIPC database.

Information Provided:

Registration number, status, date, type.

CIPC Director Verification

Instant

Verify company directors and their associated companies.

Information Provided:

All directorships, trading names, VAT numbers.

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